iPLEDGE Dispense Window (Isotretinoin)
The last day isotretinoin may be dispensed under iPLEDGE.
Open the tool → Runs in your browser. Data leaves only if you deliberately send a problem report from the interactive tool.
Example
- Patient can get pregnant
- Yes
- Specimen collection date
- 2024-03-01
- Date to check
- 2024-03-05
Result: Do not dispense after March 7, 2024, 11:59 pm Eastern Time: Day 1 is the specimen collection on March 1, 2024, and Day 7 is the last day. On March 5, 2024 the window is open for 2 more days.
The tool opens with these values already filled in. Replace them with your own.
What you enter
- Patient can get pregnant
- Specimen collection date, or office visit date if the patient cannot get pregnant (YYYY-MM-DD)
- First prescription of the course
- Date to check (YYYY-MM-DD; blank for today)
How this is calculated
Citation
iPLEDGE REMS Pharmacist and Patient Guides: Day 1 is the specimen collection date and the window closes 11:59 pm ET on Day 7; 30 days from the visit if the patient cannot get pregnant. FDA: the February 9, 2026 modification applies from November 15, 2026. Read the source ↗
A reference and educational tool. Not medical, legal, or financial advice, and not a substitute for clinician judgment.