You Fib About Following Directions "Creams and pills do not work by telepathy through their containers from the bathroom countertop," says Krant. A lot of patients nod and tell their dermatologist they did everything they were told, but face washes go unused and pills go untaken.
Jaliman says that sometimes she finds out patients don't even fill their prescriptions, but they're embarrassed to tell her. "It makes me hesitate to give someone something else if I think they haven't been using the first thing I gave them. Something stronger might end up ruining their skin."
And another thing -- the strong stuff isn't always the best. "I give my patients what I think will be best for them the first time around," says Engelman. She says that if a patient doesn't use a medicine correctly and wants something else, it's not going to be as good as the initial prescription. "I'm not hiding more powerful stuff in the back."
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