mifepristone

IPA: mˈaɪfprɪstoʊn

(pharmacology) A steroid medication that inhibits the action of progesterone, typically given orally in combination with misoprostol in early pregnancy to induce abortion.

Examples of "mifepristone" in Sentences

The abortion drug, also known as mifepristone, has been responsible for the deaths of at least a dozen
Corcept's first-generation compound, CORLUX, also known as mifepristone, directly blocks the GR-II (cortisol) receptor and the progesterone receptor.
Once again, it requires three visits to a doctor or a clinic on the first visit, you take three pills, mifepristone, that is what was FDA-approved today.
Corcept's first-generation compound, CORLUX, also known as mifepristone, directly blocks the cortisol (GR-II) receptor and the progesterone (PR) receptor.
The abortion drug, also known as mifepristone, has been responsible for the deaths of at least a dozen women worldwide and has injured more than 1,200 according to FDA figures from 2007.
In addition, the medical reality of administering RU-486 (known as mifepristone in the United States and marketed under the name Mifeprex) has discouraged many doctors from offering it to patients.
Use of early medication abortion — which uses two drugs in lieu of surgery — rose from 161,000 procedures to 199,000 between 2005 and 2008; the proportion of all non-hospital abortions via early medication increased from 14% to 17%; 59% of all known abortion providers now offer the pills — RU-486, known as mifepristone, and misoprostol.