Mifepristone : Before Using - Mifeprex, RU 486

Mifepristone - Systemic

Brand Names

Mifeprex, RU 486 Mifepristone *** Before Using *** How to Use *** Fore Safe Use *** Side Effects

Before Using

In deciding to using a medication, the chance of taking the drug must be weighed against the good it will do. This is a decision you will make. For mifepristone, the following must be considered

Allergic reaction

Tell your family doctor if you have any unusual or allergy to mifepristone, misoprostol or any other prostaglandins.

Pregnancy care

Mifepristone is using to terminate an early pregnancy. Fetal deformities may result if a pregnancy is allowed to continue following a failed attempt at medical termination.

Breast-feeding problem

It is unknown whether mifepristone is distributed in the breast milk.

Drug interactions

Although certain medication must not be using together at all, in other cases two various medication may be using together even if an interaction might occur. In these cases, your family doctor may want to change the dose, or other precautions may be necessary. When you are taking mifepristone, it is especially important that your family doctor and pharmacist know if you are taking any of the following:

Carbamazepine - Tegretol
Dexamethasone - Decadron or
Phenobarbital - Luminal
Phenytoin - Dilantin
Rifampin - Rifadin
St. John's Wort May decrease the concentration of mifepristone in the blood

Erythromycin - E-Mycin
Grapefruit juice
Itraconazole - Sporanox
Ketoconazole - Nizoral May increase the concentration of mifepristone in the blood

Anticoagulants, such as warfarin - Coumadin May increase the risk of bleeding

Corticosteroids - cortisone-like drug Mifepristone may not work as well

Other Information for using

The presence of other medical problems may effect the use of mifepristone. Make sure you tell your family doctor if you have any other medical problems, especially:

Bleeding problems May cause excessive vaginal bleeding

Adrenal failure Mifepristone may not work appropriately

Ectopic pregnancy or
Lower abdominal mass Mifepristone will not terminate an ectopic pregnancy

An intrauterine device - IUD that is still in the uterus Must be removed before mifepristone therapy is started

Porphyria, inherited

Anemia, severe
Poor blood circulation
Inability of blood to clot properly Mifepristone causes heavy bleeding in a small portion of users, this may be intensified in diseaseds with bleeding disorders