College OTR: Birth Control Prices Double at UHS, and You Say the Economy Doesn't Affect You

Birth Control Prices Double at UHS, and You Say the Economy Doesn't Affect You

Posted by Johnny Quest 09/09/2008 10:13 AM
Category: Tags: birth control, emo

Emo girl is sad about the news...

Well bad news for half the campus, UHS has just jacked up the price of popular birth control pill Ortho Tri-Cyclen Lo from $21 to $50 for a month’s supply. Girls around campus have been heard to sigh in disgust while guys have been heard to collectively say “not my problem.”

Apparently UHS has been keeping prices at the low, low price of $21 for so long because they bought an 18 month supply at the price last year, because they knew prices were going to be raised. But you U of M crazies have been having too much sex (I’m looking at you EK), so now they ran out of their stockpile and now it’s the new fabulous price of $50.

The good news is, the generic version of Ortho is still pretty cheap at $24.The two pills are supposed to be identical, but do you really want to tell your kid someday that, “You’re here because I was so poor I had to buy generic”?

+ 4 comments

Anonymous says,

generic drugs work just as well. Name brand drugs are an ethics issue. Drugs are created to serve a certain health purpose. To slap a name brand on that just to charge more is ridiculous. After a certain amount of years, generics are allowed to be made, and these follow the exact formulas of the original drugs. So, generic is actually the smart choice when it comes to prescription drugs. Posted 09/09/2008 3:17 PMReply

Anonymous says,

check this out for free birth control

http://michigan.gov/mdch/0,1607,7-132-2943_4853-146295--,00.html Posted 09/10/2008 10:05 AMReply

Anonymous says,

Don't be stupid. Most people who go to the University of Michigan would never, ever qualify for that, because most people who go here aren't 185% below the national poverty line. Besides, birth control isn't a necessity if you can't afford it. It's a luxury, and luxuries come at a price. Posted 09/10/2008 6:32 PMReply

Anonymous says,

kroger sells the generic for $9 a month. Posted 09/10/2008 9:36 PMReply