IV Drip Party — Host a Sip & Drip Wellness Event
Move over wine night. The IV drip party is the new way to hang out with your friends while actually doing something good for your body. The concept is simple: invite your crew over, order some snacks and cocktails (or mocktails), and our nurses show up to hook everyone up with vitamin-packed IVs while you sip, chat, and recharge.
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It's part wellness retreat, part social event, and 100% Instagram-worthy. Pure IV makes it easy to host a drip party at your home, Airbnb, or any private space in our 10 service cities. We bring the medical supplies. You bring the vibes.
Minimum group size: 4 people. Group discounts up to 20% off. Same-day booking available.
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What Happens at an IV Drip Party?
Think of it as a spa day meets happy hour meets wellness clinic — but at your place, with your people, on your schedule.
You pick a date and time. Call us or book online. Weekend afternoons are the most popular, but we do drip parties any day of the week from 8am to 8pm.
Invite your friends. Share the booking link we send you. Each guest fills out a quick 2-minute health form on their phone ahead of time. Our nurse practitioner approves everyone in under 5 minutes.
Set the vibe. This is your party. Put on music. Order charcuterie. Make cocktails. Some hosts set up a theme — matching robes, candles, face masks. Others keep it casual on the couch. It's your call.
Our nurses arrive and set up. We bring everything: IV supplies, chairs if needed, medical waste bags. Setup takes about 10 minutes.
Everyone picks their drip. Our nurse walks through the menu with each guest. Popular choices: Beauty Glow, Myers' Cocktail, Energy Boost, or Pure Hydration. Everyone can get something different.
Sip and drip. The IVs run for 30–45 minutes. During that time, your group hangs out, talks, laughs, takes photos, and relaxes. Most people say it's the most chill hangout they've had in months.
We clean up and leave. All medical supplies and waste come with us. Your space looks the same as before — minus the dehydrated, tired friends.
Popular Drip Party IV Packages
| Package | What's In It | Vibe |
|---|---|---|
| Beauty Glow | 1L fluids, glutathione, biotin, vitamin C, B complex | The glow-up drip — photo-ready skin |
| Myers' Cocktail | 1L fluids, B complex, B12, vitamin C, magnesium, glutathione | The classic — all-around wellness |
| Energy Boost | 1L fluids, B complex, B12, amino acids, taurine | The pick-me-up — for the perpetually tired |
| Pure Hydration | 1L Lactated Ringer's with electrolytes | The essentials — quick and refreshing |
| Immune Defense | 1L fluids, vitamin C, zinc, glutathione, tri-immune | The shield — cold season armor |
| Hangover Recovery | 1L fluids, B vitamins, Zofran, Toradol, magnesium | The morning-after — if last night got spicy |
| NAD+ Infusion | NAD+ with fluids and B vitamins | The executive — mental clarity and anti-aging |
Add-ons available: extra glutathione push for skin glow, B12 shot, vitamin D injection, and more. Your nurse explains everything and helps each guest choose.
Full Menu and Pricing:
Drip Party Ideas and Themes
The best drip parties have a theme or occasion. Here are the most popular ones we see:
Galentine's Day / Girls' Night
Matching robes, face masks, charcuterie boards, and Beauty Glow IVs. The ultimate self-care night with your favorite people.
Pre-Night-Out Prep.
Getting ready together? Add a hydration or energy IV to the routine. Start the night fully loaded so you feel better tomorrow.
Sunday Funday Recovery
Saturday night was a lot. Sunday morning, the crew assembles for Hangover Recovery IVs, brunch delivery, and bad movies on the couch.
New Year's Reset
January is the biggest month for wellness IV parties. Start the year with an Immune Defense or Myers' Cocktail drip session with friends.
Birthday Wellness Party
Instead of (or in addition to) going out, the birthday person hosts a drip party. The birthday guest gets a free IV upgrade from the group — everyone chips in.
Couples' Date Night
Drip parties aren't just for big groups. Couples book recovery or wellness IVs as a low-key at-home date. Two people, two IVs, a movie, and snacks.
Pre-Wedding Wellness
The bride-to-be hosts a drip party for the bridal party the week before the wedding. Beauty Glow IVs all around. See our Wedding IV page for the full wedding timeline.
Post-Race / Post-Workout
Running group just finished a half marathon? CrossFit crew just survived a brutal WOD? A recovery drip party is the perfect reward.
Group Pricing for Drip Parties
| Group Size | Discount | Example |
|---|---|---|
| 4–9 guests | 10% off | Girls' night crew, couples + friends |
| 10–19 guests | 15% off | Birthday party, large friend group |
| 20+ guests | 20% off | Major party, pre-event gathering |
Prices start at $150 per person for our most popular IVs. Actual cost varies by drip selection. HSA/FSA accepted. Each guest pays individually or one person covers the group.
