Re-vIVe Hydration and Wellness
- NAD IV Therapy
- Vitamin IV Therapy
- PRP Therapy
- Shockwave Therapy
- IV Therapy
Colorado Springs, CO
Colorado Springs demand is driven by altitude, the Pikes Peak Marathon, Olympic Training Center athletes, and a growing tourism economy. Clinics serve downtown, the north corridor, and Manitou Springs, with mobile providers active for hotel stays and weddings. Most Colorado Springs providers offer a core saline hydration drip, an electrolyte and B-complex upgrade, and a Myers' Cocktail tier, with optional add-ons for anti-nausea and anti-inflammatory support under physician order. Colorado permits RNs to initiate IV therapy under physician or NP standing orders. Colorado grants NPs full practice authority after a supervision period, so many IV lounges are NP-led. Medical director sign-off is standard.
Regulatory context
FDA regulates the compounded ingredients used in IV therapy and the facilities that prepare them. Patient-specific compounded IVs fall under FDCA Section 503A, while bulk preparations for office use fall under Section 503B (outsourcing facilities). USP Chapter 797 governs sterile compounding standards. FDA has issued warnings about injectable glutathione marketed for skin lightening (2017) and has not approved NAD IV for any specific indication. Vitamin and mineral IV mixtures such as the Myers cocktail are compounded preparations and are not FDA-approved drug products.
The Colorado medical and nursing boards have addressed unlicensed practice in medical spa and IV lounge settings. Common enforcement themes include IV therapy administered without a valid physician order, stale or missing standing orders, absence of a designated medical director, and unlicensed personnel performing venipuncture. Boards have reiterated that a prescribing physician or APRN must establish a bona fide patient relationship before any IV protocol is initiated, and that standing orders must be specific, dated, and periodically reviewed.