Tri-Legest Fe Coupons & Prices

Looking for a Tri-Legest Fe coupon? Tri-Legest Fe is Teva's branded generic of Estrostep Fe, a triphasic combined birth control pill that contains norethindrone acetate and ethinyl estradiol, plus seven brown ferrous fumarate (iron) tablets that complete the 28-day pack. There is no manufacturer savings card for it, and the cash price for the same 28-day pack can differ a great deal from one pharmacy to the next, even between stores a few blocks apart. Rx.com compares prices at more than 60,000 pharmacies so you can see what today's price looks like near you before you fill. Enter your ZIP above to see today's price.

What is Tri-Legest Fe and how does it work?

Tri-Legest Fe is a combined oral contraceptive. It pairs a progestin (norethindrone acetate) with an estrogen (ethinyl estradiol). It is called triphasic because the estrogen dose steps up across the cycle rather than staying flat. Each 28-day pack contains 5 light pink tablets (1 mg norethindrone acetate / 20 mcg ethinyl estradiol), 7 light yellow tablets (1 mg / 30 mcg), 9 light blue tablets (1 mg / 35 mcg), and then 7 brown tablets that are ferrous fumarate 75 mg. The brown tablets are the non-hormonal placebo week. The iron in them serves no therapeutic purpose and is not a treatment for anemia; it is simply there to make the 28-day habit easier to keep.

The FDA-approved uses of this tablet are (1) prevention of pregnancy in women who elect to use a combined oral contraceptive, and (2) treatment of moderate acne vulgaris in females 15 years and older who have started menstruating, want oral contraception, have no contraindications to combined oral contraceptive therapy, and have not responded to topical acne medicines. Like other combined pills, clinicians also prescribe it off-label for things such as cycle regulation, heavy or painful periods, PMDD symptoms, endometriosis pain, and PCOS-related concerns. Whether any of that fits you is a conversation for your own prescriber, not a decision to make from a web page.

Tri-Legest Fe cost without insurance and how to compare

There is no manufacturer savings card for Tri-Legest Fe, so if you are paying cash the main lever you have is where you fill it. Pharmacy cash prices for the identical 28-day pack are not standardized: independents, grocery chains, big-box stores, and the large drugstore chains can all land in very different places for the same product on the same day. That is why the comparison step actually matters, and why it is worth re-checking rather than assuming your usual pharmacy is still the best answer.

Some plans cover FDA-approved contraception with no copay, so it is worth checking your insurance first. If you have no coverage, or your plan does not cover this specific product, a discount price may be lower than what you would otherwise pay. Enter your ZIP above to see today's price at pharmacies near you, and compare a few before you transfer your prescription. Rx.com checks more than 60,000 pharmacies, and a coupon price cannot be combined with insurance, so use whichever is genuinely cheaper for you.

Tri-Legest Fe vs. Estrostep Fe and other options

Estrostep Fe is the reference brand; Tri-Legest Fe is Teva's branded generic of that same triphasic norethindrone acetate / ethinyl estradiol formulation with ferrous fumarate tablets. Tilia Fe is another therapeutically similar branded generic of the same regimen. If your prescription is written for one of these, ask your pharmacist which equivalent product they stock, since price and availability often differ by product and by store.

Many other combined pills use the same two hormones but in a single fixed strength for the active weeks rather than a graduated one, including Junel Fe, Microgestin Fe, Larin Fe, and Blisovi Fe. Norethindrone alone is a progestin-only pill and works differently, with different rules for use. These are not interchangeable on your own initiative; switching pills is a prescriber's call. If cost is the reason you are considering a change, bring the compared prices to your appointment.

Safety information to know

Boxed warning: cigarette smoking increases the risk of serious cardiovascular events from combined oral contraceptive use. That risk rises with age, especially over 35, and with the number of cigarettes smoked. Combined oral contraceptives are contraindicated in women over 35 who smoke. Tri-Legest Fe should not be used if you have or have had blood clots (venous thromboembolism) or a thrombogenic disorder, cerebrovascular or coronary artery disease, uncontrolled high blood pressure, migraine with aura (or any migraine if you are over 35), diabetes with vascular complications or lasting more than 20 years, current or past breast cancer or another estrogen- or progestin-sensitive cancer, liver tumors or acute liver disease, undiagnosed abnormal uterine bleeding, or if you are pregnant. It is also contraindicated with hepatitis C treatment containing ombitasvir/paritaprevir/ritonavir because of the risk of liver enzyme elevation.

The label's other warnings include arterial and venous clotting events such as heart attack, stroke, deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism, raised blood pressure, liver tumors, gallbladder disease, a possible small increase in breast cancer risk, high triglycerides with pancreatitis, and higher clot risk around surgery or long periods of immobility. Tri-Legest Fe does not protect against HIV or other sexually transmitted infections. Effectiveness can drop if you miss doses or take enzyme-inducing medicines such as rifampin, certain seizure drugs, or St. John's wort. This is a summary, not medical advice; read the full label and talk with your doctor or pharmacist about your own history.