Pregnancy termination

Active Ingredient: Misoprostol

Indication for Misoprostol

Population group: only adults (18 - 65 years old)

Medical termination of developing intra-uterine pregnancy, in sequential use with mifepristone, up to 49 days of amenorrhea.

For this indication, competent medicine agencies globally authorize below treatments:

400 μg

Route of admnistration

Oral

Defined daily dose

400 - 400 ug

Dosage regimen

From 400 To 400 ug once every day

Detailed description

Misoprostol is taken as a single 400 microgram oral dose 36 to 48 hours after taking a single 600 mg oral dose of mifepristone. Information on the posology of mifepristone can be found in the product information of mifepristone.

Vomiting within 30 minutes after the intake could lead to a decrease in misoprostol efficacy: oral intake of a new misoprostol 400 microgram tablet is recommended in this case.

200 μg

Route of admnistration

Vaginal

Defined daily dose

200 - 200 ug

Dosage regimen

From 200 To 200 ug once every day

Detailed description

The maximum recommended dose is misoprostol 200 micrograms by a vaginal delivery system, at a rate of approximately 7 micrograms/hour over a period of 24 hours.

Active ingredient

Misoprostol

Misoprostol is an analogue of naturally occurring prostaglandin E1 which promotes peptic ulcer healing and symptomatic relief. Misoprostol protects the gastroduodenal mucosa by inhibiting basal, stimulated and nocturnal acid secretion and by reducing the volume of gastric secretions, the proteolytic activity of the gastric fluid, and increasing bicarbonate and mucus secretion.

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