Mifeprex in NEJM
Executive Summary
Four deaths from C. sordellii in women using Mifeprex and misoprostol are discussed in the Dec. 1 New England Journal of Medicine. All four cases involved vaginal use of misoprostol; Mifeprex labeling states that misoprostol should be taken orally. Accompanying editorial urges regulators to "keep this rare complication in perspective and not over-react to scant data"...