A hospitalized patient is on a specialty medication delivered to the hospital from home by their family. This is an example of:

• A. Brown Bagging
• B. Cross-docking
• C. Drop shipping
• D. Home delivery compliance

Answer: (A)

Brown bagging is when a patient brings medications from home to be given in a hospital setting. In this case, the specialty medication is delivered to the hospital from the patient’s home by their family, which fits that pattern. This practice can bypass the hospital pharmacy’s review, verification, dispensing, and safety checks, creating potential concerns about proper labeling, storage, dosing accuracy, compatibility with hospital systems, and medication reconciliation at discharge. Cross-docking involves moving goods quickly between inbound and outbound shipments and isn’t about patient-supplied meds. Drop shipping is when a supplier ships directly to the end customer, not to a hospital for patient administration. Home delivery compliance isn’t a standard term for this scenario. Therefore, brown bagging is the best fit.