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[–] Lucidlethargy@sh.itjust.works 9 points 8 hours ago* (last edited 8 hours ago)

You can order from Costco online with no prescription or membership. You're welcome.

[–] Lennnny@lemmy.world 4 points 10 hours ago

It's funny because my good insurance (RIP) paid for my sterilization, all but $6. Seems like that's the going rate for fuckin off pregnancy

[–] MrMobius@sh.itjust.works 59 points 20 hours ago (2 children)

It's called plan B in the US? We call it "the morning-after pill" where I live. I think it's a bit more self-explanatory.

[–] oxytocin@lemmy.world 11 points 5 hours ago (2 children)

I raise you "anti-baby-pill" from Germany.

[–] MrMobius@sh.itjust.works 6 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

Really? That's a bit too… intense. I propose "postpone-baby-pill" or "baby-no-thanks-pill".

[–] oxytocin@lemmy.world 1 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

Yeah, it's pretty straightforward. I raise "baby-not-today-pill".

[–] elucubra@sopuli.xyz 3 points 2 hours ago

We could call it Fetuscide, to trigger the fuck out of fundies and other retrogrades

[–] FooBarrington@lemmy.world 2 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

I've always heard that for the normal pill, not the morning-after one.

[–] oxytocin@lemmy.world 1 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

Really? Mhm, I guess it may differ throughout Germany?

[–] FooBarrington@lemmy.world 1 points 2 hours ago

All references online also seem to point to it being the contraceptive pill: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antibabypille

[–] ThunderWhiskers@lemmy.world 72 points 20 hours ago (1 children)

It's also referred to as the morning after pill. IIRC Plan-B was a brand name.

[–] DoubleSpace@lemm.ee 24 points 19 hours ago (3 children)

Back in my day we called it RU-486. Always reminded me of a Russian computerized submarine.

[–] ayyy@sh.itjust.works 18 points 16 hours ago (2 children)

That is for an abortion, not for preventing a pregnancy from occurring. The difference is insanely and stupidly important for religious fascists.

[–] spooky2092@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 points 10 hours ago

The difference is insanely and stupidly important for religious fascists

For now. If those fucks have their way, it won't be too long before plan b is just abortion by another name, followed by contraception.

[–] emeralddawn45@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 8 hours ago

Mifepristone can also be used as an emergency contraceptive too though.

[–] ZoopZeZoop@lemmy.world 9 points 16 hours ago (1 children)
[–] DoubleSpace@lemm.ee 5 points 11 hours ago

You're right. I had been mistaken for decades.

[–] RamblingPanda@lemmynsfw.com 5 points 17 hours ago (1 children)

Open wide, here comes the submarine.

[–] ThunderWhiskers@lemmy.world 7 points 17 hours ago

Now that's what got you in this situation!

[–] Typhoonigator@lemmy.world 24 points 17 hours ago* (last edited 11 hours ago) (1 children)

~~Sadly this is no longer true of Costco where I live. You now need a membership to use their pharmacy in at least my part of the US.~~

Edit: See below, sounds like I was wrong

[–] CosmicTurtle0@lemmy.dbzer0.com 62 points 17 hours ago* (last edited 16 hours ago) (2 children)

Most front end employees do not know that federal regulations supersede their authority. Politely ask to see a manager.

Pharmacies are regulated by the FDA (for now anyway. Who knows what things will look like a month from now) and pharmacies cannot bar customers from using their services.

Edit: Here is the official Costco policy

[–] Typhoonigator@lemmy.world 31 points 17 hours ago (1 children)

Oh shit, thank you for letting me know. I'll look into this more closely and start advising people of this info. I appreciate it!

[–] CosmicTurtle0@lemmy.dbzer0.com 22 points 16 hours ago* (last edited 16 hours ago) (2 children)

You're welcome! Just remember to be polite.

Costco pays better than most retailers but they still aren't paid to be lawyers. They are likely not aware of the regulation or even their corporate policies on who gets waved through.

Iirc alcohol are the same, though often controlled at the state level so maybe different between states. Some states have regulations on warehouse memberships not being required for purchases.

