Are patients or doctors responsible?

The doctor's role is to diagnose a condition and recommend an appropriate plan of management based on current evidence. With that information, a patient can make an informed decision. But what if the patient makes the “wrong” decision?

My friend was prescribed a corticosteroid inhaler and unbeknown to her doctor, she was only taking one puff every other day instead of two puffs twice a day. When I asked her why, she said that she didn't like the idea of having to take a drug every …