An IV drip delivers fluid or medicine straight into a vein, over anything from twenty minutes to a couple of hours.
Dehydration after vomiting, diarrhoea or a prolonged fever
A prescribed course of IV antibiotics, continued at home
IV fluids for someone frail or elderly who is not drinking enough
Anti-nausea or pain medicine prescribed intravenously
Continuing treatment started in hospital, after discharge
Every drip we give is one a doctor has prescribed. If you have a prescription, we can act on it. If you do not, see a doctor first.
What we do not do
There is a large and growing business in Delhi selling vitamin drips, glutathione drips, immunity boosters and hangover drips. We do not offer any of them, and we will not arrange them.
They are sold on the idea that putting vitamins directly into a vein is better than eating. For a person who is not deficient, it is not - the kidneys clear the excess within hours. Meanwhile every cannula carries a real, if small, risk of infection and vein damage.
If a drip has not been prescribed for a reason, we will tell you that rather than sell you one.
What it costs
Prices are for the nurse's visit and the procedure. Medicines and IV fluids are charged separately, at cost.
IV drip, up to 30 minutes
IV drip, up to 60 minutes
IV drip, up to 2 hours
At home: Rs 1,000
At home: Rs 1,500
At home: Rs 2,200
At the clinic: Rs 700
At the clinic: Rs 1,000
At the clinic: Rs 1,500
IV cannula insertion
IV injection
At home: Rs 500
At home: Rs 600
At the clinic: Rs 300
At the clinic: Rs 400
Come to the clinic, or go to a hospital, if:
The patient is drowsy, confused, or difficult to rouse
There is chest pain, breathlessness, or a very fast heartbeat
Blood pressure is low, or the patient has fainted
The patient is a small child who is significantly dehydrated
The drip is a blood transfusion or a chemotherapy infusion
Book
All Is Well Medical Centre, Shop no. 1, Central Market, Sector B Rd, opposite Vasant Square Mall, Masoodpur, Vasant Kunj, New Delhi 110070.
Home nursing 6 am to midnight, seven days. Clinic open Monday to Saturday, 8 am to 9 pm.