The Marque Longevity Lab
- IV Therapy
- IV Hydration
- Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy (HBOT)
- Oxygen Therapy
- Peptide Therapy
Virginia Beach, VA
Virginia Beach IV hydration demand runs on oceanfront tourism, the Shamrock Marathon, and the regional military community. Clinics serve the resort strip, Town Center, and the Great Neck corridor, with mobile providers covering hotel guests and wedding weekends. Most Virginia Beach 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. Virginia requires a physician or NP order for IV therapy. RNs administer under standing orders, and medspas must operate under physician ownership or contract with a Virginia-licensed medical director.
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 Virginia 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.