Who can provide misoprostol for treatment of incomplete abortion?
Misoprostol can be provided by mid-level and skilled providers practicing in primary, secondary and tertiary care facilities. The most important skill is to know who could benefit from the treatment. Providers who are offering other reproductive health services may already have the skills needed to offer misoprostol as a treatment option for incomplete abortion. Myth: Only physicians can administer misoprostol for treatment of incomplete abortion Given the nature of misoprostol treatment (oral medication), trained non-physician health workers can be effective treatment providers, increasing the number of providers. In some areas, nurses, midwives and other non-physician trained providers are already using misoprostol for treatment of incomplete abortion. C. Dose and timing High efficacy rates with acceptable side effect profiles have been obtained with both a single 600 mcg oral dose13,14,15,16,18 and with a single 400 mcg sublingual dose of misoprostol.14 Recent research has shown tha
