A Stalled Revolution? Misoprostol and the Pharmaceuticalization of Reproductive Health in Francophone Africa
Misoprostol entered the global market under the name Cytotec in the mid-1980s for the treatment of gastric ulcers. Decades of research have since demonstrated the safety and effectiveness of off-label use of misoprostol as a uterotonic in pregnant women to prevent and treat post-partum hemorrhage, t...
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2021-04-01
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| Series: | Frontiers in Sociology |
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| Online Access: | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fsoc.2021.590556/full |