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Cytotec
Off-label disclosure on drugs proposed
Feb 25, 2006
| San Francisco Chronicle
Doctors who prescribe medicine for a use not approved by the Food and Drug Administration would have to inform patients of the drug's off-label...
FDA Launches Site to Warn Patients, Doctors of Drug Risks
May 20, 2005
| Knight Ridder Newspapers
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has begun issuing alerts to patients and doctors on its Web site about emerging drug-safety concerns, including...
Labor Induction Drug Under Fire
Nov 30, 2004
| www.cbsnews.com
Kelsey Cruts struggles with the little things. At four years old, she can barely walk, talk or sit up. But as CBS News Correspondent Sharyn Alfonsi...
Teen Dead After Abortion Pill
Sep 23, 2003
| Washington Times
A California teenager visited a Planned Parenthood clinic. Seven days later, Holly Patterson was dead after taking the abortion drug RU-486. The...
Abortionist Involved in Woman's Death Awaits Word on Medical License
Jun 30, 2003
| www.CNSNews.com
A Los Angeles abortionist involved in the botched procedure that allegedly led to the death of a 25-year-old mother of two is still waiting to hear...
NMH Sued Over Death
May 29, 2003
| Traverse City Record Eagle
A Bellaire woman who lost her baby after an induced-labor procedure at Northern Michigan Hospital in October 2000 has filed a $10 million malpractice...
Searle Warning Letter Concerning Cytotec as Birth Inducer
Aug 23, 2001
IMPORTANT DRUG WARNING CONCERNING UNAPPROVED USE OF INTRAVAGINAL OR ORAL MISOPROSTOL IN PREGNANT WOMENFOR INDUCTION OF LABOR OR ABORTIONDear Health...
Labor induction: Cytotec alert
May 14, 2001
| Ivillage
It is becoming more common for hospitals to use Cytotec (misoprostol or prostaglandin E1) to ripen a woman's cervix and induce labor. Cytotec is a...
Pharmaceutical Giant Issues Abortion Drug Warning
Apr 21, 2001
| RFM News
Searle, the pharmaceutical giant, which manufactures Cytotec, issued a warning about the drug's use. According to Searle, Cytotec is being wrongfully...
Cytotec: Dangerous experiment or panacea?
Jul 11, 2000
| Salon.com
On Nov. 12, 1998, a week before her sixth baby was due, Holly's nurse-midwife agreed to induce her labor. While there were no medical reasons for...
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