[DOC] [TLE] Mifepristone - Wikipedia [PAR] Mifepristone, also known as RU-486, is a medication typically used with 
misoprostol to bring about an abortion. This combination is more than 95% 
effective during the first 50 days of pregnancy. It is also effective in the second 
trimester of pregnancy. ... Mifepristone was developed in 1980 and came into use 
in France in 1987. [DOC] [TLE] Articles about Roussel Uclaf - tribunedigital-chicagotribune [PAR] Hoechst makes offer for French drug maker: Germany's Hoechst AG ... to function 
92 percent of the time in ending pregnancies of less than 49 days. ... Rather, I 
applaud the French company, Roussel UCLAF, for providing hope ... and Drug 
Administration finally approves the abortion pill RU-486 for use in the United 
States? [DOC] [TLE] RU486 - used, first, body, How RU 486 Works, Controversy [PAR] (Abortion is the termination of a pregnancy and expulsion of the embryo or fetus 
... The pill was developed by French biochemist Etienne-Emile Baulieu (1926-). ... 
manufacturer of RU 486, Roussel-UCLAF, withdrew the drug from the market 
because anti-abortion activists had threatened a boycott of the company's 
products. [DOC] [TLE] FDA Approves RU-486 Abortion Drug - Pregnant Pause [PAR] Oct 4, 2000 ... The United States Food & Drug Administration (FDA) approved the ... The FDA 
approved it for use within the first seven weeks of pregnancy. A little history. RU-
486 was invented in France by the Roussel-Uclaf company in 1988. ... An 
Associated Press report said that this decision "end[s] a battle hat has... [DOC] [TLE] Chemical & Engineering News: Top Pharmaceuticals: RU-486 [PAR] The drug, which was approved for use in France under the trade name ... takes 
part of its name from Roussel-Uclaf--the French pharmaceutical company where 
it was ... (Progesterone is a steroid hormone that is key to maintaining pregnancy.
) ... By the end of 1988, Roussel-Uclaf had suspended RU-486 sales in markets... [DOC] [TLE] Mifepristone The French Abortion Pill The - National Right to Life [PAR] Mifepristone The French Abortion Pill The "Anti-Pregnancy" Pill Mifeprex ... Did 
Roussel Uclaf's U.S. involvement with RU486 end with the 1994 ... name from the 
French company, Roussel Uclaf, which first developed the abortion pill back in 
1980. .... Those same researchers recommend that the drugs be used cautiously 
in... [DOC] [TLE] Articles about Roussel Uclaf Company - latimes [PAR] YOU ARE HERE: LAT HomeCollectionsRoussel Uclaf Company ... forced a 
French drug company to suspend distribution of the world's first abortion pill, ... 
The controversial French abortion pill will be tested in clinical trials in the United 
... The reason we are sidelined is that RU 486 can be used to terminate 
pregnancy. [DOC] [TLE] France Orders Drug Firm to Market Abortion Pill - latimes [PAR] Oct 30, 1988 ... The company, Roussel Uclaf, announced its decision after Health Minister ... "The 
drug RU 486 is an advance because it does not involve use of an anesthetic. ... 
Andre Ulmann, a Roussel Uclaf official who helped develop the pill, told ... of 
progesterone, a hormone essential to all stages of pregnancy. [DOC] [TLE] The Life of the Abortion Pill in the United States [PAR] [10] Mifepristone is able to terminate pregnancy by binding to progesterone ..... 
Roussel's first application for approval, controversy over the drug had already 
begun. ... Roussel-Uclaf is a family founded French company, where many 
employees ... for use as an abortifacient, the company developed a set of 
conditions that the... [DOC] [TLE] A French Doctor Defends RU 486, His Embattled 'Abortion Pill' [PAR] Apr 9, 1990 ... In the '90s, if French medical researcher Dr. Etienne-Emile Baulieu ... it offers 
women a safe, unintrusive way to terminate pregnancy. ... Roussel Uclaf officials 
to consider expanding the market for the drug ... In less developed countries, 
even if RU 486 is not used perfectly, it will still be a vast improvement. [DOC] [TLE] Louisiana Right to Life Federation > RU-486 Q&A [PAR] ... its name from the French

Question: This controversial drug used to end pregnancies was developed by the French company Roussel Uclaf
Answer: RU-486