How to Host the Perfect Drip Party
Space
You need a living room, den, or open space with enough seating for your group. Couches, chairs, recliners — anything comfortable. Each person needs about 3 feet of space for the IV setup.
Timing
Allow 2 hours total for a group of 6–8: 15 min setup, 45 min drip time, 15 min for late starters and cleanup. Larger groups need more time or multiple nurses.
Snacks and drinks
This is your party — make it fun. Charcuterie boards, fruit platters, cocktails, wine, or mocktails are all popular. Yes, you can drink alcohol while getting an IV. Our nurses will give you common-sense guidance.
Photos
Set up a photo wall or get a cute backdrop. Drip parties are inherently Instagrammable. Matching robes, cute cups, coordinated outfits — whatever fits your group.
Music and entertainment
Background music, a movie playing, or just great conversation. The IV doesn't limit your activity — you can move your arm, eat, drink, scroll your phone, whatever.
Why Pure IV for Your Drip Party
Physician-owned. Your friends' safety matters. Pure IV is physician-owned with nurse practitioner oversight on every treatment. This isn't a random nurse showing up from a marketplace app.
Licensed RNs and paramedics. Every IV is administered by a properly credentialed medical professional.
Full IV menu. We offer our complete menu at drip parties — not a limited selection. Premium options like NAD+ are available too.
No travel fees. The price on the menu is the price you pay. No surprise charges.
10 cities, 8 states. Nashville, Las Vegas, Phoenix, Scottsdale, Tucson, Denver, Colorado Springs, Salt Lake City, Boise, Albuquerque, El Paso.
Same-day booking. Spontaneous drip party? We can often be there within 1–2 hours.
What Actually Causes a Hangover?
Most people assume hangovers are just dehydration. That’s part of it, but the full picture is more complicated. A hangover is actually your body dealing with multiple problems at the same time. Here’s what’s happening inside your body after a night of heavy drinking:
Dehydration and Electrolyte Loss
Alcohol is a diuretic — it tells your kidneys to produce more urine than normal. Research shows that drinking about 4 standard drinks can cause your body to eliminate 600 to 1,000 mL of extra fluid over several hours. That’s up to a full quart of water your body loses on top of what it normally would. This fluid loss pulls electrolytes like sodium, potassium, and magnesium out with it. The result? Thirst, dry mouth, headaches, dizziness, and that overall “wrung out” feeling.
Acetaldehyde Buildup
When your liver processes alcohol, it breaks it down in two steps. First, an enzyme called alcohol dehydrogenase converts ethanol (the alcohol you drank) into acetaldehyde. Then a second enzyme converts acetaldehyde into harmless acetate. The problem? Acetaldehyde is toxic — between 10 and 30 times more toxic than the alcohol itself. When you drink heavily, your liver can’t convert acetaldehyde fast enough. It builds up in your system and causes nausea, vomiting, sweating, and a rapid heartbeat. This is one of the biggest drivers of that “I feel like I’m dying” hangover feeling.
Inflammation and Immune Response
Alcohol triggers your immune system to release inflammatory chemicals called cytokines. These are the same chemicals your body produces when you’re fighting an infection — which is why a bad hangover can feel a lot like being sick. Cytokines cause headaches, body aches, fatigue, nausea, and brain fog. They can even interfere with memory formation, which is why you might not remember parts of the night before.
Stomach Irritation
Alcohol directly irritates and inflames the lining of your stomach and intestines. It increases stomach acid production and slows down the rate at which your stomach empties. This combination causes the nausea, stomach pain, and sometimes vomiting or diarrhea that make hangovers so miserable.
Blood Sugar Drops
Your liver is so busy processing alcohol that it can’t properly regulate your blood sugar. This can cause blood sugar levels to drop, leading to shakiness, weakness, fatigue, and mood changes. If you’re diabetic, this effect can be even more pronounced and potentially dangerous.
Sleep Disruption
Alcohol might help you fall asleep, but it wrecks the quality of your sleep. It blocks the deeper stages of sleep (called REM sleep) that your brain and body need to restore themselves. This is why you can sleep for 8+ hours after drinking and still wake up feeling exhausted, foggy, and irritable.
Congeners: Why Some Drinks Cause Worse Hangovers
Not all alcoholic drinks are created equal when it comes to hangovers. Darker liquors like bourbon, whiskey, red wine, and brandy contain higher levels of compounds called congeners — chemical byproducts of fermentation that contribute to taste, color, and smell. Congeners include substances like methanol, which your body converts into formaldehyde and formic acid (both highly toxic). This is why a night of bourbon tends to produce a worse hangover than the same amount of vodka or gin, which contain far fewer congeners.
