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As of January 3, 2023, the US Food & Drug Administration (FDA) approved changes to the Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategy (REMS) program for generic mifepristone tablets, 200 mg. In addition to maintaining the current system of distribution, the new REMS will improve access by incorporating the following changes:

  • Removing the requirement for in-person dispensing, allowing telemedicine care in states that permit it.
  • Allowing mail and in-person dispensing from certified pharmacies.
  • Streamlining the Prescriber Agreement so that it can be used wherever a health care provider practices and prescribes.
  • Clarifying the REMS program guidelines and updating the full prescribing information and the Medication Guide.

GenBioPro helps customers understand how the new REMS program for mifepristone tablets, 200 mg, creates flexibility for health care practices. To learn more, contact us.

New for 2023: Increased Access and Flexibility

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved changes to the Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategy (REMS) program governing generic mifepristone tablets, 200 mg. Updated distribution guidelines provide new options for the provision of safe and effective medical abortion care, including:

  • Removing the Requirement for In-Person Care
    In addition to in-person care, telemedicine care is available in states where it is permitted, increasing access for patients and flexibility for prescribers.
  • Expanded Dispensing Options
    Certified prescribers will now have the flexibility to choose how to provide mifepristone tablets, 200 mg — through direct in-clinic dispensing or by sending a prescription to a certified pharmacy to be filled. The roster of certified pharmacies includes those with options for filling prescriptions by mail, for in-store pick-up, or both. Prescribers can elect to work directly with patients for dispensing or with the certified pharmacy of their choice, in the way that best suits their own and their patients’ needs.
  • Simplified, Portable Prescriber Agreement
    The GenBioPro Prescriber Agreement has been updated; becoming a certified GenBioPro prescriber is now even more simple and straightforward. The Prescriber Agreement is portable, yours alone, and can be used wherever you practice and prescribe. New prescribers who wish to dispense directly to patients will need to open an account with the distributor. New prescribers who wish to send prescriptions to a pharmacy will need to send a Prescriber Agreement to the certified pharmacy of their choice. Current prescribers who dispense in-clinic only are already all set — you can continue offering this care and your organization’s operations will remain uninterrupted. You will need to update your Prescriber Agreement and we will contact you about how the modified REMS and its requirements affect your practice.
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Medical Abortion & Mifepristone

Medical abortion is an FDA-approved method to end a pregnancy while it is still in its early stage. It involves taking two types of pills: mifepristone, which blocks a hormone needed for a pregnancy to continue, and misoprostol, which causes contractions to expel the pregnancy. Until 2019, when GenBioPro launched its generic medication, mifepristone tablets, 200 mg, were only available in the US as a branded product. The introduction of GenBioPro generic mifepristone tablets, 200 mg, has expanded access to safe and effective medical abortion through stabilized product supply, improved packaging, seamless ordering, and timely fulfillment.

Medical abortion has been used safely and effectively in the US for more than 20 years. In 2016, the FDA approved labeling changes that expanded who may prescribe mifepristone, as well as the window of time it may be used by patients for a safe and effective abortion – currently 70 days from the first day of the last menstrual period. In 2023, other changes have further increased access and flexibility — with a simplified and portable Prescriber Agreement, approval of telemedicine care in states where it is permitted, and expansion to dispensing through certified pharmacies in addition to in-clinic prescriber distribution. In the US, an increasing number of people are choosing medical abortion to end an unwanted pregnancy.

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FDA-Approved Generic Mifepristone Tablets, 200 mg, from GenBioPro

Mifepristone tablets, 200 mg, from GenBioPro, the first FDA-approved generic medical abortion pills in the US, are available to health care providers and their patients through in-person care as well as through telemedicine care in states where it is permitted. Prescribers may elect to dispense directly to patients or have prescriptions filled by a certified pharmacy. With this increased flexibility, prescribers can choose the best method of dispensing for their own and their patients' needs.

The FDA determined that GenBioPro generic mifepristone tablets, 200 mg, are equivalent to the branded drug. Medical practices can benefit from stable product supply, provider-friendly packaging with seamless ordering, as well as expanded dispensing options with mifepristone tablets, 200 mg, from GenBioPro.

If you are a health care provider who would like to learn more about prescribing mifepristone tablets, 200 mg, or the recent labeling changes and how they affect you and your patients, see our Prescribing Mifepristone page.

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Download your Prescriber Agreement here. Read, sign, and a GenBioPro Representative will contact you directly once your account is established and you are authorized to begin ordering product. Or provide your signed Prescriber Agreement to the certified pharmacy of your choice. Click here to see a list of available certified pharmacies. Either way, that’s all it takes to become a certified GenBioPro Prescriber.

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Important Safety Information

Mifepristone tablets, 200 mg is indicated, in a regimen with misoprostol, for the medical termination of intrauterine pregnancy through 70 days gestation.

IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION

WARNING: SERIOUS AND SOMETIMES FATAL INFECTIONS OR BLEEDING

Serious and sometimes fatal infections and bleeding occur very rarely following spontaneous, surgical, and medical abortions, including following Mifepristione tablets, 200 mg use. No causal relationship between the use of Mifepristone tablets, 200 mg and misoprostol and these events has been established.

  • Atypical Presentation of Infection. Patients with serious bacterial infections (e.g., Clostridium sordellii) and sepsis can present without fever, bacteremia, or significant findings on pelvic examination following an abortion. Very rarely, deaths have been reported in patients who presented without fever, with or without abdominal pain, but with leukocytosis with a marked left shift, tachycardia, hemoconcentration, and general malaise. A high index of suspicion is needed to rule out serious infection and sepsis.
  • Bleeding. Prolonged heavy bleeding may be a sign of incomplete abortion or other complications and prompt medical or surgical intervention may be needed. Advise patients to seek immediate medical attention if they experience prolonged heavy vaginal bleeding.

Because of the risks of serious complications described above, Mifepristone tablets, 200 mg is available only through a restricted program under a Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategy (REMS) called the mifepristone REMS Program.

Before prescribing mifepristone, inform the patient about the risk of these serious events. Ensure that the patient knows whom to call and what to do, including going to an Emergency Room if none of the provided contacts are reachable, if they experience sustained fever, severe abdominal pain, prolonged heavy bleeding, or syncope, or if they experience abdominal pain or discomfort, or general malaise (including weakness, nausea, vomiting, or diarrhea) for more than 24 hours after taking misoprostol.

 

Contraindications 

  • Administration of Mifepristone tablets, 200 mg and misoprostol for the termination of pregnancy (the “treatment procedure”) is contraindicated in patients with any of the following conditions:
    • Confirmed or suspected ectopic pregnancy or undiagnosed adnexal mass (the treatment procedure will not be effective to terminate an ectopic pregnancy)
    • Chronic adrenal failure (risk of acute adrenal insufficiency)
    • Concurrent long-term corticosteroid therapy (risk of acute adrenal insufficiency)
    • History of allergy to mifepristone, misoprostol, or other prostaglandins (allergic reactions including anaphylaxis, angioedema, rash, hives, and itching have been reported)
    • Hemorrhagic disorders or concurrent anticoagulant therapy (risk of heavy bleeding)
    • Inherited porphyrias (risk of worsening or of precipitation of attacks)
  • Use of Mifepristone tablets, 200 mg and misoprostol for termination of intrauterine pregnancy is contraindicated in patients with an intrauterine device (“IUD”) in place (the IUD might interfere with pregnancy termination). If the IUD is removed, Mifepristone tablets, 200 mg may be used.

Warnings and Precautions

Infection and Sepsis

  • As with other types of abortion, cases of serious bacterial infection, including very rare cases of fatal septic shock, have been reported following the use of Mifepristone tablets, 200 mg. Healthcare providers evaluating a patient who is undergoing a medical abortion should be alert to the possibility of this rare event. A sustained (> 4 hours) fever of 100.4°F or higher, severe abdominal pain, or pelvic tenderness in the days after a medical abortion may be an indication of infection.
  • A high index of suspicion is needed to rule out sepsis (e.g., from Clostridium sordellii) if a patient reports abdominal pain or discomfort or general malaise (including weakness, nausea, vomiting, or diarrhea) more than 24 hours after taking misoprostol. Very rarely, deaths have been reported in patients who presented without fever, with or without abdominal pain, but with leukocytosis with a marked left shift, tachycardia, hemoconcentration, and general malaise. No causal relationship between Mifepristone tablets, 200 mg and misoprostol use and an increased risk of infection or death has been established. Clostridium sordellii infections have also been reported very rarely following childbirth (vaginal delivery and caesarian section), and in other gynecologic and non-gynecologic conditions.

Uterine Bleeding

  • Uterine bleeding occurs in almost all patients during a medical abortion. Prolonged heavy bleeding (soaking through two thick, full-size sanitary pads per hour for two consecutive hours) may be a sign of incomplete abortion or other complications, and prompt medical or surgical intervention may be needed to prevent the development of hypovolemic shock. Counsel patients to seek immediate medical attention if they experience prolonged heavy vaginal bleeding following a medical abortion.
  • Women should expect to experience vaginal bleeding or spotting for an average of 9 to 16 days. Women report experiencing heavy bleeding for a median direction of 2 days. Up to 8% of all subjects may experience some type of bleeding for 30 days or more.  In general, the duration of bleeding and spotting increased as the duration of the pregnancy increased.
  • Decreases in hemoglobin concentration, hematocrit, and red blood cell count may occur in patients who bleed heavily.
  • Excessive uterine bleeding usually requires treatment by uterotonics, vasoconstrictor drugs, surgical uterine evacuation, administration of saline infusions, and/or blood transfu­sions. Based on data from several large clinical trials, vasoconstrictor drugs were used in 4.3% of all subjects, there was a decrease in hemoglobin of more than 2 g/dL in 5.5% of subjects, and blood transfusions were administered to ≤ 0.1% of subjects. Because heavy bleeding requiring surgical uterine evacuation occurs in about 1% of patients, special care should be given to patients with hemostatic disorders, hypocoagulability, or severe anemia.

