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hope this helps someone. Article states that certain birth control pills are now $9 a month at krogers (I'd call before I changed your RX over to them to make sure) Story: http://health.usnews.com/blogs/on-women/2008/2/20/birth-control-pills-for-a-mere-9-a-month.html |
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well dang it's about time they went generic! I think the ortho tri-cyclen is one I took back in college or right after (graduated college in '90!) I was wondering when they'd have generic versions of these. unfortunately my dr wont' prescribe the pills for me because I take meds for my blood pressure and I'm 42 so I have ot do the nuvaring or depo shot. |
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If anyone has BCBS (it may be only certain tiers of BCBS), generic drugs are free through June. This includes Portia, which is the generic for Ortho Tricyclen (I think!). |
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Heather, after some quick googling it looks like that program is limited to BCBS of North Carolina. |
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Oh darn! I am so sorry. Maybe someone in NC can benefit from it. I am trying to stock up as much as I can before June hits! |
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My bcp, Yasmin 28, went generic. It's now called Odella (or something like that). Yasmin morphed into Yaz at the height of the "you can only have 4 periods a year, if you want" craze. I had already been prescribed to take only the active pills and none of the inactives in Yasmin and start a new pack when the last active one was taken. I still do that. The price has come down nicely, too, especially if you have a plan that will allow you to get 3 months' supply at the cost of one co-payment. |
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Your local health department might be able to help out with birth control as well. When I ended up in Kentucky after Hurricane Katrina, I only had a couple week's worth of birth control pills left. I had gotten a job in Kentucky immediately, so they based my payments off the $15,000 or so annual income from that job. The total cost for 13 months of birth control pills, an exam and pap smear, and a year's worth of multivitamins was $19-- and payment of that was optional. Doesn't hurt to check to see what the costs would be in your area. |
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I get the generic form of Seasonalle--called Jolessa. Being that it is generic and for three months at a time I pay $10 every three months (I have BCBS) I used to pay $20 a month for Ortho tricyclen lo. I save $200 a year plus however much on pads and tampons each month, Last Edited on: 4/18/09 3:02 PM ET - Total times edited: 1 |
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I take Sprintec, which is the generic for Ortho Cyclen ($9 at Walmart) and it's working great. The health department usually works on a sliding scale, they ask for one or two check stubs and base the payment on that. Since I am a stay at home mom, I got it free. I pay the $9 now because I have two kids and the health department is 40 min away so it's too much of an adventure for me, haha. |
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As a completely free method of birth control (though you have to control yourself for a few days each month) check out Taking Charge of Your Fertility by Weschler. I've only been using it about two months, but I know several people who have used it for years. You just need to actually pay attention every day for a couple minutes. |
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