The Medical Letter on Drugs and Therapeutics
FROM
ISSUE 1091
ISSUE 1091
October 30, 2000
Mifepristone (RU 486)
| Subscribers: Log in to read full article. Not a subscriber? Subscribe or purchase article. |
October 30, 2000 (Issue: 1091)
Mifepristone (RU 486; Mifeprex - Danco), an antiprogestin, has been approved by the FDA for termination of intrauterine pregnancies of 49 days or less. It is generally used with misoprostol (Cytotec - Searle), an E1 prostaglandin analog marketed in the USA only for prevention of gastric ulcers.
... more
The Medical Letter is a subscriber-funded nonprofit organization that publishes critical appraisals of new prescription drugs and comparative reviews of drugs for common diseases.
Would you like to read the rest of this article? Gain access below.
Subscribe
Subscriptions to The Medical Letter on Drugs and Therapeutics include:
- Print version published and mailed biweekly (26 issues/year)
- Unlimited online access to current and past issues (1988 - present)
- Mobile App for iOS, Android, and Kindle Fire
- FREE online per issue CME/CE
Purchase this article:
Gain access through your organization
Ask your librarian to consider an Institutional Subscription to The Medical Letter.
Recommend to your librarian
