RU-486

• Abortion pill prescriptions likely to rise after 4,253 women used new option last year

  One year after the abortion pill became available to Canadian women, new numbers show thousands have used the new option.

  Canada

  Apr 27, 2018
  
• B.C. women to get free access to abortion drug Mifegymiso

  Until now, some users would have had to pay about $300 to get access to Mifegymiso.

  Health

  Jan 2, 2018
  
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• Ontario government to make abortion pill Mifegymiso free for all who need it

  Mifegymiso, known as RU-486 outside of Canada, is a combination of two drugs, mifepristone and misoprostol. After years of study, Health Canada approved its use as a non-surgical option for abortion up to seven weeks.

  Health

  Apr 28, 2017
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• Abortion pill: Canadian prescribers to get training for Mifegymiso this month

  The abortion pill MIfegymiso will be available in Canada this spring, decades after it came into use in other countries.

  Canada

  Apr 5, 2016
• Abortion pill RU-486 approved in Canada

  Health Canada has approved the drug RU-486, more commonly known as the abortion pill.

  Health

  Jul 29, 2015