A New Year for many means it is time to make those appointments with healthcare providers for annual wellness visits & physicals but do we use this time to maximum benefit? The simple step of patients bringing their medications (prescription and non-prescription) to appointments provides the best opportunity to make sure everyone is on the same page in terms of drug therapy. With risk factors ever present for medication related errors, this small but important step can save the patient and everyone involved in their healthcare a lot of stress, expense and time when issues are identified before they lead to more serious events.