Three RU-486 Mifeprex (mifepristone) abortion pills are held in a hand in a picture taken on ...More December 1, 2000. The RU-486 pill was approved in September 2000.

The 21 senators claimed Mifeprex is “deadly” and an “imminent hazard to the public health.” Cruz tweeted “Make no mistake, Mifeprex is a dangerous pill. ...

The Mifeprex REMS program requires providers to stock the abortion pill in their office, which means in some cases they have to get permission from their employer. ...

One year after its introduction in the United States, the abortion pill is proving to be highly effective and safe for the vast majority of women, abortion proponents say.

Mifeprex, a brand name for the drug mifepristone, has been one of the FDA's most restricted drugs for decades, according to a recent Newsy investigation.One of two drugs used to perform a ...

The new FDA-approved Mifeprex label will include several changes that were recommended by the World Health Organization in 2003 and were endorsed more recently by the American Medical Assn. and ...

After Mifeprex (or RU-486) was approved in 2000, doctors found it was effective at a lower dose and with less supervision. But three states passed laws requiring doctors to follow the original label.

On Nov. 19, the Seattle Post-Intelligencer Editorial Board commented on the new "black box" warning labels placed on Mifeprex (also known as "the abortion pill" or RU-486), stating, "The FDA must ...

But fear of state prosecution is not the only factor shaping Walgreens’ decision-making. Another previously unreported constraint on the company is that its sole supplier of Mifeprex — the ...

America’s most common form of abortion—medication abortion—is under dire threat, even in states where the procedure remains legal. A lawsuit before a federal judge in Texas might cut off access to ...

The Government Accountability Office said the FDA’s approval process for Mifeprex, the RU-486 abortion pill, was “consistent with the processes for the other Subpart H restricted drugs,” and its ...