The Pill
The Pill
Does anyone know if the contraceptive pill is available at pharmacies without a prescription? Am not in the Spanish health care system and my UK supply will soon run out. Don't want to add to the population just now! A friend buys her HRT drugs over the counter this way so am hoping it's the same for the pill?
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They are available over the counter in most pharmacies. You may have difficulty getting the same brand you used in the UK, so it is worth taking the packaging so that they can offer a suitable alternative.
It normally costs up €10 for one month.
It normally costs up €10 for one month.
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Just to update on this one: I was able to purchase no more than 2 packets of Microgynon at a time from the pharmacy without a prescription, over 5 euros a packet. I've since found an online site in the Netherlands http://online-apotheek.startspot.nl/ and it works out cheaper even with p+p if you buy, say a year's worth in one go!
The packet available from the pharmacy was one month's worth - so you can buy only 2 months' worth at a time without a prescription.
From the online store a packet is 3 months' worth.
Obviously if you are buying without prescription from wherever, the onus is on you to have your blood pressure checked. I have this done at a local private doctor's clinic along with smear tests etc. I could get her to issue me with a prescription but have found the online purchase to be cheaper in the meantime. I don't even know if they'd be any cheaper with a prescription.
From the online store a packet is 3 months' worth.
Obviously if you are buying without prescription from wherever, the onus is on you to have your blood pressure checked. I have this done at a local private doctor's clinic along with smear tests etc. I could get her to issue me with a prescription but have found the online purchase to be cheaper in the meantime. I don't even know if they'd be any cheaper with a prescription.
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