IV Dripin Seoul: Ingredients, Evidence and Prices

Visitors ask for a drip for different reasons: a long flight behind them, a packed schedule in Seoul, or an operation planned at the clinic. The clinic's guidance allows an infusion before or after surgery, and a drip can be repeated at intervals of one to two weeks when needed. None of these mixes treats a diagnosed illness, and tiredness that does not lift deserves a medical work-up at home.

Some health conditions make a particular infusion unsafe. High doses of vitamin C can break down red blood cells in people with G6PD deficiency, an inherited enzyme condition, and can add to the risk of kidney stones. Large volumes of fluid strain a weak heart or failing kidneys. Tell the clinic about these conditions, and about every medicine you take, before a mix is chosen.

An intravenous (IV) infusion is a bag of fluid with the active ingredients mixed in, given through a thin plastic tube, a cannula, placed in a vein of the hand or forearm. Because it bypasses the gut, blood levels of a nutrient climb higher and faster than they would from a tablet; that is why high-dose vitamin C is given this way. A higher blood level is not proof of a health effect, and that gap runs through the research on every drip below.

NAD+ (nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide) is a coenzyme cells use to turn food into energy, and tissue levels fall with age. A 2025 review in Nature Metabolism found that human tissue data on NAD+ precursors are still sparse and that rodent results are hard to apply to people (Vinten, 2025). A 2026 systematic review went further: oral precursors raised blood markers, functional outcomes were mostly null, and no clinical trial of intravenous NAD+ itself for aging or wellness was found (Gallagher, 2026).

Vitamin C comes in two strengths on the menu, a basic drip and a premium high-dose drip made with ASCOR, an ascorbic acid injection by McGuff. Glutathione, an antioxidant the body builds from three amino acids, is offered alone and inside the Condition-Up mix. A 2023 review in Drug and Therapeutics Bulletin concluded that, without a deficiency or illness, there is no good-quality evidence that high-dose vitamin infusions are needed or improve health, and that doses far above normal levels may cause harm. For glutathione given to change skin tone, a 2024 systematic review rated the intravenous route as contraindicated because of insufficient effect and reported side effects (Sarkar, 2024).

The remaining mixes combine ingredients such as a glutamine dipeptide, arginine with L-carnitine, and thioctic acid (alpha-lipoic acid). The Comeback mix also contains dexamethasone, a corticosteroid, which matters if you have diabetes or are close to a surgery date.

Each drip is priced per session. The amount depends on the mix and, for NAD+, on the dose in milligrams, so the 100 mg drip costs more than the 50 mg one. Every card shows the fee before VAT, and 10% VAT is added when you pay at the desk.

The vitamin D line is a single shot into the muscle and is listed with the drips for convenience. If you plan an infusion around an operation at the clinic, ask for it as a separate line on the same written quote so you can see the drip and the surgery costs apart.

• Bruising, soreness or a second attempt at the cannula site.
• Irritation or inflammation of the vein (phlebitis), or fluid leaking into the tissue around it.
• Allergic reactions to an ingredient, from a rash to, rarely, a severe reaction that needs emergency care.
• Breakdown of red blood cells (hemolysis) when high-dose vitamin C is given to someone with G6PD deficiency, and a higher chance of kidney stones with repeated high doses.
• Flushing, nausea, cramping or chest tightness during an NAD+ infusion, which ease when the rate is slowed.
• Raised blood sugar from the dexamethasone in the Comeback mix, relevant for people with diabetes.
• Infection where the cannula entered the skin, which needs prompt treatment.

The larger limitation is the evidence of benefit. Wellness drips deliver doses well above what a healthy body needs, and research to date has not established that they make healthy people feel or function better (Gallagher, 2026). A drip at the clinic is supportive care with no promise of a measurable effect.