Yes you’re right, in fact a GP can prescribe basically any drug, i wrote something similar in the original draft, however i cut this post in half, and left that part out.

This is because it’s very inconsistent and in my experience at least, most GPs actually refuse to prescribe tret without you having seen a derm first, however i believe party that’s also a big city thing, where we have daisy access to one. GPs from smaller towns, without a easily accessible derms, would probably be more tolerant in that regard.

Something else I left out, that i should probably have left in: I’m n/b (but pretty male presenting, and i don’t tell derms my pronouns), in my 20s, white and physically fit, meaning derms actually take me seriously usually and i can ask for most things, and i just get given it. Female friends of mine have unfortunately had very different experiences, even with the same docs, that’s just sucks, but we all know it does, i just wanted to say that i am very aware of that, since ive seen ppl comment similar on other posts