According to the US Institute of Medicine, injuries related to adverse events negatively affect approximately 1.5 million Americans yearly, causing a hospital spending increase of roughly $3.5 billion. Due to chronic disease, many adults age 65 and older depend on multiple medications. In addition, older adults typically see more than one practicioner and use multiple pharmacies, making it difficult to track their medications and to identify contraindications. Therefore, the provision of sufficient education in the area of clincial geriatric pharmacology can enhance the identification of polypharmacy. The purpose of this project was to educate healthcare providers and medical assistants (MAs) on the use of the Brown Bag Medicine Review (BBMR). The second purpose was to implement the BBMR by asking patients to bring their medicine when coming for an appointment at the clinic. Through the implementation of this project, proper and incease in medicine review was achieved.
