WASHINGTON (AP) – Federal officials have approved another popular version Abortion Pirmifepristonethe form of regulation that prompted a pushback soon Abortion prevention group And politicians were in line with the Trump administration.
Drugmaker Evita Solutions announced on its website: Food and Drug Administration Registered for a low-cost form pillis approved to end pregnancy in 10 weeks.
Students opposed to abortion called “Another sign that President Trump’s dirt and the deep FDA states must go.”
Missouri Republican Sen. Josh Hawley also criticized the X posting move, saying he “lost confidence in the FDA leadership.”
Criticism comes as Republican President Donald Trump’s top health officials, including the Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.has seen increased pressure from the abortion enemy, which was approved 25 years ago and has been repeatedly deemed safe and effective by FDA scientists.
Kennedy and the FDA Commissioner in a letter to the Republican Attorney General last month Dr. Marty McCurry I pledged to fully review the safety of the drug.
The FDA approved the original version of Mifepristone in 2000, gradually easing access over time. This included approval for the first generic pill from drug maker Genbiopro in 2019.
FDA under Democratic President Joe Biden in 2021 Allowed online prescriptions Mail order distribution and access of drugs will be greatly expanded. Abortion opponents have been fighting change ever since.
Approval of generic drugs is usually a rote process in the FDA, where multiple mimetic versions are usually approved after the original drug patent expires. In most cases, generic drug makers should show that their drug matches the ingredients and formulas developed by the original drug maker.
The FDA will generally approve such applications within 10 months. However, submissions posted on the FDA website show that Evita Solutions submitted an application to the Mifepristone market four years ago.
The company did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
Evita said on its website that “everyone should have access to abortions that are safe, affordable, high quality, effective and compassionate.”
Approval of the second generic is unlikely to affect it Access to the PillIt is usually taken with misoprostol, another drug. This combination accounts for about two-thirds of all abortions in the United States. Mifepristone expands the cervix and blocks the hormone progesterone, while misoprostol convulses and contracts the uterus.
Access to Mifepristone Limited Beyond most of the country, due to state laws prohibiting abortion (including medication abortion), or because they impose separate restrictions on drug use. These laws are subject to many Ongoing lawsuits It turns their way Legal system.
Pill restrictions are not supported by most major medical societies, including the American Medical Association.
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