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gemeprost

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gemeprost
Obstetrics A PG analogue administered vaginally, used with mifepristone–RU 486 as an abortifacient; it is safe but expensive, and requires specific conditions for storage and transportation. See Abortion, Misoprostol, Prostaglandin, RU 486, Sulprostone.


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Infections were most common among women who received mifepristone followed by gemeprost (1.
Two prostaglandins used early on in conjunction with RU486 in France, gemeprost and sulprostone, were largely abandoned after one of the four women suffering heart attacks died in 1992.
The approved regimens in Great Britain and Sweden provide that the prostaglandin gemeprost be administered vaginally.
 
 
 
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