How to Use mifepristone in a Sentence

mifepristone

noun
  • Have there been deaths linked to mifepristone?
    — Saleen Martin, USA Today, 15 Aug. 2025
  • The first drug, mifepristone, is a pill taken by mouth.
    — Dara Kass, The Conversation, 26 May 2026
  • Have you been prescribed mifepristone over telemedicine?
    — Npr Staff, NPR, 4 Mar. 2026
  • One is done at home, with two pills, mifepristone and misoprostol.
    — Susan Dunne, Hartford Courant, 15 May 2022
  • The justices could decide later in the fall to take up the mifepristone case this term.
    — Graham Underwood, Arkansas Online, 1 Oct. 2023
  • Studies have shown that mifepristone has been shown to decrease fibroid size.
    — Sandra Rose Salathe, Flow Space, 14 June 2024
  • Debate over the safety of mifepristone has churned for more than 25 years.
    — Mark Sherman, Chicago Tribune, 14 May 2026
  • The two pills, mifepristone and misoprostol, are taken about two days apart.
    — Elizabeth Weise, USA TODAY, 7 May 2022
  • The previous case sought to take mifepristone off the market after more than two decades of use.
    — Selena Simmons-Duffin, NPR, 7 Apr. 2026
  • The court hasn’t yet scheduled arguments in the mifepristone case.
    — Henry Gass, The Christian Science Monitor, 11 Jan. 2024
  • But mifepristone is difficult to find in Venezuela, and so most women do it the hard way.
    — New York Times, 20 Feb. 2021
  • Makary did not provide any sense of when the mifepristone review would be completed.
    — Joseph Choi, The Hill, 16 Dec. 2025
  • What about the Fifth Circuit ruling that said that mifepristone shouldn’t be sent by mail?
    — Josh Fischman, Scientific American, 10 May 2023
  • The doctors involved in the case don’t prescribe mifepristone.
    — Sudiksha Kochi, USA TODAY, 13 June 2024
  • In an earlier case involving mifepristone, the high court did just that.
    — Mara Gordon, NPR, 4 May 2026
  • When used without mifepristone, a higher dose of misoprostol must be used.
    — Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 27 May 2026
  • That means mifepristone can still be prescribed through telemedicine and sent through the mail through May 11, at least.
    — Selena Simmons-Duffin, NPR, 7 May 2026
  • Misoprostol can also be used alone if mifepristone is not available.
    — CBS News, 20 Mar. 2026
  • This is not a safety issue of progesterone, but of mifepristone.
    — Dp Opinion, Denver Post, 16 Feb. 2026
  • The change clears the way for women to get a prescription for the pill — mifepristone — via telemedicine and receive it through the mail.
    — Matthew Perrone, ajc, 13 Apr. 2021
  • The justices allowed the drug, mifepristone, to stay on the market for now while a lawsuit proceeds.
    — Jessica Gresko, Chicago Tribune, 1 July 2023
  • In Indiana, the patient must take the mifepristone in the same room as a physician.
    — Claire Rafford, The Indianapolis Star, 7 July 2022
  • Many studies have found that mifepristone is as safe as ibuprofen and safer than Viagra.
    — Naomi Cahn, The Conversation, 6 Feb. 2026
  • The judge said the state has a strong case while declining to block telehealth prescriptions to the pill mifepristone for now.
    — Geoff Mulvihill, Los Angeles Times, 9 Apr. 2026
  • To begin the process, a woman first takes mifepristone, which stops the pregnancy from growing.
    — Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 10 May 2024
  • The first pill is mifepristone, sold under the brand names Mifeprex or Korlym.
    — Jen Christensen, CNN, 16 Dec. 2021
  • As a result, mifepristone could no longer be mailed or prescribed via telehealth, nationwide.
    — Naomi Cahn, The Conversation, 15 May 2026
  • The justices are likely to act soon on emergency appeals filed by two makers of mifepristone.
    — Los Angeles Times, 7 May 2026
  • Access to mifepristone has been at the center of a legal fight during the pandemic.
    — Caroline Kelly, CNN, 13 Apr. 2021
  • The post included a photo of mifepristone.
    — Preston Fore, Fortune, 16 Sep. 2025

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