Getting a birth control prescription online in the Philippines

Teleconsult options compared

These are the women-focused and doctor-booking platforms we compared for a birth control consult. We list what each one is, what the consult costs where the fee is public, and where the pills come from. Fees are set by each provider and can change.

Prices checked October 2026. Kindred's 2024 listed medical certificate fee was ₱550 ^[src]; its consult fee is not on its public page. For adults 18 and over.

Which one should I pick?

• You just need a refill of a pill that suits you: any licensed doctor can do this. The NowServing OB-GYN fee above is the lowest public consult fee we found.
• You want an IUD or implant later: pick a platform with clinics, like Kindred, Eluvo or Hati, so the same team can see you in person.
• You want the pills delivered: Hati links its consults to an online pharmacy. Delivery is listed for Metro Manila.
• Money is tight: your barangay health center gives pills free, subject to supply. See free birth control.

How a teleconsult works

1. Book a slot and pay on the platform. Have a valid ID ready.
2. Tell the doctor which pill you take (or want), and answer their questions: smoking, migraine with aura, past blood clots, blood pressure, breastfeeding. These decide whether a combined pill is suitable. ^[src]
3. The doctor sends the reseta (Prescription. All birth control pills need one in the Philippines.) as a PDF or image. Ask for the generic name and the number of packs to be written on it.
4. Take it or upload it to a licensed pharmacy.

If you have never taken the pill, or if you have new symptoms, an in-person visit may be better because the doctor can take your blood pressure. Our prescription guide has a copy-paste script for the call.

What an e-prescription is

An e-prescription is a prescription sent electronically instead of handed over on paper. In March 2020 the DOH and the National Privacy Commission issued telemedicine guidelines that treated e-prescriptions (an image, or a text message from the doctor's registered number) as equivalent to paper, for the quarantine period. ^[src]

In December 2020, FDA Circular 2020-037 reissued the rules: a PDF or JPEG with the doctor's e-signature, name, PRC licence number and PTR number, which pharmacies had to accept. That circular was valid until 12 September 2021. ^[src]

What pharmacies accept today

Here is the honest picture, as of October 2026:

• In practice, uploaded prescriptions work for pills. TGP asks you to upload the prescription at checkout. ^[src] Watsons asks you to email it with your order number. ^[src]
• Some pharmacies still want the original. Watsons asks you to present the original prescription when you receive the order. ^[src] Ask your doctor if they can give you a signed copy or courier one.
• The law has not fully caught up. We did not find a current, post-pandemic FDA circular that makes e-prescriptions permanent for all medicines, and a national Telehealth Act has not been signed. [TODO: source: current FDA or DOH rule on e-prescription validity, and status of telehealth bills]
• Pills are not "dangerous drugs". The stricter paper-only rule for dangerous drugs does not cover contraceptives. [TODO: source: Inquirer, physical prescription forms required again for S2 drugs (21 Jul 2023)]

Only FDA-licensed drugstores with a physical outlet may take online orders. ^[src] The FDA publishes a list of drugstores approved for online ordering and delivery. ^[src] Never order pills from marketplace or social media sellers.

Privacy

Many Filipinas choose teleconsults because they feel more private than asking at a crowded counter. Filipinas on Reddit describe feeling exposed when a pharmacy called out their medicine by name. ^[src]

• The platform and the doctor will keep a medical record. The 2020 telemedicine guidelines were issued with the National Privacy Commission and set out how patient data should be protected. ^[src]
• Read each platform's privacy notice before booking. Ask what is stored and who can see it.
• Take the call somewhere you can talk freely. Chat consults are an option if you cannot speak out loud.
• Our own tools never send your answers anywhere. See privacy by design.

Teleconsults are for adults 18 and over

The consult links on this site are for adults 18 and over. Under the RH Law as decided by the Supreme Court in 2014, minors need a parent's or guardian's consent for family planning services, except in emergencies. ^[src]