What should you know about mifepristone and misoprostol from a pharmacy?

A pharmacist can check the product name, strength, expiry information, storage advice and possible interactions, and can explain how to use the instructions you were given. They may also identify a reason to refer you urgently to a doctor or maternity service.

Pharmacy advice alone cannot establish the pregnancy location, confirm that a miscarriage has occurred, or decide whether induction of labour is appropriate. Mifepristone and misoprostol affect the uterus in different ways, and the correct plan depends on your diagnosis, examination and medical history.

Take your prescription or written plan, medicine packaging and a list of current medicines to the pharmacy. Tell the pharmacist about allergies, previous uterine surgery, bleeding conditions, severe anaemia and any possibility of an ectopic pregnancy. Ask who will provide follow-up and where to go if symptoms become urgent.

Learn more about [Misoprostol](/materials/misoprostol/), [Medical Management of Miscarriage](/treatments/medical-gynaecology/medical-management-of-miscarriage/) and [Induction of Labour](/treatments/pregnancy-and-birth-care/induction-of-labour/).

Go to emergency care for fainting, severe abdominal or one-sided pain, heavy bleeding, breathing difficulty or fever with a worsening condition. Call the treating team if bleeding or cramping is more severe than explained, if medicine was taken incorrectly, or if the planned follow-up is unavailable.

Ask whether the prescription matches your diagnosis, how the two medicines are timed, which pain relief is suitable, what to do if vomiting occurs, and how treatment completion will be confirmed.