IV INFUSION · DEIRA, DUBAI
Immune Boost & Hydration
The highest vitamin C content of the standard preparations, with N-acetylcysteine, taurine and L-carnitine alongside the B vitamins.
About this infusion
Vitamin C is at 5,000 mg, with 800 mg of N-acetylcysteine — a precursor of cysteine and therefore of glutathione, the body's main intracellular antioxidant. NAC is better known in hospital medicine as the antidote to paracetamol overdose, which is where its long safety record comes from.
The preparation also carries taurine, L-carnitine, magnesium, zinc and the B vitamins, in a 50 ml infusion given over roughly half an hour to an hour.
What is in it
Every quantity below is taken from the manufacturer's own prescription form. Tap an ingredient to read what it is.
Your doctor may consider it for
- Rehydration where fluid loss has been significant
- Patients with a demonstrated deficiency in one of its components
- Nutritional support during recovery from an illness, after assessment
Not suitable for
- Preventing or treating an infection — it is not an antimicrobial
- Anyone with kidney impairment or a history of oxalate stones, without review
- Anyone acutely unwell, who should be assessed rather than infused
What the evidence says
Why a drip rather than a tablet. The gut can only absorb so much at once. Given into a vein, a nutrient reaches levels swallowing it cannot.1
Where it clearly helps. When a blood test shows a real shortfall. Correcting a proven vitamin D deficiency follows published clinical guidelines.2
Where it is less certain. If nothing is lacking. A placebo-controlled trial of a classic vitamin drip found no meaningful difference from placebo.3
That is the whole reason we assess first and test before we treat.
Questions people ask
No, and we will not tell you otherwise. Vitamin C given into a vein reaches concentrations oral doses cannot, but that is a fact about pharmacokinetics rather than a demonstrated benefit for preventing infection in a well-nourished person.
If you are dehydrated, fluids help — that part is straightforward. If you are unwell enough to be asking, the more useful thing is an assessment, because an infusion does not treat the cause and can delay finding it.
References
- Padayatty SJ, Sun H, Wang Y, et al.. Vitamin C pharmacokinetics: implications for oral and intravenous use. Annals of Internal Medicine. 2004. PMID 15068981. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-140-7-200404060-00010Intravenous vitamin C reaches plasma concentrations that oral dosing cannot, because absorption in the gut is saturable.
- Holick MF, Binkley NC, Bischoff-Ferrari HA, Gordon CM, Hanley DA, Heaney RP, Murad MH, Weaver CM. Evaluation, treatment, and prevention of vitamin D deficiency: an Endocrine Society clinical practice guideline. The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism. 2011;96(7):1911-30. PMID 21646368. doi:10.1210/jc.2011-0385The Endocrine Society's guideline on correcting a demonstrated vitamin D deficiency, including high-dose repletion regimens.
- Ali A, Njike VY, Northrup V, et al.. Intravenous micronutrient therapy (Myers' Cocktail) for fibromyalgia: a placebo-controlled pilot study. Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine. 2009. PMID 19250003. doi:10.1089/acm.2008.0410Both the infusion and the placebo improved symptoms, with no statistically significant difference between them — cited for what it did NOT show.
Sources are listed for the specific statements they support. They are published research and guidance, not a substitute for a consultation — what applies to you is decided by a doctor who has assessed you.