Which describes Brown Bagging?

• A. The provider dispenses and transports the medication to the site of care
• B. The patient stores the medication at home and brings it to care site
• C. The patient brings the medication to the site of care themselves to be administered
• D. The drug is shipped to the patient’s home for self-administration

Answer: (C)

Brown bagging means the patient brings their own medication from home to a healthcare facility so it can be given to them there. This setup places the responsibility for transporting the drug on the patient and uses the clinical site to administer the medication rather than dispensing it from the facility’s own pharmacy. That’s why the option written as the patient brings the medication to the site of care themselves to be administered is the best description. The other arrangements describe different models: a facility-dispenses-and-transports the medication to the site, medications shipped to the patient’s home for self-administration, or a description that only mentions bringing meds from home without specifying on-site administration.