Mifepristone, which is taken with a second drug, misoprostol, to end an early pregnancy, was first approved by the FDA in 2000 after "a thorough and comprehensive review" determined it was safe ...

Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Marty Makary said in a recent interview he has no plans to change policies regarding the abortion pill mifepristone.

The federal Food and Drug Administration has no current plan to bend to pressure from some Republicans to restrict ...

Although it's been prescribed for over two decades, mifepristone, or Mifeprex, is still steeped in controversy. Mifepristone (nicknamed the "abortion pill") is often the focal point of many ...

Mifepristone, also sold under the brand name Mifeprex, is approved by the FDA to end a pregnancy up to 10 weeks. The single tablet works by blocking the hormone progesterone and is typically ...

Pro-life medical groups are urging Health and Human Services Secretary Robert Kennedy Jr. to reexamine the FDA’s broad approval of abortion drugs after the Biden administration expanded their use.

FDA Commissioner Dr. Marty Makary joins Morning Joe to address the agency’s controversial decision to keep Juul e-cigarettes on the market, ongoing reviews of mifepristone, and the latest ...

The petitioners are urging the FDA to use the full review of mifepristone to lift remaining restrictions and maximize access to the medication, according to a press release from Platkin’s office.

Mifepristone is the first pill, followed by the drug misoprostol, for medication abortion in the first 10 weeks of pregnancy, and won FDA approval in 2000.