diff --git a/api/services/medications/index.js b/api/services/medications/index.js
index 80f526f..bc35ee0 100644
--- a/api/services/medications/index.js
+++ b/api/services/medications/index.js
@@ -17,10 +17,13 @@ medicationRouter.get('/', async (req, res) => {
   }
 });
 
-medicationRouter.get('/base/', async (req, res) => {
+medicationRouter.post('/base/', async (req, res) => {
   let data;
+  const body = req?.body;
+
   try {
-    data = await databaseServices.getBaseMedications();
+    await fullMedicationInformationSchema.validate(body);
+    data = await databaseServices.getBaseMedications(body);
     res.status(200);
   } catch (err) {
     data = { Error: err?.message };
diff --git a/api/services/operations/helpers/medications.js b/api/services/operations/helpers/medications.js
index 3edf033..13062ea 100644
--- a/api/services/operations/helpers/medications.js
+++ b/api/services/operations/helpers/medications.js
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 import { paramyxRunQuery } from '../../paramyxConnection.js';
 
 export const medicationHelpers = {
-    getBaseMedications: async () => {
+    getBaseMedications: async (region) => {
         const [medList, medRoutes] = await Promise.all([
-            paramyxRunQuery('SELECT * FROM medications'),
-            paramyxRunQuery('SELECT * FROM medication_routes')
+            paramyxRunQuery('SELECT * FROM medications WHERE $1 = ANY(region)', [region]),
+            paramyxRunQuery('SELECT * FROM medication_routes WHERE region = $1', [region])
         ]);
         
         const medMap = {};
diff --git a/api/services/operations/medications.js b/api/services/operations/medications.js
index b55455a..2a6f84a 100644
--- a/api/services/operations/medications.js
+++ b/api/services/operations/medications.js
@@ -11,9 +11,10 @@ const getMedications = async () => {
   }
 };
 
-const getBaseMedications = async () => {
+const getBaseMedications = async (body) => {
+  const { region } = body;
   try {
-    const dataResp = medicationHelpers.getBaseMedications();
+    const dataResp = medicationHelpers.getBaseMedications(region);
     return dataResp;
   } catch (err) {
     console.log('GET BASE MEDICATIONS ERROR: ', err);
@@ -21,8 +22,8 @@ const getBaseMedications = async () => {
   }
 }
 
-const getFullMedicationInformation = async (drug) => {
-  const { drugId } = drug;
+const getFullMedicationInformation = async (body) => {
+  const { drugId } = body;
   try {
     const dataResp = medicationHelpers.getFullMedicationInformation(drugId);
     return dataResp;
diff --git a/api/services/validations/medications.js b/api/services/validations/medications.js
index 844cc15..28e75a8 100644
--- a/api/services/validations/medications.js
+++ b/api/services/validations/medications.js
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 import * as Yup from 'yup';
 
+export const baseMedicationInformationScema = Yup.object().shape({
+   region: Yup.string().required("region is required")
+});
+
 export const fullMedicationInformationSchema = Yup.object().shape({
-   drugId: Yup.string().required("drugId is required"),
+   drugId: Yup.string().required("drugId is required")
 });
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