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Mifepristone is a 19-nor steroid with a bulky p-(dimethylamino) phenyl substituent above the plane of the molecule at the 11β-position responsible for inducing or stabilizing an inactive receptor conformation and a hydrophobic 1-propynyl substituent below the plane of the molecule at the 17α-position that increases its progesterone receptor ...
Together, the two drugs are commonly known as the “abortion pill,” which is now used in more than half of the abortions in the United States, according to the Guttmacher Institute, a research ...
Examples include the progesterone receptor weak partial agonist mifepristone, the selective progesterone receptor modulator (SPRM) ulipristal acetate, and the silent antagonist aglepristone. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] In medical abortion , mifepristone is combined with a prostaglandin (e.g., gemeprost ), while ulipristal is used for emergency contraception.
The nation’s highest court will weigh in on a challenge to the FDA’s approval of the drug
In 2000, GenBioPro's generic version of mifepristone was approved for medication abortion, as part of a two-drug regimen in combination with misoprostol. In 2023, GenBioPro sued the FDA to obtain a legal judgement confirming that mifepristone could continue to be sold, in spite of anti-abortion laws passed in some states. [1]
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