Misoprostol comes as an oral tablet. It is available as the brand-name drug Cytotec. Read on to learn about potential common, mild, and serious side effects of misoprostol. For more information ...

Lawmakers in some states where abortion is already banned are seeking to explicitly bar abortion pills or take a step that ...

For example, some obstetric providers choose to use misoprostol off-label because it is stable at room temperature and inexpensive. A 100-mcg tablet costs an average of $1.06, making a single 25 ...

The Feminist Majority Foundation, they were heroic. They collected over 700,000 petitions from people across the United ...

A new study shows a possible new abortion drug to replace mifepristone. But will these results increase abortion access—or restrict women's reproductive health options down the line?

A New York doctor has been indicted by a Lousiana grand jury for allegedly prescribing an abortion pill online in the Deep ...

The active ingredient is used in the morning-after pill commonly marketed as “ella” or “ellaOne,” which is advertised as a ...

Mifepristone is under attack by abortion opponents, with several states seeking in federal court to restrict its use.

Researchers gave 133 pregnant women from Mexico City each a dosage of 60 milligrams of ulipristal acetate to induce an abortion. The women were then given misoprostol, which expels an unborn child ...

A new study suggests a pill used for emergency contraception could be repurposed at a higher dosage as an abortion ... It's typically used with misoprostol, which causes contractions and bleeding.