birth control – Island Sexual Health Society https://ishs.docu.li/ Be informed, not surprised! Mon, 26 Oct 2020 16:43:05 +0000 en hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.6 https://ishs.docu.li/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/cropped-icon-32x32.gif birth control – Island Sexual Health Society https://ishs.docu.li/ 32 32 Change to birth/bleed control pick up hours as of Nov 1, 2020 https://ishs.docu.li/2020/10/change-to-birth-bleed-control-pick-up-hours-as-of-nov-1-2020/ Mon, 26 Oct 2020 16:43:05 +0000 https://ishs.docu.li/?p=7851 Changes to birth/bleed control pick up hours beginning November 2, 2020.
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As of November 2nd, 2020 ISHS will be limiting drop-in birth/bleed control pick up hours to 12 pm-4 pm, Monday through Saturday.

If you cannot make it during those hours, please give call us 250-592-3479 to arrange a time to pick up your medication.

Please note that if you drop in outside of our designated hours you may experience an extended wait until a staff member can help you. ISHS clients can continue to pick up testing kits, condoms, lube and other non-prescription sexual health products any time the clinic is open; Monday-Saturday 9:00 am – 4: 00 pm as these do not require a dispensing procedure like prescription medications do.

]]> Notice of price increase for some birth/bleed control products https://ishs.docu.li/2020/02/notice-of-price-increase-for-some-birth-bleed-control-products/ Tue, 04 Feb 2020 21:13:33 +0000 https://ishs.docu.li/?p=7492 Due to increased manufacturer prices, on Monday Feb 10, 2020, we are increasing the cost of the following products:

  • – Alesse 28
  • – Brevicon .5/35 & 1/35
  • – Depo Provera
  • – Min-Ovral 28

The amount of increase will vary depending on the product.

We are doing our best to provide generic alternatives at a lower cost. Please ask staff for more details.

Sorry for any inconvenience this may cause. Please know that we do our very best to make supplies as accessible to our clients as possible.

]]> Changes to Our Prescription Pick Up Process https://ishs.docu.li/2018/01/changes-to-our-prescription-pick-up-process/ Tue, 16 Jan 2018 00:53:31 +0000 https://ishs.docu.li/?p=6875 Effective immediately, each time a current client visits any of our clinics to purchase/pick up birth control (prescribed by us as we do not accept outside prescriptions) will be asked to complete a contraception pickup assessment form which will be reviewed by a nurse.

Additionally, your medication will be dispensed directly to you by a clinic nurse, who will be available to answer any questions or concerns you have about your medication.

If you are having a friend, partner or family member pick up your medication, we request that you be available to complete a quick phone assessment with the nurse at the time of pick up – because this can be difficult to coordinate, we strongly encourage clients to pick up their own birth control whenever possible. If you would like to fill out the assessment ahead of time, you are welcome to print it off and bring it along for pick up to expedite the process. As a result of this new process, you may need to wait 15-20 minutes to pick up your medication; this should be no longer than the wait you would experience if you were to purchase your medication from a pharmacy.

We acknowledge that this change will be inconvenient for some clients, and we are grateful for your patience as we navigate this transition. Please let us know if you have any questions or concerns.

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