#Major pharmacy chains to begin selling abortion pill

#Major pharmacy chains to begin selling abortion pill

Major pharmacy chains CVS and Walgreens announced Friday they would begin selling the abortion pill mifepristone. The pharmacy chains concurrently said Friday they had received Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategy (REMS) certifications from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), which prescribers and pharmacies are required to have to dispense mifepristone. The REMS program is required…

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#West Virginia AG wins dismissal of challenge against new abortion pill legislation

#West Virginia AG wins dismissal of challenge against new abortion pill legislation

A United States District Judge on Thursday dismissed portions of a lawsuit brought against West Virginia by a manufacturer of a generic version of the abortion drug mifepristone over the state’s restrictions on the medication. GenBioPro sued the state’s attorney general in January, claiming the abortion ban and other restrictions have caused it “significant, ongoing economic…

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#Four things to know about the Texas abortion pill ruling

#Four things to know about the Texas abortion pill ruling

The Texas ruling against the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) approval of mifepristone, a pill that can be used for an abortion up to 10 weeks of pregnancy, could have major implications for abortion access throughout the country.  U.S. District Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk issued his ruling, which could stop the prescribing and distribution of mifepristone,…

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