Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun An oral prostaglandin analog, C22H38O5, that stimulates the production of gastric mucus and is used to prevent and treat gastric ulcers, especially in patients using NSAIDs. It is also used to induce labor and in conjunction with the drug RU 486 to induce abortion in early pregnancy.
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- noun A drug used for various purposes including the prevention of drug-induced
gastric ulcers and the inducement ofabortions , having the chemical formula C22H38O5
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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The vaginal route for misoprostol is avoided so that no evidence of pills is left to implicate a user.
Abortion on the Web aka TBTAM 2008
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A minor epidemic of birth defects is occurring in developing countries, where poorer women are turning to an ulcer drug called misoprostol to try to end their pregnancy because abortion is banned or restricted, a report says.
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Two days later, she returns to take a second drug, a hormone-inducing drug like misoprostol, which is already FDA approved.
CNN Transcript - Breaking News: FDA Approves 'Abortion Pill' for Sale in U.S. - September 28, 2000 2000
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In some cases, your physician may prescribe a drug called misoprostol Cytotec, which helps replace the lost prostaglandins in the stomach and has been shown to be effective in decreasing the risk of NSAID-induced gastrointestinal damage or irritation.
THE LUPUS HANDBOOK FOR WOMEN ROBIN DIBNER 1994
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In some cases, your physician may prescribe a drug called misoprostol Cytotec, which helps replace the lost prostaglandins in the stomach and has been shown to be effective in decreasing the risk of NSAID-induced gastrointestinal damage or irritation.
THE LUPUS HANDBOOK FOR WOMEN ROBIN DIBNER 1994
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In some cases, your physician may prescribe a drug called misoprostol Cytotec, which helps replace the lost prostaglandins in the stomach and has been shown to be effective in decreasing the risk of NSAID-induced gastrointestinal damage or irritation.
THE LUPUS HANDBOOK FOR WOMEN ROBIN DIBNER 1994
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One reason is the availability of a drug called misoprostol, or Cytotec, that can cause miscarriages.
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A follow-up pill called misoprostol is then used two days later, which causes the contractions by which the body goes into labor, expelling the fetus.
Conservapedia - Recent changes [en] Geo.plrd 2010
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A follow-up pill called misoprostol is then used two days later, which causes the contractions by which the body goes into labor, expelling the fetus.
Conservapedia - Recent changes [en] Geo.plrd 2010
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A follow-up pill called misoprostol is then used two days later, which causes the contractions by which the body goes into labor, expelling the fetus.
Conservapedia - Recent changes [en] Geo.plrd 2010
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