Mifepristone

On Thursday, June 27, the U.S. Supreme Court formally dismissed an appeal over Idaho’s current strict abortion ban, allowing for abortions to be performed in the state in emergency situations.

ORLANDO — Nearly one-quarter of adults with difficult-to-control type 2 diabetes also have hypercortisolism, and treating hypercortisolism may also benefit glycemic control in those with both conditions, according to speakers.

Obtaining medication abortion after no-test telehealth screening and mail-order medication dispensing was tied to similar abortion completion rates as in-person care with ultrasonography, according to study results published in JAMA.

In Food and Drug Administration et al v. Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine et al, the Supreme Court ruled in favor of the FDA, preserving access to mifepristone for medication abortion under rules adopted in 2016.

On Thursday, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled 9-0 that access to mifepristone for medication abortion remains legal including rules adopted since 2016 loosening original dispensing requirements and gestation limits.

SAN FRANCISCO — For second-trimester medical abortion, 12- and 24-hour mifepristone-misoprostol regimens produced similar success rates, adverse effects and satisfaction but different times to mifepristone and misoprostol fetal expulsion.

Mail-order pharmacy dispensing of mifepristone after an in-person assessment for eligibility was effective and acceptable for people seeking medication abortion, researchers reported.

More than two-thirds of pharmacists in California surveyed said they would be willing to prescribe medication abortion, if legally permitted, but more than half reported lacking confidence in their knowledge of abortion drugs.

On March 26, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments regarding the accessibility, efficacy and safety of mifepristone, a drug commonly used for medication abortion.

Distribution of medication for self-managed abortion from sources outside of formal health care settings increased 6 months after the Dobbs decision, despite state-level bans and restrictions, according to findings published in JAMA.