Home infusion therapy allows patients to receive vital fluids and medications in the convenience of their own home without the inconvenience or costs associated with making hospital visits. Home infusion provides an alternative to receiving intravenous (IV) therapy in the hospital. Home Infusion Therapy is the intravenous administration of medication to patients in their own home. Patients and doctors find the convenience and comfort of being at home very appealing. Patients can often return to their normal routines and even, in some cases, return to work while still on therapy.Typical candidates for home infusion therapy include patients with cancer, AIDS, nutritional defects, bone marrow inflammation, leukemia, heart disease, hemophilia and other health problems.

Advantages of Home Infusion Therapy:

• Offers the patient/family the freedom to recover in their own home.
• Offers the patient/family the opportunity to participate in their plan of care.
• More cost effective for some insurance companies.

Types of Home Infusion Therapy include, but are not limited to:

• Hydration Therapy - The intravenous administration of fluids, electrolytes, and other additives
• Chemotherapy - The intravenous administration of chemotherapy agents desired to have specific and toxic effects upon a disease-causing cell or organism
• Drug Therapy - The intravenous administration of other drugs including antibiotics, antivirals, chelating agents, growth hormones, Synagis & Colony Stimulating Factors (Neupogen, Epogen) etc.
• Anti-Infective Therapy
• Anti-Coagulation Therapy
• Blood Component Therapy
• Biologic Response Modifiers
• IVIG Therapy
• Inotropic Therapy
• Central Line Maintenance
• Pain Management - The intravenous administration of narcotics and other drugs designed to relieve pain
• Steroid Therapy
• TPN Therapy - The administration of nutritional substances by central intravenous infusion to patients who are either already malnourished or have the potential for developing malnutrition
• Enternal Nutrition- The delivery of nutrients by tube into the gastrointestinal tract