Editorial · Wellness · IV therapy
IV drip cost in the UK: by category
Oliver Mackman · Editorial director · Best Business Loans Ltd (16833937)
Published Tue Jun 02 2026 01:00:00 GMT+0100 (British Summer Time) · 5 min read
UK IV drip costs vary by category. Standard vitamin, Myers cocktail, immune and recovery drips commonly run roughly £75 to £150 per session. Glutathione sits in a similar band. NAD+ is the most expensive by a wide margin, often several hundred pounds per session and a four-figure outlay across a recommended course, because sessions are long and repeated. Mobile and at-home visits add a call-out premium. The drips are private wellness services, not licensed medicines. The evidence for wellness drips in healthy adults is limited, so cost should be weighed against thin evidence.
Cost is the practical question once the curiosity wears off. This post sets out what UK IV drips cost by category, what drives the price, and how to weigh that cost against the evidence. It is editorial commentary. Prices are approximate market observations and change regularly; we do not sell drips or recommend one for any individual.
Price by category
Broad UK market bands at the time of editorial review look roughly like this:
- Standard vitamin drip and Myers cocktail. Commonly around £75 to £150 per session. These are the entry-level offers and the vitamin IV drip and Myers cocktail explainers cover what is in them.
- Immune and recovery drips. Similar band, roughly £75 to £150, sometimes a little higher for high-dose immune formulas.
- Glutathione drip. Usually in or slightly above the standard band, depending on dose. See the glutathione explainer.
- NAD+ drip. The outlier. Single sessions commonly run from a couple of hundred pounds to several hundred, and because clinics recommend a course of three to ten sessions, the realistic total is into four figures. The IV NAD+ guide and the NAD+ cost breakdown go deeper.
These are guide bands, not quotes. Always ask a clinic for the full price including any consultation or call-out fee.
What drives the price
A few things move the number. NAD+ is expensive because the sessions are long, multi-hour infusions repeated several times, so you are paying for chair time and staff time as much as for the compound. Higher-dose formulas cost more than standard ones. Mobile and at-home visits add a call-out premium over an in-clinic session. And central London clinics tend to price above the national range.
Packages and memberships are common, and they lower the per-session price in exchange for a larger upfront commitment. That structure is worth reading carefully, because it nudges you toward a course before you know whether you value the experience.
How it is regulated and what you are paying for
IV drips are private wellness services, not UK licensed medicines, and operate under CQC registration with a GMC- or GPhC-registered prescriber. The price buys a clinical service: a pre-treatment check, the prescriber’s involvement, qualified staff, the compounded formula and the chair time. It does not buy a licensed treatment, and the IV therapy hub sets out the regulation in full.
Weighing cost against evidence
This is the part the price list will not tell you. The high-quality evidence that wellness IV drips deliver their marketed benefits in healthy, non-deficient adults is limited. Most people meet their nutrient needs through diet, and the cheapest, best-evidenced version of “feel rehydrated and topped up” is water, food and rest. A drip is a paid convenience and experience, and the honest way to read the cost is against a thin evidence base rather than a proven outcome. Anyone considering a drip for a specific health concern should speak to their GP first.
Where to read next
See best IV drip UK for matching category to goal, IV drip vs oral supplement for the cheaper alternative, and the IV therapy hub for the full landscape.