Drug store staff often encounter customers who come to the pharmacy to buy contraceptives during the service process in the store.
Some customers will ask: All of them are contraceptives, why are the prices so different, some dozens of dollars, some more than 100?
Other customers will ask: The contraceptive pill I want to buy is out of stock / no active price, can I buy another contraceptive pill, and the contraceptive I bought before Mixed with medicine?
As a pharmacy employee, how would you answer these questions from customers?
Why do birth control pills vary in price
in Pharmacies have a wide variety of birth control pills with varying prices. The reason is mainly because these three points are different, resulting in the vastly different prices of contraceptives.
1. Original research and generics
Original research drugs are A lot of money is invested in basic research and development, clinical trials, etc., and patent fees may also be incurred. Generic drugs do not have these costs, and the relative price is much lower.
2. Different production processes
the same ingredients Contraceptives, due to the different excipients used by each manufacturer, the production process and process are different, and the price will also be different.
3. Different sales policies and purchasing channels
Each manufacturer has a specific sales policy, and there are certain discounts for customers with large purchases, and well-known brand chains enjoy certain advantages. Therefore, even though they are all chain pharmacies, there are certain differences in the price of the same drug.
Although there are different degrees of price differences between different brands of contraceptives, the drugs are tested by various physical and chemical indicators before leaving the factory. Medicines are safe to use.
Can different brands of contraceptives be mixed?
Currently, the more common contraceptives on the market include short-acting contraceptives and emergency contraceptives, and there are differences between different brands of contraceptives. Customers can be forgiven for being “stupidly indistinguishable”, and the pharmacy people know it.
1. Short-acting contraceptives vs emergency contraceptives
< span>Short-acting contraceptives are composed of estrogen and progesterone, the common ones are ethinyl estradiol cyproterone tablets, desogestrel ethinyl estradiol tablets, drospirenone ethinyl estradiol tablets and so on. Emergency contraceptives only contain progesterone.
The short-acting contraceptive pill is a conventional contraceptive method that can be used for a long time. Emergency contraception is a morning-after pill, a method of contraception used to prevent pregnancy after unprotected sex. Not as a regular method of contraception.
2. Different brands of short-acting contraceptives cannot be mixed together
Different brands of short-acting contraceptives contain different progestins. For example, compound cyproterone acetate tablets (Duff) contain ethinyl estradiol 35ug, cyproterone 2mg. Maflon contains 30 ug of ethinyl estradiol and 150 ug of desogestrel. Cyprogesterone and desogestrel are progestins with different pharmacological effects.
Therefore, although they are all short-acting contraceptives, different brands of short-acting contraceptives have different ingredients and different effects, so they cannot be mixed.
7 little questions about birth control pills to keep in mind
Q1: I am bleeding after taking short-acting contraceptives, can I continue to take it?
Users may experience irregular vaginal bleeding during the first few weeks of taking short-acting contraceptives. Generally, bleeding symptoms will disappear with continued medication.
However, some women still experience irregular bleeding after continuing to take the medicine. For these women, it is recommended to go to the hospital for examination as soon as possible to rule out the possibility of other diseases.
Q2: I often take oral contraceptives, will it harm my body?
Short-acting contraceptives are metabolized quickly in the body. 3 days will be metabolized. However, taking emergency contraceptives multiple times in a short period of time (more than 2 times in a month) may cause menstrual disorders and cause great harm to the body.
Q3: Will people gain weight after taking birth control pills?
The estrogen contained in birth control pills may indeed cause water and sodium retention, progesterone affects anabolism, and some women may gain weight .
Fourth-generation contraceptives, such asspironol ethinyl estradiol tablets, can effectively suppress this side effect.
Q4: What should I supplement while taking contraceptives?
Long-term oral short-acting contraceptives will consume vitamins in the bodyB2 and B6, vitamin C, etc., folic acid Absorption is also affected. Therefore, when taking short-acting contraceptives, users should eat more vegetables and fruits, and can also take nutritional supplements such as multivitamins appropriately.
Q5: Can I drink alcohol after taking the contraceptive pill?
A small amount of alcohol will not affect the effectiveness of birth control pills. However, if you drink or vomit after taking medicine, it may affect the absorption of contraceptives, thereby affecting the effectiveness of contraceptionfruit.
Q6: I have high blood pressure, can I take birth control pills?
Some users have reported symptoms of high blood pressure after taking short-acting contraceptives. As for patients with high blood pressure, other safe forms of contraception are recommended.
Q7: I heard that birth control pills can cure acne, is it true?
Progestins with anti-androgenic effects, such as ethinyl estradiol cyproterone tablets, can be used For the treatment of moderate to severe acne and hirsutism caused by androgen sensitivity in women of childbearing age, it should be used under the guidance of a dermatologist.
(This article is for professional reference only)
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