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Generic Brand BC Pills from Planned Parenthood
I'm a 18 year old college kid with no income and I can't afford to pay $50+ every month for brand name BC pills. I was wondering if anyone is taking a generic brand for Loestrin 24 Fe and how it is (Any negative side effects, weight gain, etc.) and what the name for it is.
If not for Loestrin 24, just any generic brand BC pills (name please)
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If you go to your doctor and tell them you are having income issues and it is a nessecity to be on birth control they will work with you. Me personally I am on generic birth control called Microgestin, to me it works great. No weight gain, no problems the only problem i can say is emotional issues i have the tendency to cry over small issues. Talk to your doctor! hope this helped - Angie
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Peeps' answer basically said it all. I'll just add that, from personal experience, it doesn't matter if it's brand name or not, what matters is what pill works best for you. One of my friends reacted oddly to every brand name but loves a generic; I was switched to a generic and started showing symptoms of depression. The "ideal" pill won't give you crazy mood swings, will regulate your period like it's supposed to, etc.
Also, does your college have you on some semblance of a health insurance plan? Check it out- you might already be paying for it. They can write you prescriptions & your copay will likely be cheaper there, unless PP charges based on income (I honestly have no idea how that part works sorry).
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It is currently under the protection of patents that prevent any generic Loestrin 24 Fe from being manufactured in the United States. The first patent for Loestrin 24 Fe currently expires in July 2014. However, Warner Chilcott, the creators of this hormonal birth control pill, has an agreement with Watson Pharmaceuticals that will permit Watson to make a generic version as early as January 2014.
Your best bet is to talk with your doctor about making the contraceptive switch. You can't just magically stop one birth control pill and pick up another one without worry of side effects or other changes. Many pills are taken entirely different ways. Many have higher or lower dosages of synthetic hormones.
The generic forms, typically, do the basic things the name-brand forms do. There shouldn't be any noticeable difference in changing from a name-brand to a generic form.
"FDA regulations state that generics must contain the same medicines as the brand-name versions. The medicine must be absorbed by the body at the same rate and in the same amount. Basically, generic drugs must work just like the brand-name ones. It's just that the pills and packages look different. Sometimes, you'll need a bit of technical knowledge to see that the medicines really are the same: the brand name one might list ingredients in micrograms, while the generic uses milligrams.
In spite of the FDA regulations, patients and doctors occasionally report different results from generic vs. brand name pills. This may have to do with the "vehicle" the medicine is delivered in; although the drug is the same, the other ingredients in the pill might be different. Most of the time, though, you won't notice any difference.
One particular concern about generic birth control prescriptions is that the actual amount of medication in each pill might vary more than in brand name medicines. Actually, this hasn't been well studied. The FDA says that the medication should be equivalent to the brand-name version. If it's true that there is a bigger difference from pill to pill, however, it could cause side effects in women who are sensitive to hormone variations."
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Talk with your doctor.
Here are some generic brands of hormonal contraceptive pills:
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