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Abortion Pill Mifepristone Will No Longer Require In-Person Pick Up, US FDA Concludes

 
• By Brenda Sandburg

REMS modification implemented for the duration of the pandemic will become permanent, the agency determines in response to lawsuit. FDA adds a requirement that pharmacies dispensing the drug be certified.

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FDA lifts REMS restriction on use of abortion pill Mifeprex • Source: Alamy

The US Food and Drug Administration has bowed to calls that it do away with the requirement that the abortion pill Mifeprex (mifepristone) be dispensed to patients at a hospital, clinic, or medical office.

In response to a lawsuit filed by the American Civil Liberties Union, the agency reviewed its Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategy (REMS) for Mifeprex

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