When asked if the reason for the higher price was due to the provision of consultations, Boots did not respond with a comment. Boots, the UK pharmacy and health and beauty retailer, is facing a boycott after refusing to reduce the cost of the morning-after pill. While Tesco and Superdrug cut the price of the emergency contraceptive by half in response to a campaign by the British Pregnancy Advisory Service (BPAS), Boots refused to do so for fear of “incentivising inappropriate use”. The BPAS has called on Boots to drop its policy that prevents women from taking their pills at home if they are not using them within 72 hours or risk losing access to them. Superdrug charges £13.49 for a generic version. Boots charges £28.25, whilst in France the cost is just £5.50. BPAS referred to Boots’ decision as “patronising and insulting”.
Boots, the UK pharmacy and health and beauty retailer, is facing a boycott after refusing to reduce the cost of the morning-after pill. While Tesco and Superdrug cut the price of the emergency contraceptive by half in response to a campaign by the British Pregnancy Advisory Service (BPAS), Boots refused to do so for fear of “incentivising inappropriate use”. The BPAS has called on Boots to drop its policy that prevents women from taking their pills at home if they are not using them within 72 hours or risk losing access to them. Superdrug charges £13.49 for a generic version. Boots charges £28.25, whilst in France the cost is just £5.50. BPAS referred to Boots’ decision as “patronising and insulting”.