How to Use misoprostol in a Sentence

misoprostol

noun
  • The drug misoprostol is sold over the counter there and can legally be brought back to the United States.
    Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2022
  • At the time, Grant said more than 80% of carafem's clients elected to use misoprostol only when given the choice.
    Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 14 Mar. 2023
  • The two pills used are mifepristone and misoprostol; the first stops the pregnancy's growth, and the second empties the uterus.
    USA TODAY, 25 June 2019
  • That day, a doctor prescribed three tablets of misoprostol with one refill in case the first dose didn’t work.
    Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 10 June 2024
  • The misoprostol works to expel fetal tissue from the uterus.
    Ziva Branstetter, ProPublica, 16 Sep. 2024
  • The plaintiffs also ask the judge to withdraw misoprostol for use in abortions.
    Jenny Jarvienational Correspondent, Los Angeles Times, 7 Mar. 2023
  • Then the person will take the misoprostol up to 48 hours later, which will cause cramping and bleeding emptying the uterus.
    Christal Hayes, USA TODAY, 17 Dec. 2021
  • The only use of misoprostol that’s approved by the FDA is for the prevention and treatment of gastric ulcers.
    Jen Christensen, CNN, 13 June 2024
  • The only use of misoprostol that's approved by the FDA is for the prevention and treatment of gastric ulcers.
    Jen Christensen, CNN, 15 Mar. 2023
  • Mifepristone blocks the hormone progesterone in the body and is used with the drug misoprostol to end pregnancy within the first 10 weeks.
    Lindsay Whitehurst and Alanna Durkin Richer, Chicago Tribune, 8 Apr. 2023
  • The second — misoprostol — softens and opens the cervix and causes contractions to push out the pregnancy.
    Kimberlee Kruesi, The Seattle Times, 12 Feb. 2018
  • With misoprostol alone, patients may have to come in sooner for blood tests or ultrasounds.
    Jessica Bartlett, BostonGlobe.com, 14 Mar. 2023
  • But using misoprostol alone has been shown to be less effective than the two-step regimen.
    Christine Fernando, USA TODAY, 13 Apr. 2023
  • In some cases, patients take a regime of misoprostol only to end a pregnancy.
    Ziva Branstetter, ProPublica, 16 Sep. 2024
  • To use misoprostol only, a total of 12 pills are taken in three doses every three hours.
    Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 14 Mar. 2023
  • For some people, treatment with misoprostol will not be effective and a D&C will then be needed.
    Krissi Danielsson, Parents, 1 July 2024
  • Even misoprostol may be out of their reach, especially for teenagers or for women whose husbands or boyfriends control the cash.
    The Economist, 9 June 2018
  • They are sent two drugs in the mail — mifepristone and misoprostol — and given instructions on how to take the pills, which have been used since 1988 to induce early abortions.
    Maria Cheng, Fox News, 16 May 2017
  • The second set of pills contains misoprostol, which makes the uterus contract and initiates bleeding and cramping.
    Sammy Caiola, sacbee.com, 23 May 2017
  • It is prescribed along with misoprostol to help expel the tissue from a pregnancy that has failed to develop.
    Pam Belluck, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2023
  • But taking a few doses of misoprostol alone is safe and nearly as effective as the two-drug regimen.
    Claire Bugos, Verywell Health, 17 Mar. 2023
  • In hope of moving on as quickly as possible, the Arizona woman was prescribed misoprostol to induce the process.
    Timothy Bella, Washington Post, 25 June 2018
  • About 24 to 48 hours later, a second medication called misoprostol is taken to cause the uterus to cramp and bleed, expelling the pregnancy.
    Angie Leventis Lourgos, Chicago Tribune, 13 Apr. 2023
  • For now, Dunlap is making sure Planned Parenthood clinics are stocked up on a three-months supply of misoprostol.
    Jenny Jarvienational Correspondent, Los Angeles Times, 7 Mar. 2023
  • Mateu gives a pamphlet on misoprostol to each woman and answers their questions.
    Sarah Parvini, latimes.com, 29 Oct. 2017
  • Two pills that end a pregnancy of up to 10 weeks, mifepristone and misoprostol, can be administered at home.
    Claire Cain Miller and, BostonGlobe.com, 20 July 2019
  • Between 24 and 48 hours later, the patient will then take misoprostol to bring on contractions, a dose that consists of four pills that can be dissolved in the mouth or taken vaginally.
    Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 14 Mar. 2023
  • Today’s favored method in the United States happens to be pills, obtained via the Internet or in Mexico, where misoprostol can be purchased over the counter.
    Sandhya Somashekhar, Washington Post, 27 Apr. 2017
  • Today's favored method in the United States happens to be pills, obtained via the Internet or in Mexico, where misoprostol can be purchased over the counter.
    Sandhya Somashekhar, chicagotribune.com, 27 Apr. 2017
  • However, anyone who isn’t a health care provider who helps get a pregnant woman mifepristone or misoprostol, such as friends or family members, could face legal repercussions, including a fine of up to $5,000 or up to five years in prison.
    Berkeley Lovelace Jr., NBC News, 30 Sep. 2024

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