Medical advice

Medical advice is the provision of a formal professional opinion regarding what a specific individual should or should not do to restore or preserve health.

A licensed health care professional can be held legally liable for the advice he or she gives to a patient.

Giving bad advice may be considered medical malpractice under specified circumstances.

The doctor–patient relationship is one factor in determining the patient's compliance with medical advice.

[3] Patients adhere more closely to medical advice when the healthcare provider is friendly, doesn't interrupt the patient, or has good verbal communication skills.