Mifepristone

GPTKB entity

Statements (53)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:drug
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:RU-486
gptkbp:approvalYear 2000
gptkbp:approvedBy gptkb:FDA
gptkbp:ATCCode G03XB01
gptkbp:availableOn many countries worldwide
gptkbp:brand gptkb:Korlym
Mifeprex
gptkbp:CASNumber gptkb:84371-65-3
gptkbp:category antiglucocorticoid
antiprogestogen
abortifacient
steroid hormone antagonist
gptkbp:chemicalClass gptkb:Corticosteroid
gptkbp:chemicalFormula steroidal
gptkbp:contraindication ectopic pregnancy
chronic adrenal failure
gptkbp:developedBy gptkb:France
Émile-Étienne Baulieu
gptkbp:discoveredBy Roussel Uclaf
gptkbp:discoveredIn 1980
gptkbp:eliminationHalfLife 18-25 hours
gptkbp:excretion urine
feces
gptkbp:form gptkb:tablet
gptkbp:hasMolecularFormula gptkb:C29H35NO2
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Mifepristone
gptkbp:includedIn United States REMS program
gptkbp:legalStatus prescription only
gptkbp:marketedAs 1987
gptkbp:mechanismOfAction glucocorticoid receptor antagonist
progesterone receptor antagonist
gptkbp:metabolism liver
gptkbp:notableLegalStatus subject to legal and political controversy in some countries
gptkbp:patentExpired yes
gptkbp:pregnancyCategory X (contraindicated in pregnancy except for abortion)
gptkbp:pregnancyRisk causes abortion
gptkbp:prescribes hyperglycemia secondary to Cushing's syndrome
termination of intrauterine pregnancy up to 10 weeks
gptkbp:prescriptionRequired yes
gptkbp:routeOfAdministration oral
gptkbp:sideEffect nausea
abdominal pain
fatigue
vaginal bleeding
gptkbp:usedFor gptkb:Cushing's_syndrome
gptkb:misoprostol
medical abortion
labor induction
management of miscarriage
gptkbp:WHOModelListOfEssentialMedicines yes
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Corticosteroid
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6