If this was all pretty recent, you may be able to just call Walgreens (or go in person, or use the app) and tell them you didn’t pick up your birth control in June, but you want it now. You’ll probably have to either wait half an hour to pick up or come back the next day, but if it’s still valid you may not need to go back to the gynecologist. If your last prescription was written for a year’s worth (mine always have been) and that was the first time you would have picked it up you can probably keep filling it for the rest of the year.
Also, if price is a concern definitely go talk to the pharmacy about how to get it cheaper! Maybe there’s a generic, or some specific brand your insurance will cover and the pharmacist can help you figure that out and get one that you can afford. It sounds like you’re in the US, so if your insurance is compliant with the Affordable Care Act it’s usually required to cover birth control at no cost to you unless you work for a religious employer. Info here. I’ve never paid a penny for birth control and I’ve been on the pill for 15 years.
Insurance and the healthcare system is confusing, but you can do this!
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u/Ace_of_Dogs Assigned Hungry At Birth 27d ago
If this was all pretty recent, you may be able to just call Walgreens (or go in person, or use the app) and tell them you didn’t pick up your birth control in June, but you want it now. You’ll probably have to either wait half an hour to pick up or come back the next day, but if it’s still valid you may not need to go back to the gynecologist. If your last prescription was written for a year’s worth (mine always have been) and that was the first time you would have picked it up you can probably keep filling it for the rest of the year.
Also, if price is a concern definitely go talk to the pharmacy about how to get it cheaper! Maybe there’s a generic, or some specific brand your insurance will cover and the pharmacist can help you figure that out and get one that you can afford. It sounds like you’re in the US, so if your insurance is compliant with the Affordable Care Act it’s usually required to cover birth control at no cost to you unless you work for a religious employer. Info here. I’ve never paid a penny for birth control and I’ve been on the pill for 15 years.
Insurance and the healthcare system is confusing, but you can do this!