Read the information carefully and ask your doctor or pharmacist if you have any questions. Your doctor or pharmacist will give you the manufacturer's patient information sheet (Medication Guide) when you begin treatment with isotretinoin and each time you refill your prescription. If you do lose your card, you can ask for a replacement through the website or phone line.ĭo not donate blood while you are taking isotretinoin and for 1 month after your treatment.ĭo not share isotretinoin with anyone else, even someone who has the same symptoms that you have. Keep the card in a safe place where it will not get lost. You will need this number to fill your prescriptions and to get information from the iPLEDGE website and phone line. Your doctor will give you an identification number and card when you start your treatment. Tell your doctor if you do not understand everything you were told about isotretinoin and the iPLEDGE program or if you do not think you will be able to keep appointments or fill your prescription on schedule every month. Your pharmacist cannot dispense your medication if you come to pick it up after the allowed time period has passed. If you are a man or if you are a woman who cannot become pregnant, you must have this prescription filled and picked up within 30 days of your doctor visit. If you are a woman who can become pregnant, you will also need to have a pregnancy test in an approved lab each month and have your prescription filled and picked up within 7 days of your pregnancy test. At each visit, your doctor may give you a prescription for up to a 30-day supply of medication with no refills. You will need to see your doctor every month during your treatment to talk about your condition and the side effects you are experiencing.
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You will receive information about the risks of taking isotretinoin and must sign an informed consent sheet stating that you understand this information before you can receive the medication. Do not buy isotretinoin over the internet. All patients, including women who cannot become pregnant and men, can get isotretinoin only if they are registered with iPLEDGE, have a prescription from a doctor who is registered with iPLEDGE and fill the prescription at a pharmacy that is registered with iPLEDGE.
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There is a high risk that isotretinoin will cause loss of the pregnancy, or will cause the baby to be born too early, to die shortly after birth, or to be born with birth defects (physical problems that are present at birth).Ī program called iPLEDGE has been set up to make sure that pregnant women do not take isotretinoin and that women do not become pregnant while taking isotretinoin. Isotretinoin must not be taken by patients who are pregnant or who may become pregnant.