"Be smart, be safe, be sure" - The revised pregnancy prevention program(SM) for women on isotretinoin

Preventing unintended pregnancy is currently an unsolved problem in the Uni ted States, especially among teens. However, successful programs to minimiz e unintended pregnancy do exist and can serve as a model for other efforts. One such program is the Pregnancy Prevention Program(SM), for use when pre scribing isotretinoin to women with childbearing potential. Isotretinoin is a known teratogen and is prescribed disproportionately to teens, who are a t higher risk of unintended pregnancy. The program has shown impressive eff ectiveness despite these handicaps, but since exposure to isotretinoin is s o harmful to the fetus and some women still become pregnant while taking th e drug, the program has been revised to reduce the failure rate further.