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How Kenyan pharmacists are over-charging women- upto ten times, for pregnancy termination drugs

Woman about to take oral birth control pills
Woman about to take oral birth control pills Photo: Courtesy

Another drug that has become increasingly popular with women is an over-the-counter pill called Misoprostol.

According to medical experts, Misoprostol induces what is comparable to spontaneous miscarriage. They warn that the use of the drug come with the risk heavy blood loss that might need the attention of a doctor.

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