Average Wholesale Price of Oral Contraceptives1

Brand®

Generic

Content

#tablets/pack

Manufacturer

AWP ($) per pack

Alesse 21

Ethinyl estrodiol/levonorg

0.02 mg/0.1 mg

21

Wyeth-Ayerst

27.47

Alesse 28

Ethinyl estrodiol/levonorg

0.02 mg/ 0.1 mg

28

Wyeth-Ayerst

27.47

Aygestin

Norethindrone acetate

5mg

25

 

31.38

Brevicon

Ethinyl estradiol/norethin

0.035mg/0.5mg

28

Watson

26.57

Demulen 1/35-21

Ethinyl estradiol/ethynodiol

35mcg/1mg

21

Searle

29.40

Demulen 1/35-28

Ethinyl estradiol/ethynodiol

35mcg/1mg

28

Physician Total Care

27.05

Demulen 1/50-21

Ethinyl estradiol/ethynodiol

50mcg/1mg

21

Searle

32.79

Demulen 1/50-28

Ethinyl estradiol/ethynodiol

50mcg/1mg

28

Physician Total Care

30.07

Desogen

Desogestrel/ethinyl estradiol

0.15mg/0.03mg

28

Organon

23.93

Estrostep Fe

Ethinyl estradiol/norethin ace

not specified

28

Parke-Davis

28.80

Genora 0.5/35

Ethinyl estradiol/norethin

35mcg/0.5mg

28

Rugby

19.20

Genora 1/35

Ethinyl estradiol/norethin

35mcg/1mg

28

Physician Total Care

8.59

Genora 1/50

Mestranol/norethin

0.05/1mg

28

Physician Total Care

9.25

Jenest-28

Ethinyl estradiol/norethin

35mcg-0.5mg/1mg

28

Organon

21.52

Levlen

Ethinyl estradiol/levonorg

30mcg-0.15mg

28

Allscripts

26.85

Levlite 21

Ethinyl estradiol/levonorg

0.02mg-0.1mg

21

Berlex Labs

27.97

Levlite 28

Ethinyl estradiol/levonorg

0.02mg-0.1mg

28

Berlex Labs

27.97

Levora

Ethinyl estradiol/levonorg

30mcg-0.15mg

28

Watson

24.07

Loestrin 21 1.5/30

Ethinyl estradiol/norethin ace

20mcg-1.5mg

21

Parke Davis

28.80

Loestrin 21 1/20

Ethinyl estradiol/norethin ace

20mcg-1mg

21

Parke-Davis

28.80

Loestrin Fe 1.5/30

Ethinyl estradiol/norethin ace

30mcg-1.5mg

28

Compumed

23.60

Lo-Ovral-28

Ethinyl estradiol/norgestrel

30mcg-0.3mg

28

Physician Total Care

28.74

1. 1999 Redbook. Medical Economics Company. Montanvale, NJ: 1999.

Brand®

Generic

Content

#Pills/pack

Manufacturer

AWP ($) per pack

Lo/Ovral

Ethinyl estradiol/norgestrel

30mcg/0.3mg

21

Allscripts

27.49

Lo/Ovral-28

Ethinyl estradiol/norgestrel

30mcg/0.3mg

28

Allscripts or Compumed

25.00

Micronor

Norethindrone

0.35mg

28

Ortho-McNeil Pharm

33.48

Mircette

Desogestrel/ethinyl estradiol

0.15mg-0.02/0.01mg

28

Organon

27.50

Modicon

Ethinyl estradiol/norethin

35mcg/0.5mg

28

Ortho-McNeil Pharm

31.45

Necon 1/35

Mestranol/norethin

35mcg/1mg

28

Watson

19.64

Necon 1/50

Mestranol/norethin

0.05mg/1mg

28

Watson

19.64

Necon 0.5/35

Mestranol/norethin

35mcg/0.5mg

28

Watson

21.38

Necon 10/11

Mestranol/norethin

35mcg/0.5mg

28

Watson

21.38

Nelova 1/35

Ethinyl estradiol/norethin

35mcg/1mg

28

Warner Chilcott Gen

16.41

Nelova 1/50

Ethinyl estradiol/norethin

0.05mg/1mg

21

Warner Chilcott Gen

16.41

Nordette-21

Ethinyl estradiol/levonorg

30mcg/0.15mg

21

Wyeth-Ayerst

28.31

Nordette-28

Ethinyl estradiol/levonorg

30mcg/0.15mg

28

Wyeth-Ayerst

28.31

Norinyl 1/35

Ethinyl estradiol/norethin

35mcg/1mg

28

Watson

25.48

Norinyl 1/50

Ethinyl estradiol/norethin

0.05mg/1mg

28

Watson

25.76

Nor-QD

Norethindrone

0.35mg

42

Watson

30.16

Ortho-Cept

Desogestrel/ethinyl estradiol

0.15mg/0.03mg

28

Compumed

20.90

Ortho-cyclen

Ethinyl esradiol/norgestimate

35mcg-0.25mg

28

Physician Total Care

28.06

Ortho-est

Estropipate

0.75mg

1.5mg

100

100

Women First Heatlh Care

38.70

53.04

Ortho-Novum 1/35

Ethinyl estradiol/norethin

35mcg/1mg

21

Compumed

21.65

Ortho-Novum 1/50

Mestranol/norethin

0.05mg/1mg

 

28

Compumed

21.80

Ortho-Novum 10/11

Ethinyl estradiol/norethin

35mcg-0.5mg/1mg

28

Ortho-McNeil Pharm

31.45

Ortho Novum 7/7/7

Ethinyl estradiol/norethin

35mcg-0.5/0.75mg/

1mg

21

Compumed

21.80

 

Brand®

Generic

Content

#Pills/pack

Manufacturer

AWP ($) per pack

Ortho Tri Cylcen

Ethinyl estradiol/norgestimate

0.15mg/0.03mg

28

Ortho-Mcneil Pharm

28.83

Ovcon 35

Ethinyl estradiol/norethin

35mcg/0.4mg

21

Apothecon

30.84

Ovcon 50

Ethinyl estradiol/norethin

50mcg/1mg

28

Apothecon

34.03

Ovral

Ethinyl estradiol/norgestrel

50mcg/0.5mg

21

Pharma Pack

11.45

Ovral-28

Ethinyl estradiol/norgestrel

50mcg/0.5mg

28

Wyeth-Ayerst

44.89

Ovrette

Norgestrel

not specified

28

Wyeth-Ayerst

29.55

Tri-levlen

Ethinyl estradiol/levonorg

not specified

28

Compumed

24.45

Tri-Norinyl

Ethinyl estradiol/norethin

0.035-0.5mg/1mg

28

Watson

25.44

Triphasil 21

Ethinyl estradiol/levonorg

not specified

21

Wyeth-Ayerst

27.47

Triphasil 28

Ethinyl estradiol/levonorg

not specified

28

Compumed

23.40

TriVora-28

Ethinyl estradiol/levonorg

not specified

28

Watson

25.82

Zovia 1/35

Ethinyl estradiol and ethynodiol diacetate

35mcg/1mg

28

Watson

24.29

Zovia 1/50

Ethinyl estradiol and ethynodiol diacetate

50mcg/1mg

28

Watson

26.99