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The Cost Of Contraception

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The Cost of Pregnancy Pills

Women are being forced to pay three times as much for newer birth control pills or use older products with potentially worse side effects. The most recent contraceptive options are not subsidized and they aren't on PBS the pharmaceutical benefits scheme which lists all the medicines that are subsidized by the federal government. A four-month supply of the oral contraceptive pill can cost $30 or $7.30 for a health care card holder although some generic brands are cheaper. Three-monthsupply of popular contraceptive pills still like Zoli and Yas and others they can cost $87.99 $74.99 $83.39 respectively according to data held by reproductive non-profit MSI Australia. pharmacy guild senior vice president Natalie

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