Doctor-Prescribed IV Therapy in Cabo
When the IV is medically prescribed — not chosen from a wellness menu — the physician decides which fluid, which additives, which prescription medications. This is the real-medicine version of IV therapy.
Two different products under the same name
Wellness IV: you pick a name on a menu. Doctor-prescribed IV: a Mexican-licensed physician decides based on your symptoms, history, and exam. The bag may look the same. The medical content is not.
Symptoms drive the IV, not marketing
Real illness — fever, vomiting, severe dehydration, migraine, post-ER, post-op, infection — calls for a prescribed IV. The doctor often modifies the fluid base (saline vs lactated Ringer’s), adjusts additives (less B-complex for someone on Adderall, more magnesium for a migraine), adds prescription medications (Zofran, Toradol, famotidine, antibiotics) that wellness operators cannot legally use.
A written, documented decision
For doctor-prescribed IVs we generate a written prescription order: drug name, dose, route, rate, and indication. This is the same standard a hospital uses. It also lets your travel insurance carrier and your home physician understand what was given.
Either delivery format
Doctor-prescribed IV is available at our COFEPRIS-licensed Cabo San Lucas clinic, by mobile dispatch to your hotel, or via a 24/7 house-call doctor visit.
Standard IV + consult
Standard IV ($119–$189) + brief physician intake (included) for routine drips, OR full doctor visit ($79 video / $119 clinic / $200 house call) when a fuller evaluation is needed. Prescription medications small additional cost when added.
For your records and insurance
You leave with an itemized English invoice, the chart note, and any prescriptions written. Sent to your home physician on request.
Frequently asked
Do I need a prescription from my home doctor?
No — a Mexican-licensed physician at our clinic writes the prescription on intake.
Is doctor-prescribed IV more expensive?
The IV itself is the same menu price. A full doctor consult is billed separately ($79–$200) when warranted.
Can the physician send the prescription to my pharmacy at home?
On request, we can email the chart with the Rx note. Whether your home pharmacy honors it depends on your provider rules.
Is this what wellness IV operators do?
No. Wellness operators cannot legally write prescriptions or administer prescription IV medications in Mexico.
Insurance?
Most US/Canadian travel policies reimburse documented medical IV. We provide the invoice.
Educational, not medical advice. COFEPRIS-licensed medical clinic.