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* Shanghai Lianhua Fosun Pharmacy 上海联华复星药房 | * Shanghai Lianhua Fosun Pharmacy 上海联华复星药房 | ||
* [http://www.parkwayhealth.cn/ Parkway Health]: "carries the Big Four over at its pharmacies, but you’ll need to set up a consultation with a doctor before you can buy it there. A pharmacist here explained to me that the pills they carry are manufactured in this country by Bayer (Germany) and Merck (United States)."<ref>[http://www.smartshanghai.com/articles/wellbeing/rx-buying-birth-control-pills SmartShanghai: RX: Buying Birth Control Pills]</ref> | * [http://www.parkwayhealth.cn/ Parkway Health]: "carries the Big Four over at its pharmacies, but you’ll need to set up a consultation with a doctor before you can buy it there. A pharmacist here explained to me that the pills they carry are manufactured in this country by Bayer (Germany) and Merck (United States)."<ref>[http://www.smartshanghai.com/articles/wellbeing/rx-buying-birth-control-pills SmartShanghai: RX: Buying Birth Control Pills]</ref> | ||
* [shanghai.ufh.com.cn/department_city/pharmacy United Family]: "carries them too, though their pharmacist tells us that the versions they have are imported, so they’re a bit more costly: Diane-35 (150rmb), Yasmin (231rmb), Marvelon 63rmb), Mercilon (108rmb) and Postinor (81rmb). They also have a triphasic offering too, locally-made: 左炔诺孕酮炔雌醇(三相)片 —it translates directly as “levonorgestrel ethinylestradiol (three phase)—at 100rmb a box. Again, if you want to get your pills here, then you’ll need a prescription after meeting with one of United’s doctors for a consultation." | * [http://shanghai.ufh.com.cn/department_city/pharmacy United Family]: "carries them too, though their pharmacist tells us that the versions they have are imported, so they’re a bit more costly: Diane-35 (150rmb), Yasmin (231rmb), Marvelon 63rmb), Mercilon (108rmb) and Postinor (81rmb). They also have a triphasic offering too, locally-made: 左炔诺孕酮炔雌醇(三相)片 —it translates directly as “levonorgestrel ethinylestradiol (three phase)—at 100rmb a box. Again, if you want to get your pills here, then you’ll need a prescription after meeting with one of United’s doctors for a consultation." | ||
'''Warning''': Some pharmacies in Shanghai have reportedly sold fake pills. So, if possible, try to purchase from a larger, well-known pharmacy. | '''Warning''': Some pharmacies in Shanghai have reportedly sold fake pills. So, if possible, try to purchase from a larger, well-known pharmacy. | ||