Definition of "misoprostol" [misoprostol]

• A drug used for various purposes including the prevention of drug-induced gastric ulcers and the inducement of abortions, having the chemical formula C22H38O5 (noun)

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• "The vaginal route for misoprostol is avoided so that no evidence of pills is left to implicate a user."
• "A minor epidemic of birth defects is occurring in developing countries, where poorer women are turning to an ulcer drug called misoprostol to try to end their pregnancy because abortion is banned or restricted, a report says."
• "Two days later, she returns to take a second drug, a hormone-inducing drug like misoprostol, which is already FDA approved."