Pre and Post Visit Instructions

To have a safe and effective IV therapy session, it is important that you adhere to the following pre- and post-visit instructions.

Before your Infusion:

• You can take your regular medications as normal on the day of treatment.

After your IV infusion:

• Continue to wear the dressing applied to the IV infusion site for 1 hour to prevent break-through bleeding.
• Some formulations (for example, those containing Diphenhydramine or Magnesium Sulfate) can cause drowsiness or sedation. If you feel sedated, dizzy, or drowsy after your infusion, do not drive — please arrange for a ride home until the feeling has fully resolved.
• You can apply cold packs or take naproxen (Aleve) for any post injection/infusion pain.
• A light meal and 16 ounces of water are recommended after the infusion.
• Monitor your IV site for redness, pain, warmth, or swelling. This could be a sign of infection or an adverse reaction. If this occurs, please call Emet Drip Co.
• Continue routine follow up with your primary care provider for continued treatment and evaluation.
• If any mild side effects occur such as hives, nausea, fever, cramping, headaches, or any additional non-life-threatening symptoms, please call Emet Drip Co immediately. If it is after hours, then please report to your closest urgent care or emergency department.
• If any type of serious adverse event occurs such as diffuse hives, shortness of breath, trouble swallowing, chest pain, severe headache, changes in consciousness, increased pain/swelling in the arm that the infusion was given in, or anything else that is concerning, call 911 or report to the emergency department immediately.
• You can expect to feel improvements in your symptoms within 15-90 minutes of your infusion. These effects can last up to 1 to 1 and a half weeks.
• Patients can present for repeat infusions every 2 weeks unless determined otherwise by your treating provider.