Allergan to offer Liletta IUD at discount to VA

DUBLIN — Allergan on Monday announced the launch of its “Liletta Access on the Front Line” initiative, which is aimed at allowing active duty and retired military members better access to long-acting reversible contraception. 

 

The initiative will see Allergan offering its Liletta IUD to military treatment facilities and Veterans Affairs hospitals at a Federal Supply Schedule price of $55.83. According to VA estimates, the price range for IUD costs to the military is $350 to $650 per device. Additionally, according to a recent article in Contraception, 59% of women in the military don’t discuss contraception with a healthcare provider before being deployed. Once deployed, a third of them can’t obtain their birth control and 41% have difficulty refilling their birth control prescriptions. 

 

“As a leader in women's healthcare, Allergan is taking bold steps to help overcome barriers to patient access to IUDs in order to provide women with affordable, and accessible birth control options,” Allergan’s women’s healthcare VP Aimee Lenar said. “This military initiative provides servicewomen with information and access to make educated and cost-effective birth control decisions.”