as you are a dermatologist do you have to know a lot about chemistry so you can give the right medication to your

Question: as you are a dermatologist do you have to know a lot about chemistry so you can give the right medication to your patient?
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Asked by Yasmin to Hephzi on 10 Mar 2015.
- Hephzi Tagoe answered on 10 Mar 2015:
  
  No Yasmin, Dermatologist are doctors who have specialised in skin. I don’t deal with patients directly and don’t have to prescribe or give medication. As I mentioned before, we work with the doctors to investigate conditions no one has answers to.
  Hope it’s clear. do keep asking if not. 🙂

Question: as you are a dermatologist do you have to know a lot about chemistry so you can give the right medication to your patient?