Is medication abortion the same as RU 486?

There are three different types of medical abortion regimens: mifepristone/misoprostol, methotrexate/misoprostol, and misoprostol alone. Mifepristone was developed in France under the name RU486. Mifepristone is also known by its brand name, Mifeprex™.


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