Bring Your Meds to Every Medical Visit

The World Health Organization (WHO) defines a medication error as: “Any preventable event that causes or leads to inappropriate medication use or patient harm while the medication is under the control of a health professional, patient, or consumer.”

And according to WHO, “Nearly 50% of preventable harm to patients globally is due to inappropriate use of medicines and other treatments.”

One Simple Step: Bring your meds to every provider visit.

Don’t Guess: Bring every medication.

Your Medications Matter: Pack your meds before you go.

Your medication list starts with your medication bag - bring...