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Table 1 Instructions for dosage, timing, and route of administration from three sources

From: Knowledge, provision of information and barriers to high quality medication abortion provision by pharmacists in Uttar Pradesh, India

Category

WHO guidelines for MA use up to 63 days

Indian Handbook on Medical Methods of Abortion (Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India, 2016)

Instruction inserts from three MA combination pack kits (Unwanted, MM kit, and TermiPill brands)

Timing of mifepristone and misoprostol

Day 1: mifepristone

1–2 days later (24–48 h) misoprostol

Day 1: mifepristone

Day 3: misoprostol

Day 1: mifepristone

1–3 days later misoprostol

Dose of mifepristone

200 mg

200 mg

200 mg

Route of mifepristone administration

Oral

Oral

Oral

Dose of misoprostol

400 mcg (2 pills) if taken orally up to 7 weeks

800 mcg (4 pills) if up to 9 weeks taken vaginally, buccally, or sublingually

400 mcg (2 pills) at same time

800 mcg (4 pills) at same time

Route of misoprostol administration

Up to 7 weeks: Vaginal, buccal, sublingual or oral

Up to 9 weeks: Vaginal, buccal, or sublingual

Sublingual: most recommended

Buccal: recommended

Vaginal: recommended

Oral least recommended but still OK

Vaginal

  1. Note: Since the time of data collection, some of these guidelines have been changed, however, we present the guidelines available at the time of data collection to more accurately be able to compare the knowledge and quality of information provided by pharmacists at that time to resources available to them