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 ...

On the three-year anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court overturning Roe v Wade, dozens of state lawmakers and prolife groups ...

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 ...

Abortion opponents say state abortion limits aren’t meant to impede miscarriage care. They have also said Mifeprex is unnecessary for treating miscarriages and have highlighted the drug’s risks.

Mifeprex’s popularity grew last year in September after Texas enacted a six-week abortion band with Senate Bill 8, enabling citizens to sue anyone who assisted a woman with an abortion after ...

Pictured: Packages of Mifeprex mifepristone tablets. Mifepristone is part of a two-drug regimen in combination with the drug Misoprostol to induce an abortion in the first trimester of pregnancy.

The FDA approved Mifeprex, the brand name of the drug mifepristone, in 2000 to cause an abortion in the first seven weeks of pregnancy when used with the drug misoprostol.

Clinical trials previously cited by the FDA for the brand Mifeprex in 2023 said fewer than 0.5% of women suffered those complications. “Our data shows that chemical abortion poses greater risks ...

A study reveals that chemical abortions cause more harm than reported, with 22 times higher adverse events than the FDA label ...

At the end of September, the FDA approved Mifeprex (also known as mifepristone, and before that as RU486) for termination of early pregnancy. It is the only FDA approved non-surgical option for ending ...

Danco Laboratories plans to seek FDA approval for Mifeprex’s use in managing miscarriages, potentially expanding its availability.