special subjects
Intravenous Vitamin Therapy (Myers' Cocktail)
Recommendations
Use of IV vitamin therapy in healthy people should be discouraged because none of the claimed health effects have been confirmed. The safety of IV vitamin infusions is unclear, in part because it depends on which vitamins and minerals are infused, how quickly the infusion is administered, and the dose of each nutrient. Pregnant and breastfeeding women and people with kidney disease, high blood pressure, or a heart condition should avoid the Myers' cocktail or other types of high-dose IV vitamin therapy. People who do not have a vitamin or mineral deficiency and those who take certain drugs (including drugs to stimulate red blood cell production andceftriaxone) should talk to their doctor before using Myers' cocktail or other types of high-dose IV vitamin therapy. 