[–] zer0squar3d@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 11 hours ago

This. California is one of them. You cant put alcohol behind a paid membership.

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[–] ryathal@sh.itjust.works 5 points 15 hours ago

The same is also true for liquor, though it's a state agency that enforces the laws.

[–] SatansMaggotyCumFart@lemmy.world 53 points 21 hours ago (3 children)

Six dollars?

Why have I been paying three hundred for them?

[–] WoodScientist@sh.itjust.works 59 points 20 hours ago (5 children)

You know, theoretically, it is possible to order the raw pharmaceutical ingredients to make Plan B, in bulk, directly from overseas manufacturers who don't ask too many questions. For three hundred you could order enough raw ingredients to make enough doses that you could measurably alter the birth rate of a small nation state.

[–] psion1369@lemmy.world 2 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

Do you know those ingredients? For science.

[–] WoodScientist@sh.itjust.works 4 points 3 hours ago

A standard dose for Plan B is 1.5 mg levonorgestrel, CAS #797-63-7.

[–] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.com 27 points 18 hours ago (1 children)

For three hundred you could order enough raw ingredients to make enough doses that you could measurably alter the birth rate of a small nation state.

Still a more affordable hobby than Warhammer 40k 🤷

[–] peoplebeproblems@midwest.social 17 points 16 hours ago

Yeah, but you can't play war games with the raw ingredients in plan-b.

Besides, if you spend enough on WH40k, you don't need plan-b

[–] Rivalarrival@lemmy.today 4 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

Is that what has happened to Japan?

[–] trashgirlfriend@lemmy.world 4 points 4 hours ago

No Japan just likes fax machines more than children, which is a completely valid point of view.

[–] AI_toothbrush@lemmy.zip 20 points 18 hours ago (1 children)

This comment is some lemmy gold lol

[–] programmer_belch@lemmy.dbzer0.com 15 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

It's in the water Batman! It's in the water!!

[–] WoodScientist@sh.itjust.works 9 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

Well, I didn't mean it quite that way. But if you want to compound your own Plan B, I looked into it once, and for a few hundred dollars you could make thousands of doses. And the raw active ingredients, if vacuum sealed and stored in a freezer, will last nearly indefinitely.

[–] NoSpotOfGround@lemmy.world 6 points 19 hours ago (4 children)

Sooo... what kind of wood do you normally science?

[–] WoodScientist@sh.itjust.works 5 points 18 hours ago (1 children)

Veneer-based mass timber elements!

[–] NoSpotOfGround@lemmy.world 2 points 12 hours ago

That's actually neat... You ruined my stupid innuendo! Does that kind of processing make the wood stronger than in its natural form? (assuming no defects in either)

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[–] jballs@sh.itjust.works 16 points 17 hours ago

Your mistake is not buying them in bulk.

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[–] unemployedclaquer@sopuli.xyz 6 points 17 hours ago (1 children)

I picked up abortion pills a few times doing deliveries in a really conservative area in the U.S. Mildly interesting getting a lot of weird looks because its always locked down or the head pharmacist had to give the okay

[–] echolalia@lemmy.ml 9 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

Are you talking about plan B type pills? They are not an abortifacient. Common misconception (important to correct though).

Per FDA link:

Q. Is Plan B One-Step an abortifacient (causing abortion)?

A. No. Plan B One-Step will not work if a person is already pregnant, meaning it will not affect an existing pregnancy. Plan B One-Step prevents pregnancy by acting on ovulation, which occurs well before implantation. Evidence does not support that the drug affects implantation or maintenance of a pregnancy after implantation, therefore it does not terminate a pregnancy.

[–] unemployedclaquer@sopuli.xyz 3 points 14 hours ago

I appreciate the correction. I definitely never asked for a license to dispense anything, and it was definitely FDA okay

[–] upandup@sh.itjust.works 13 points 20 hours ago* (last edited 20 hours ago)

In New York, it’s just on the store shelf. They sell it at target. Although, you do need to have an employee unlock it for you.

I was also surprised at how cheap it is.

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