What is Mifepristone? Focus on abortion drugs after the Supreme Court's Roe v. Wade ruling

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Following the Supreme Court's upheaval in Roe v. Wade and planned parent-child relationship vs. Casey, Attorney General Merrick Garland said in a statement that the abortion drug Mifepristone could not be banned. Stated. 

"And we are ready to work with other departments of the federal government seeking to use legitimate authorities to protect and maintain access to assisted reproductive technology. "He writes. 

"In particular, the FDA has approved the use of a drug called mifepristone. The state has been based on disagreements with FDA experts on safety and efficacy. You can't ban Priston, "Garland said. 

ButWhat is Mifepristone? 

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According to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), mifepristone is used with another drug called misoprostol. End your pregnancy within 70 days. 

Early pregnancy is October 2021 On the 29th, I will sit at a table in the Planned Parenthood Clinic in Fairview Heights, Illinois. (AP Photo / Jeff Roberson)

This drug blocks progesterone, the hormone needed to continue pregnancy. 

Mifeprex was first approved in 2000, and in 2016, the FDA approved a supplementary application based on data and information submitted by pharmaceutical companies.

After reviewing the application, authorities stated that mifepristone was "safe and effective when used to abort a pregnancy according to the revised label." I did.

Three years later, the FDA approved 200 milligrams of mifepristone tablets. This is a generic version of Mifepristone.

Tablets are taken about 2 days laterand those taking them should see a doctor after 1-2 weeks. 

In the figure in this photo, the person is On May 8, 2020, with an abortion pill (RU-486) ​​for an unintended pregnancy from Mifepristone displayed on a smartphone in Arlington, Virginia. (Photo by OLIVIERDOULIERY / AFP via Getty Images)

For those who should not take this drug, they have had an ectopic pregnancy and have an adrenal gland. Includes people with problems, currently being treated with long-term corticosteroid therapy, having bleeding problems, or taking anticoagulants, having an ectopic pregnancy, IUD ( A person wearing an intrauterine device). 

Possible side effects of using mifeprex include convulsions, vomiting from the vagina, nausea, and weakness within the first 1-2 days of taking the two medications. There are fever, chills, vomiting, headache, diarrhea and dizziness.

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As of June last year, 26 women associated with mifepristone have died since the product was approved. Two cases of ectopic pregnancy died and several had severe systemic infections. 

"Concomitant use of other drugs, other medical or surgical treatments, coexisting medical conditions, and gaps in information about patient health and clinical management ensure adverse events Not due to mifepristone. The FDA stated that no new safety signals have been identified as a result of the review of adverse events.

File-Mifepristone boxes of medicine lined up on shelves Wednesday, March 16, 2022, Alabama West Alabama Women's Center in Tascalusa.  (AP Photo / Allen G. Breed, File)

Mifepristone for End of Pregnancy is France , UK, Sweden, and about 60 other countries.

According to data from the Guttmacher Institute, a research institute on the right to pregnancy abortion,drug-induced pregnancy abortion is currently available. It accounts for 54% of pregnancy abortions in the United States.

The FDA states that mifepristone or the generic version "is an important safeguard designed to protect [your] health. It states that it should not be purchased over the Internet as it "bypasses". Also, medicines purchased from foreign internet sources are not FDA approved. Of medicine. 

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Mifeprex is the supervision of a qualified healthcare provider.

In December, the FDA liftedrestrictions on access to abortion drugs – allowing patients to receive them by mail.

Medicines are not available in stores. However, in some areas only telemedicine visits are required to obtain mifepristone and misoprostol. Access to abortion by telemedicine is subject to state law.