Mifepristone REMS Program

Mifepristone tablets, 200 mg is available only through a restricted program under a REMS called the mifepristone REMS Program, because of the risks of serious complications.

Notable requirements of the mifepristone REMS Program include the following:

  • Prescribers must be certified with the program by completing the Prescriber Agreement Form.
  • Patients must sign a Patient Agreement Form.
  • Mifepristone tablets, 200 mg must be dispensed to patients by or under the supervision of a certified prescriber, or by certified pharmacies on prescriptions issued by certified prescribers.

Further information is available at 1-855-MIFEINFO (1-855-643-3463).

Ectopic Pregnancy

Mifepristone tablets, 200 mg is contraindicated in patients with a confirmed or suspected ectopic pregnancy because mifepristone is not effective for terminating ectopic pregnancies. Healthcare providers should remain alert to the possibility that a patient who is undergoing a medical abortion could have an undiagnosed ectopic pregnancy because some of the expected symptoms experienced with a medical abortion (abdominal pain, uterine bleeding) may be similar to those of a ruptured ectopic pregnancy. The presence of an ectopic pregnancy may have been missed even if the patient underwent ultrasonography prior to being prescribed Mifepristone tablets, 200 mg.

Patients who became pregnant with an IUD in place should be assessed for ectopic pregnancy.

Rhesus Immunization

The use of Mifepristone tablets, 200 mg is assumed to require the same preventive measures as those taken prior to and during surgical abortion to prevent rhesus immunization.

Adverse Reactions

Most common adverse reactions (>15%) are nausea, weakness, fever/chills, vomiting, headache, diarrhea, and dizziness.

For additional information about mifepristone, see the Full Prescribing Information, including Boxed Warning.

Important Safety Information
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Mifepristone tablets, 200 mg is indicated, in a regimen with misoprostol, for the medical termination of intrauterine pregnancy through 70 days gestation.

IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION

WARNING: SERIOUS AND SOMETIMES FATAL INFECTIONS OR BLEEDING

Serious and sometimes fatal infections and bleeding occur very rarely following spontaneous, surgical, and medical abortions, including following Mifepristione tablets, 200 mg use. No causal relationship between the use of Mifepristone tablets, 200 mg and misoprostol and these events has been established.

  • Atypical Presentation of Infection. Patients with serious bacterial infections (e.g., Clostridium sordellii) and sepsis can present without fever, bacteremia, or significant findings on pelvic examination following an abortion. Very rarely, deaths have been reported in patients who presented without fever, with or without abdominal pain, but with leukocytosis with a marked left shift, tachycardia, hemoconcentration, and general malaise. A high index of suspicion is needed to rule out serious infection and sepsis.
  • Bleeding. Prolonged heavy bleeding may be a sign of incomplete abortion or other complications and prompt medical or surgical intervention may be needed. Advise patients to seek immediate medical attention if they experience prolonged heavy vaginal bleeding.

Because of the risks of serious complications described above, Mifepristone tablets, 200 mg is available only through a restricted program under a Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategy (REMS) called the mifepristone REMS Program.

Before prescribing mifepristone, inform the patient about the risk of these serious events. Ensure that the patient knows whom to call and what to do, including going to an Emergency Room if none of the provided contacts are reachable, if they experience sustained fever, severe abdominal pain, prolonged heavy bleeding, or syncope, or if they experience abdominal pain or discomfort, or general malaise (including weakness, nausea, vomiting, or diarrhea) for more than 24 hours after taking misoprostol.

 

Contraindications 

  • Administration of Mifepristone tablets, 200 mg and misoprostol for the termination of pregnancy (the “treatment procedure”) is contraindicated in patients with any of the following conditions:
    • Confirmed or suspected ectopic pregnancy or undiagnosed adnexal mass (the treatment procedure will not be effective to terminate an ectopic pregnancy)
    • Chronic adrenal failure (risk of acute adrenal insufficiency)
    • Concurrent long-term corticosteroid therapy (risk of acute adrenal insufficiency)
    • History of allergy to mifepristone, misoprostol, or other prostaglandins (allergic reactions including anaphylaxis, angioedema, rash, hives, and itching have been reported)
    • Hemorrhagic disorders or concurrent anticoagulant therapy (risk of heavy bleeding)
    • Inherited porphyrias (risk of worsening or of precipitation of attacks)
  • Use of Mifepristone tablets, 200 mg and misoprostol for termination of intrauterine pregnancy is contraindicated in patients with an intrauterine device (“IUD”) in place (the IUD might interfere with pregnancy termination). If the IUD is removed, Mifepristone tablets, 200 mg may be used.

