How to Get Free or Cheap Birth Control Pills

Birth Control pills can be expensive and with the Recession, many people are finding themselves out of work and without health care benefits. If you are in need of free or cheap birth control pills, you might want to try one of these following options:

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Prescription for Birth Control Pills

1. Visit your local Planned Parenthood (see link below, under, "Resources") or Family Planning Clinic. You can get medical examinations and birth control at affordable prices. You may even qualify for free exams and birth control pills.

2. Sam's Club and Walmart offer certain brands of birth control pills at discounted prices. Their $4 Prescription Drug Program has a $4/30 day price program and a $10/90 price program. See their website for more details. (Link below, under, "Resources.")
   
   Make sure to ask your doctor to prescribe birth control pills that are covered under the Sam's Club/Walmart $4 Prescription Drug Program in order to take advantage of this great pricing program.

3. Another option that you can try is speaking with your doctor. Tell your doctor about your current financial situation and ask if they have free samples of birth control pills that they could give to you. They may be restricted on how many free packets that they can give to you, but every little bit helps.

Tips & Warnings

• Find out what brands of birth control pills are covered by the Sam's Club - Walmart $4 Prescription Drug Program and ask your doctor to prescribe those birth control pills for you.

Resources

• Planned Parenthood
• Walmart $4 Prescription Program

[jacksjill]

on 7/13/2009 The only place I found on the internet for cheap birth control is: www.MyCycleDirect.com. The MyCycle company is the #1 online Birth Control Pharmacy

[sunshine11219]

on 3/30/2009 good tips most peole are so unaware of these companies

[Vanillatte]

on 3/28/2009 Excellent tips for finding cheap or free birth control pills!