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Mifepristone will become available in March at some Walgreens pharmacies in Pennsylvania, one of a handful of states where the pharmacy chain will begin dispensing the drug.
On March 1, CVS and Walgreens — two of the largest pharmacy chains in the U.S. — announced that they would soon start selling mifepristone via a prescription in states where it’s legal to do so.
CVS and Walgreens announced on Friday that they will soon start dispensing mifepristone, one of the two drugs used for medication abortions, in states where abortion is allowed.
The FDA in 2000 approved mifepristone to terminate pregnancies of up to 10 weeks, when used with a second drug, misoprostol. Mifepristone is taken first to dilate the cervix and block the hormone progesterone, which is needed to sustain a pregnancy. Misoprostol is taken 24 to 48 hours later, causing the uterus to contract and expel pregnancy ...
CVS and Walgreens said they’ve received certification to dispense mifepristone, a pill that’s part of a regimen for medication abortion, and will start making the medicine available in a ...
Bailey Schulz of USA TODAY contributed to this report. This article originally appeared on Rockland/Westchester Journal News: Walgreens, CVS to begin selling abortion pill mifepristone. UWhat to ...
(Reuters) -CVS and Walgreens, the two largest U.S. pharmacy chains, will start selling abortion pill mifepristone at stores in several states this month, drawing praise from President Joe Biden ...
A person holds a mifepristone pill. The abortion pill mifepristone will be available by prescription at Walgreens and CVS pharmacies starting this month, The New York Times reported.