Birth Control - Pick-up and Purchases

Birth control is available at the Middlesex-London Health Unit when prescribed by a physician from the Health Unit's Birth Control Clinic or with an original prescription from another health care provider.  We will also accept a completed Consent to Dispense form from your health care provider.  Please fax prescriptions to 519-663-8273.

Please allow 24 to 48 hours for the Health Unit to receive and process a prescription from your health care provider.  If you plan to fill a prescription from The Clinic at the pharmacy, please allow 24 to 48 hours for the Health Unit to fax a prescription to your pharmacy.

Pick-up Hours
Birth control is available for pick-up at the Middlesex-London Health Unit, at both locations in London and Strathroy.

• 355 Wellington St., London, ON (inside Citi Plaza):
• Monday - 8:30 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.
• Tuesday - 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
• Wednesday - 8:30 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.
• Thursday - 8:30 a.m. to 4: 30 p.m.
• Friday - 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
• 51 Front St E, Strathroy, ON (inside The Shops on Sydenham):
• Thursdays 11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. and 2:00 - 4:00 p.m.

Prescriptions and Expiry Dates

If your current prescription for birth control has expired, you will require another appointment. You can make an appointment at The Clinic or with a doctor of your choice.

OHIP+

Starting April 1, 2019, the government is focusing OHIP+ benefits on children and youth who do not have a private plan. Children and youth 24 years of age and under who are OHIP-insured, but who do not have a private plan, will continue to receive coverage for eligible prescription medications through OHIP+.
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