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“I’m going to pharmacy.” For pharmacy they have to let you in no questions asked. Most likely for privacy reasons. Say you are there for a prescription/pickup medication and they let you through.
THIS Depends on your state and Costco.
Costco sells generic plan B for $5 and no membership is needed for purchase.
COSTCO Member Medications List
https://www.costco.com/CMPPDrugListDisplayView
LEVONORGESTREL; ETHINYL ESTRADIOL (LEE voh nor jes trel; ETH in il es tra DYE ole) prevents ovulation and pregnancy. It belongs to a group of medications called oral contraceptives. It is a combination of the hormones estrogen and progestin. $50.99
SoCal Costco will only sell with membership because it’s considered over the counter, therefore it’s a Costco membership purchase, not a pharmacy purchase.
Non-members can use make purchases with a Costco gift card. Get a member to purchase a gift card on your behalf, and you’re good to go. (Works for gas too.)
Run it through your insurance without a prescription in order to get it for FREE.
Call the Costco Pharmacy and ask about limits before going maybe you want to buy 10 at a time. Plan B has a shelf life of about 4yrs if kept in a cool dry place.
If you weigh more than 155 lbs, plan b will be less effective (may not work). If you weigh more than 195 lbs, plan b is unlikely to work at all.
Can you take a double dose to compensate?
Can a woman take two?
What would be a woman’s option if she’s over the weight limit?
If you’re over 155lbs so you’d need to take 2 of them.
Ella, which is Rx-only, is a different emergency contraceptive that’s more effective for 150 lb+
Ella is another emergency contraception pill that may work better. If you weigh 195 pounds or more, emergency contraception pills may not work for you at all.”
Note that Ella is still Rx only, unlike plan b
From Planned Parenthood: “If you take an emergency contraception pill with levonorgestrel (like Plan B One Step, Take Action, My Way, and others) and you weigh more than 165 pounds, it may not work.
Free at planned parenthood!
Also, the pills only delay ovulation not prevent implantation. So if ovulation has already occurred the pill will not be effective in preventing pregnancy.
Plan B serves two primary purposes: to delay ovulation and/or prevent an egg from implanting. It is not an “abortion pill” because it prevents a pregnancy from occurring. It doesn’t terminate an existing pregnancy.
Plan B is $70 at a local CVS
Plan B was $50 at Walmart
Additional tip: Nurx does generic Plan B for $15 or Ella for $60 (or less if you have insurance). They also do cheap regular birth control if you need that. Costplusdrugs (the Mark Cuban pharmacy)
Most places will sell a generic version for anywhere from $8 to $20. The real LPT is that some insurers will now pay for it. Get a script from the doctor and keep one at home for when you might need it.
Check plancpills.org for other mail order options
Plan C provides up-to-date information on how people in the U.S. are accessing at-home abortion pill options online.
Mifepristone And Misoprostol: Understanding The Medical Abortion Pill.
The Abortion Pill Procedure that is most frequently performed today in the US and many countries around the world consists of using the combination of Mifepristone and Misoprostol
Remember about #surveillance
get a P.O.box – delete pregnancy apps – get guys to download pregnancy apps and turn the data into garbage.
These states allow you to legally buy alcohol from Costco without a membership: (So just tell them you’re buying booze. Or, better yet, buy some booze too! )
Arizona
California
Connecticut
Delaware
Hawaii
Indiana
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
New York
Texas
Vermont