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Why Most Hangover Remedies Don’t Work
Let’s be honest — everyone has a “cure” for hangovers. Your college roommate swears by a greasy breakfast. Your coworker drinks pickle juice. The internet says activated charcoal. But when it comes to actual evidence, most popular hangover remedies don’t hold up.
“Hair of the Dog” (Drinking More Alcohol)
This is the oldest hangover myth in the book. Drinking more alcohol the morning after might temporarily mask symptoms because you’re getting buzzed again — but you’re just delaying the inevitable. Your liver still has to process all that alcohol eventually. When the hangover finally catches up, it’s usually worse than it would have been. The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism is clear: there is no scientific evidence that this works.
Coffee
Caffeine might help with a headache and make you feel more alert temporarily, but it’s also a diuretic — meaning it makes you pee more and can make dehydration worse. And it does nothing to address nausea, inflammation, or the toxic byproducts your liver is still processing.
Greasy Food
Eating a big, greasy meal before drinking can slow alcohol absorption, which may reduce hangover severity. But eating greasy food after you’re already hungover? It’s more likely to make your nausea worse. Your stomach is already irritated and inflamed — dumping heavy, fatty food on top of that is usually not the answer.
Sports Drinks
Sports drinks like Gatorade can help with mild dehydration because they contain electrolytes. But they also contain a lot of sugar, and they still have to pass through your stomach — which may not be cooperating. If you’re vomiting, sports drinks aren’t going to stay down long enough to help.
Over-the-Counter Pain Relievers
Ibuprofen (Advil) can help with headaches and body aches, but it can also further irritate your already-inflamed stomach lining. Acetaminophen (Tylenol) is especially risky because your liver is already working overtime to process alcohol — adding Tylenol puts additional strain on it. Aspirin can also increase stomach irritation and bleeding risk.
The bottom line: most hangover remedies either don’t work, only address one symptom, or can actually make things worse. Effective hangover recovery needs to address multiple problems simultaneously — dehydration, electrolyte loss, inflammation, nausea, and nutrient depletion. That’s exactly what IV therapy does.
How IV Therapy Treats Hangover Symptoms
IV therapy is the most comprehensive approach to hangover relief because it tackles every major cause of your symptoms at the same time. Here’s how each component works:
IV Fluids (Lactated Ringer’s): Rapid rehydration that bypasses your stomach. One liter of IV fluids rehydrates you faster and more completely than drinking several bottles of water — especially important when you’re too nauseous to keep anything down.
Anti-Nausea Medication (Zofran/Ondansetron): This is the same medication hospitals use to stop nausea and vomiting. Delivered directly into your bloodstream, it works within minutes — not the 30-60 minutes it takes for an oral anti-nausea pill (if you can even keep one down).
Anti-Inflammatory Pain Medication (Toradol/Ketorolac):
A powerful, non-narcotic anti-inflammatory that’s far more effective than ibuprofen for hangover headaches and body aches. Unlike acetaminophen, Toradol doesn’t put extra strain on your liver.
B Complex Vitamins: Alcohol depletes your B vitamins, which are essential for energy production, brain function, and metabolism. Replenishing them through an IV restores what alcohol took away and helps your body recover faster.
Vitamin B12: Supports energy levels and neurological function. Alcohol interferes with B12 absorption, so IV delivery ensures your body actually gets what it needs.
Magnesium: Alcohol causes significant magnesium loss. Low magnesium contributes to muscle cramps, headaches, irritability, and fatigue — all classic hangover symptoms. IV magnesium helps restore balance quickly.
Vitamin C: A powerful antioxidant that helps your body fight the oxidative stress caused by alcohol metabolism. It supports your immune system and helps your liver process toxins more efficiently.
Glutathione (available as an add-on): Known as the “master antioxidant,” glutathione plays a direct role in helping your liver break down acetaldehyde — the toxic byproduct that causes many of the worst hangover symptoms. Alcohol depletes your body’s glutathione stores, so replenishing it can accelerate your recovery.
Hangover Remedies Compared: What Actually Works?
| Remedy | Addresses Dehydration? | Stops Nausea? | Relieves Pain? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Water | Partially (slow absorption) | No | No |
| Sports Drinks | Partially (slow, sugar-heavy) | No | No |
| Coffee | No (makes it worse) | No (can increase it) | Mild headache relief |
| Ibuprofen | No | No (irritates stomach) | Yes (limited) |
| Greasy Food | No | Can make it worse | No |
| IV Therapy | Yes (100% absorption, immediate) | Yes (anti-nausea medication included) | Yes (Toradol, more effective than OTC) |
This doesn’t mean you should stop drinking water. Staying hydrated daily is still the best way to prevent dehydration. But when dehydration has already set in and you need fast relief, IV therapy gets you there faster.
