[india-drug] Response to Mifepristone

["J.S. Bapna" <jbapna@iihmr.org>]

Response to Mifepristone
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Dear Sunil,
You will be happy to know that consequent to the complaint filed by our
faculty, Dr Kabra, The Human Rights Commission ,Rajasthan has issued 
notices to the Drugs control authorities to take action in this regard.
Jawahar S Bapna, MD, Ph.D
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Professor, Health & Pharmaceutical Management
Indian Institute of Health Management Research
1, Prabhudayal Marg, Airport Road
Jaipur 302 011
Phone  (O) 2791431, (H) 2620828; Fax 2792138
email: jbapna@iihmr.org



----- Original Message -----
From: sunil kaul <theant1@rediffmail.com>
Sent: Friday, January 10, 2003 4:54 PM
Subject: [india-drug] Mifepristone



 Mifepristone
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 Mifepristone is also called RU-486 and was developed in France. Its
 role as a post coital contraceptive I had read about and its role as 
an  abortifacient also, but can it be handled easily by patients
 themselves?? .
  I have seen such pamphlets  for patients at doctors clinics. Is it
 permitted in India? Even for fist trimester abortion/MTP has it been
 approved by FDA? The pamphlets of the company are all aimed at the
 patient - yes they do give the warning that it must be given under a
 doctor's supervision - as they make it sound so easy and simple for 
90% safe and sure aborting in the first six weeks!

Sunil




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