Kim Spading, a pharmacist at Iowa’s student health center, said some doctors have worked with students to switch to generic brands of birth control to keep costs down.
“To be honest, a lot of the birth control pills are so similar there is not any reason one is better than another,” she said.
But opponents of the price increase say generic brands carry possible side effects.
“I’m hearing providers frustrated by that: They can’t prescribe the best medication. They have to go by what the student can afford the pay,” said Hoban of the college health association.
Information from: The Des Moines Register, http://www.desmoinesregister.com
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