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 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, 15 Mar. 2023
• 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
• 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
• When mifepristone is not available, as is often the case in low-income counties, the WHO recommends misoprostol alone.
  — Miriam Berger, Washington Post, 19 Apr. 2023
• 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

Last Updated: 10 Dec 2024