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sign upWomen using medical abortion products at home, after accessing a service from a clinic or pharmacy, can be better supported through the process if they have access to clear, pictorial instructions.
Providers can also benefit from clear guidance on products that are commonly used for medical abortion, as misoprostol has multiple uses, including abortion, post-abortion care and obstetric care, with different dosages and instructions required for each use. As a result, a lack of knowledge on the correct dosages for misoprostol use can lead to women receiving a lower quality of care for a range of reproductive health needs.
Marie Stopes International has developed simple and pictorial guides to improve awareness of how to use medications such as misoprostol and the combination regimen of mifepristone and misoprostol, also known as the combi-pack, correctly.
Mariprist Combi-Pack
Mariprist is a combi-pack product, provided by Marie Stopes International. It contains 1 tablet of mifepristone and 4 tablets of misoprostol, and is used to induce abortion. To ensure that women are supported and well-informed when taking the medications at home, we have developed clear instructions for how to use the products. These include guidance on how to use the medications, what side effects to expect, and what to do in case of warning side or complications. The instructions are pictorial, to ensure that low literacy individuals are able to understand the guidance. Guidance for using Mariprist can be accessed via the step-by-step guide on the Mariprist website and via our pictorial poster.
Misoclear Misoprostol
Misoclear is a misoprostol product, also provided by Marie Stopes International, which can be used for medical abortion, post-abortion care, post-partum haemorrhage and a range of other reproductive health needs, depending on local regulations and registration of the product. To ensure that providers are able to accurately counsel clients on the correct dosages for misoprostol, we developed a pictorial poster that illustrates the correct dosages of misoprostol, as well as a step-by-step guide accessible via the Misoclear website.