List some common mistakes that are made when prescribing a topical steroid.

• Incorrect diagnosis
• Failure to consider coexisting diseases
• Recommending a product that is either too potent or too weak
• Prescribing excessive or inadequate amount
• Recommending the wrong vehicle
• Failure to demonstrate proper application techniques
• Using the medication for too long or too short a period of time
• Use of air-tight occlusion
• Failure to recognize and monitor for topical steroid side effects
• Lack of timely follow-up to reassess disease and treatment regimen