Retail Pharmacies Fill Less than 2% of Mifepristone Orders

Retail pharmacies fill less than 2% of mifepristone orders

Just a fraction of prescriptions for the abortion pill mifepristone were filled at brick-and-mortar retail pharmacies after federal drug regulators lifted longstanding dispensing limits, according to a new USC study in JAMA.

Mifepristone Fills Spiked After In-Person Dispensing Rule Nixed

(MedPage Today) -- Mifepristone (Mifeprex) prescription fills, particularly mail-order fills, spiked after the in-person dispensing requirement was lifted, an analysis of individual prescription data found. Historically, FDA required mifepristone...

Limited Dispensing of Mifepristone Persists in Retail Pharmacies Despite

In a landmark shift for reproductive healthcare in the United States, newly published research from the University of Southern California reveals that following the Food and Drug Administration’s removal of in-person dispensing requirements for mifepristone, accessibility to this critical abortion medication at traditional retail pharmacies remains conspicuously restricted. Despite regulatory changes intended to enhance patient […]