Not exact matches
The pill, which is marketed as a preventer of stomach ulcers, is offered with another
drug -
mifepristone - by the NHS in terminations.
The findings, published online today in Scientific Reports, suggest that
mifepristone is a promising
drug candidate to be repositioned for the treatment of these tumors.
Their experiments showed that one
drug in particular,
mifepristone, was most effective.
Massachusetts Eye and Ear researchers have shown that
mifepristone, a
drug currently FDA - approved for chemical abortion, prevents the growth of vestibular schwannoma (also known as acoustic neuroma) cells.
The US Food and
Drug Administration should consider approving the French «abortion pill»
mifepristone (RU486) on the basis of European data, rather than waiting for clinical trials in the US, according to a panel of experts convened by the US National Academy of Sciences.
The U.S. Food and
Drug Administration (FDA) approved the use of
mifepristone for early nonsurgical abortion in 2000.
This follows the Food and
Drug Administration (FDA) 2016 approval of a new label for Mifeprex (
mifepristone), one of the medicines used in a medication abortion.
WASHINGTON D.C. - Today, the U.S. Government Accountability Office reaffirmed the safety of
mifepristone and the 2016 label for medication abortion in a report for the U.S. Food and
Drug Administration.
An ardent advocate of
mifepristone, she was instrumental in bringing the
drug to the United States, and she continues to work to protect women's reproductive health and choices.