Table 1: Cost Comparison
Oral Contraceptives Cost for 1 month ($) Cost for 3 months ($) Cost for 1 year ($)
Seasonale®* N/A 142 568
Nordette®* 35.63 106.89 427.56
Levlen®* 30.99 92.97 371.88
Levora®*‡ 25.99 77.97 311.88
Depo-Provera®† N/A 52.53 210.12
*Contains 0.03 mg ethinyl estradiol/levonorgestrel 0.15 mg
† Contains progestogen
‡ Generic product
Cost adapted from www.drugstore.com. Accessed: 1/15/2004.