Then-eighth grader Kate Whitefield glanced down at her pregnancy test result — tossing the “negative” to the side. Well, obviously. She knew a positive result was impossible and thought it was unnecessary for her to be on birth control. To her, it was simply a “formality” she had to follow to take Isotretinoin, better known as Accutane. Though, taking a pregnancy test at each dermatologist appointment is actually an iPledge requirement — a program used to prevent pregnancy in people taking Isotretinoin — even for those being sexually inactive. “I was 14,” Whitefield said. “I assure you, [pregnancy] was not a risk in any way, shape or form. But I still had to do all that stuff.” As a 14 year old, she felt like she had no choice. The heavily researched skincare routine packed with dermatologist recommended cleansers and prescription-grade topical creams that she had been using two to three times a day since fifth grade was no longer effective. Accutane, a drug used to treat sever...