Altitude Makes Hangovers Worse — Here’s Why That Matters
If you’re drinking in Colorado, Utah, Montana, Idaho, or any high-altitude destination, your hangovers are going to be significantly worse than they’d be at sea level. This isn’t in your head — there’s a real physiological reason.
At higher elevations, the air is drier and your breathing rate increases. Both of these accelerate fluid loss. Your body is already working harder to adjust to the altitude, which burns through water and electrolytes faster than normal. Add alcohol — a diuretic that also impairs your body’s ability to acclimatize — and you’re setting yourself up for a hangover that’s far more severe than what you’d experience at sea level.a
Research also suggests that alcohol’s effects feel stronger at altitude because lower oxygen levels may impair your body’s ability to metabolize alcohol efficiently. This means you may feel drunker from fewer drinks, and the resulting hangover hits harder.
Pure IV serves multiple high-altitude markets including Denver, Park City, Salt Lake City, Boise, and Bozeman. If you’re visiting any of these areas and planning to drink, proactive hydration — including a pre-event IV — can make a meaningful difference in how you feel the next morning.
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When Should You Get IV Therapy for a Hangover?
IV therapy for hangovers isn’t just for people who went way too hard. Many people use it in everyday situations where they want to recover quickly and get on with their day:
- After a night out when you’re too nauseous to eat or drink anything
- The morning of an important meeting, flight, or family event when you can’t afford to be down
- During bachelor or bachelorette party weekends when you need to rally for multiple days
- After wedding receptions, holiday parties, or corporate events
- During festival or concert weekends (looking at you, Vegas and Nashville)
- After drinking at altitude in Colorado, Utah, Montana, or Idaho
- When over-the-counter remedies aren’t cutting it and you need real relief
- Proactively before a big event — some people book a pre-event IV to start the night fully hydrated
Why Choose Pure IV for Dehydration Treatment?
Not all mobile IV therapy services are created equal. Here’s what makes Pure IV different:
Real-Time Nurse Practitioner Approval: Before your IV starts, a licensed Nurse Practitioner reviews your health information and approves your treatment in real time. This isn’t a rubber stamp — it’s a genuine medical review to make sure you’re getting the right treatment safely. Most mobile IV companies don’t offer this level of oversight.
Licensed Medical Professionals Only: Every Pure IV treatment is administered by a licensed Registered Nurse or Paramedic with IV therapy experience. No shortcuts, no unlicensed staff.
Physician-Owned: Pure IV is a physician-owned practice, meaning our protocols, ingredient sourcing, and safety standards are held to a higher level than most competitors in the mobile IV space.
Same-Day Service: When you’re dehydrated, you don’t want to wait until tomorrow. Book online or call, and we’ll have a provider at your door as quickly as possible — often within a few hours.
No Hidden Fees: The price you see is the price you pay. No travel fees, no surprise charges. We accept all major credit cards, and our services are HSA and FSA eligible.
We Come to You: Home, office, hotel, Airbnb, event venue — wherever you are, we’ll be there. No driving, no waiting rooms, no hassle.
Frequently Asked Questions — IV Drip Party
What's the minimum number of people?
4 guests for group drip party pricing. Smaller groups can still book individual IVs.
Can we have alcohol during the IV?
Yes. Many drip parties involve wine, cocktails, or champagne. Our nurses will advise moderation, but there's no medical restriction against having a drink while you drip.
How long does the whole thing take?
Plan for about 2 hours for a group of 6–8. The IV itself runs 30–45 minutes. Add time for setup, late arrivals, and socializing.
Does it hurt?
The initial needle stick feels like a small pinch. Most people say it's less painful than getting blood drawn. Once the IV is running, you don't feel much at all. Our nurses are experienced at making the process comfortable.
What if someone is scared of needles?
We can offer B12 shots (a quick intramuscular injection) as an alternative. Nobody is pressured to get an IV.
Can I host a drip party at a rented venue?
Yes. We can set up at any private space — homes, Airbnbs, rented event spaces, suites, patios. Just check with the venue that they allow outside vendors if it's a commercial space.
Is this safe?
Yes. IV therapy uses the same fluids and vitamins used in hospitals. Every treatment is supervised by our physician-led medical team. Each guest is screened before treatment. We carry full liability and malpractice insurance.
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Key Ingredients
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(*prices may vary per state)
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Key Ingredients
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