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WHY IS THE PILL SO EXPENSIVE?!

post #1 of 51
2/14/07 at 8:46pm
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so is it just me or did the price just increase double? today i picked up a 3month supply of yasmin from my obgyn and it cost me around $65!! a year ago i purchased the same amount and it was only around $30. what's the deal?!

how much is it for you gals? about the same or am i just being a cheapo? haa
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post #2 of 51
2/14/07 at 10:37pm
umm my yaz costs me $30 a month so be quiet and thats through my school, at my rite aid it costs 62 a month!!!!
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post #3 of 51
2/14/07 at 10:47pm
yeah, when i used it, i paid around $70 for three months, but that's only because i got it through my mail order insurance. when i went to walgreens it was $40 a month! so yes, you are being a cheapo.
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post #4 of 51
2/14/07 at 10:53pm
my ortho-lo is now $50 a month (used to be $25)
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post #5 of 51
2/15/07 at 12:33am
wow. is this with insurance?

i buy mine in a pack of 10 packs when I go back home to Thailand, its about $30-40.
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post #6 of 51
2/15/07 at 1:09am
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^ yeah it's with kaiser. it just shocks me that it doubled in just a year
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post #7 of 51
2/15/07 at 1:30am
Do they have a generic yet for Yaz? I was taking seasonal which made me gain 20 pounds that I am trying so hard to loose. A generic came out for seasonal and was half the price.
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post #8 of 51
2/15/07 at 1:43am
omg, even with insurance its THAT much? i have no idea. i use my school's international student insurance and never bought the pill here yet.
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post #9 of 51
2/15/07 at 9:02am
Mine is currently $18 a month through my university health center. I think it was about the same with Planned Parenthood. At my undergrad university it was $4 a month for awhile, then they raised it to $6 a month.
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post #10 of 51
2/15/07 at 9:51am
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Originally Posted by feifei87 View Post
my ortho-lo is now $50 a month (used to be $25)
ortho is soo expensive. my jaw dropped with the price increase. thankfully i'm not on the pill anymore though
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post #11 of 51
2/15/07 at 1:25pm
Yeah. My ortho-lo is $30 a month with insurance. And has done crazy things to my cycle I would love to go off, but I doubt we would be responsible enough...........not ready for baby #2 just yet....
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post #12 of 51
2/15/07 at 2:29pm
Yikes, my Cyclessa is $5 a month with insurance...
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post #13 of 51
2/15/07 at 2:34pm
I would say that it has gone up due to advertising. I see Yaz adds all the time so you know it costs a shitload.

If you listen to the Nazonex add (the one with the bee) you can tell it is Antonio Banderas. That makes that drug even more expensive.
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post #14 of 51
2/15/07 at 2:58pm
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a friend of mine jsut got her ortho for FREE! it's with her own family insurance though, not the university plan
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post #15 of 51
2/15/07 at 3:45pm
Finally something that's cheaper in Sweden than the US. Sure it depends on where you live but in most counties here the pill or any other bc is free until you turn 20. After that I paid $55 for 13 months of the pill. The IUD which I've got now is free no matter what age you are.
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post #16 of 51
2/15/07 at 6:30pm
yea I don't think there's a generic for Yaz its too new
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post #17 of 51
2/15/07 at 10:23pm
There's been a huge shortage of many low-dose pills, so that could explain it.

Don't go generic on BC pills. Many ob/gyns swear they see many more women get pregnant on them than with brand name ones. I can't verify this but I read that generics only need to have 80% or so of the active ingredients. If you're dealing with low-dose pills, that could be bad.
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post #18 of 51
2/15/07 at 11:49pm
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Originally Posted by Rivkah View Post
There's been a huge shortage of many low-dose pills, so that could explain it.

Don't go generic on BC pills. Many ob/gyns swear they see many more women get pregnant on them than with brand name ones. I can't verify this but I read that generics only need to have 80% or so of the active ingredients. If you're dealing with low-dose pills, that could be bad.
generics are just the same!My husband, father in law and 2 brother in laws are all pharmacists, believe me, they are just as good!
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post #19 of 51
2/16/07 at 12:24am
i get all my BC at planned parenthood for free!
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post #20 of 51
2/16/07 at 12:28am
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^ unfortunately pp always checks what insurance i have and always refuse to service me because of kaiser! i've tried to get around it atleast 7 times already and they continue to reject me! hahaaa
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post #21 of 51
2/16/07 at 7:14am
yasmin is considered a 'cosmetic' pill therefore it will always be more expensive than regular pills.

that being said, americans get robbed when it comes to medication. im on diane, which is considered cosmetic, is NOT subsidised by the aus government and isnt covered by insurance. i pay 40 bucks for a 3 month supply. so thats like $30USD for 3 months.
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post #22 of 51
2/16/07 at 11:25am
These are not my words but I find that I agree with this...........

"The reason Americans pay so much for drugs is nearly all other countries use price controls at levels that do not adequately fund new drug development. The vast majority of those costs, therefore, are paid by American consumers since we do not have price controls. A new, non-orphan drug costs between $200-400 million to get to market. When you include the fact only one of ten drug ideas make it to market, the average cost for each new marketed drug approaches the $800 million number made popular by the Tufts Institute study."

If there is no incentive for new drug development none will be developed. It sucks but the US foots the bill for the rest of the world as far as drug development goes because the companies know what it can not make in other countries can be made up by charging people in the US more.
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post #23 of 51
2/16/07 at 7:35pm
Wow...you guys pay a lot for BC. I pay $10 for a 4 month supply....which is double what I used to pay! I am not on Yasmin, though I am on Norinyl which I think is some sort of generic brand.
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post #24 of 51
2/16/07 at 7:56pm
i pay $10/month for mine
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post #25 of 51
2/16/07 at 8:53pm
ah yes, good ole drug companies blaming the 'other' countries. when are they just going to admit that they are just greedy? the only reason americans get charged so much is because the drug companies know they can get away with it. its got nothing to do with recouping costs of drug development, they can do that easily without ridiculous prices.
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