Washington state has purchased a three-year supply of a popular abortion drug before it could be banned, Gov. Jay Inslee announced Tuesday.
outlines Mifepristone as a drug that blocks a hormone called progesterone that is needed for a pregnancy to continue. Mifepristone, when used together with another medicine called misoprostol, is used to end a pregnancy through ten weeks gestation
The FDA first approved Mifepristone, and its brand name Mifeprex, in 2000 and later approved a generic version of Mifeprex, Mifepristone Tablets, 200 mg, in 2019.Governor loses lawsuit after being accused of ‘secret negotiations’The government made the purchase, which Inslee said arrived March 31, in anticipation of the Texas ruling that is expected to reverse FDA approval of the drug. That would mean healthcare organizations would no longer be able to approve the drug.
Because the drug was ordered ahead of the ruling, it would be able to be distributed until the supply runs out.
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