Warnings and Precautions

Infection and Sepsis

  • As with other types of abortion, cases of serious bacterial infection, including very rare cases of fatal septic shock, have been reported following the use of Mifepristone tablets, 200 mg. Healthcare providers evaluating a patient who is undergoing a medical abortion should be alert to the possibility of this rare event. A sustained (> 4 hours) fever of 100.4°F or higher, severe abdominal pain, or pelvic tenderness in the days after a medical abortion may be an indication of infection.
  • A high index of suspicion is needed to rule out sepsis (e.g., from Clostridium sordellii) if a patient reports abdominal pain or discomfort or general malaise (including weakness, nausea, vomiting, or diarrhea) more than 24 hours after taking misoprostol. Very rarely, deaths have been reported in patients who presented without fever, with or without abdominal pain, but with leukocytosis with a marked left shift, tachycardia, hemoconcentration, and general malaise. No causal relationship between Mifepristone tablets, 200 mg and misoprostol use and an increased risk of infection or death has been established. Clostridium sordellii infections have also been reported very rarely following childbirth (vaginal delivery and caesarian section), and in other gynecologic and non-gynecologic conditions.

Uterine Bleeding

  • Uterine bleeding occurs in almost all patients during a medical abortion. Prolonged heavy bleeding (soaking through two thick, full-size sanitary pads per hour for two consecutive hours) may be a sign of incomplete abortion or other complications, and prompt medical or surgical intervention may be needed to prevent the development of hypovolemic shock. Counsel patients to seek immediate medical attention if they experience prolonged heavy vaginal bleeding following a medical abortion.
  • Women should expect to experience vaginal bleeding or spotting for an average of 9 to 16 days. Women report experiencing heavy bleeding for a median direction of 2 days. Up to 8% of all subjects may experience some type of bleeding for 30 days or more.  In general, the duration of bleeding and spotting increased as the duration of the pregnancy increased.
  • Decreases in hemoglobin concentration, hematocrit, and red blood cell count may occur in patients who bleed heavily.
  • Excessive uterine bleeding usually requires treatment by uterotonics, vasoconstrictor drugs, surgical uterine evacuation, administration of saline infusions, and/or blood transfu­sions. Based on data from several large clinical trials, vasoconstrictor drugs were used in 4.3% of all subjects, there was a decrease in hemoglobin of more than 2 g/dL in 5.5% of subjects, and blood transfusions were administered to ≤ 0.1% of subjects. Because heavy bleeding requiring surgical uterine evacuation occurs in about 1% of patients, special care should be given to patients with hemostatic disorders, hypocoagulability, or severe anemia.

Mifepristone REMS Program

Mifepristone tablets, 200 mg is available only through a restricted program under a REMS called the mifepristone REMS Program, because of the risks of serious complications.

Notable requirements of the mifepristone REMS Program include the following:

  • Prescribers must be certified with the program by completing the Prescriber Agreement Form.
  • Patients must sign a Patient Agreement Form.
  • Mifepristone tablets, 200 mg must be dispensed to patients by or under the supervision of a certified prescriber, or by certified pharmacies on prescriptions issued by certified prescribers.

Further information is available at 1-855-MIFEINFO (1-855-643-3463).

Ectopic Pregnancy

Mifepristone tablets, 200 mg is contraindicated in patients with a confirmed or suspected ectopic pregnancy because mifepristone is not effective for terminating ectopic pregnancies. Healthcare providers should remain alert to the possibility that a patient who is undergoing a medical abortion could have an undiagnosed ectopic pregnancy because some of the expected symptoms experienced with a medical abortion (abdominal pain, uterine bleeding) may be similar to those of a ruptured ectopic pregnancy. The presence of an ectopic pregnancy may have been missed even if the patient underwent ultrasonography prior to being prescribed Mifepristone tablets, 200 mg.

Patients who became pregnant with an IUD in place should be assessed for ectopic pregnancy.

Rhesus Immunization

The use of Mifepristone tablets, 200 mg is assumed to require the same preventive measures as those taken prior to and during surgical abortion to prevent rhesus immunization.

Adverse Reactions

Most common adverse reactions (>15%) are nausea, weakness, fever/chills, vomiting, headache, diarrhea, and dizziness.

For additional information about mifepristone, see the Full Prescribing Information, including Boxed Warning.