The first IV vitamin drips were developed and administered by Dr. John Myers in the 1970s. His research led to the popular Myers’ Cocktail. These types of infusions generally take anywhere from 30 minutes to an hour. While you’re infusing an IV vitamin drip, your body is receiving a higher concentration of the vitamins. A vitamin that’s taken orally gets broken down in the stomach and digestive tract, and is limited on how much can be absorbed (50%). If, however, the vitamin is given through an IV, it’s absorbed at a much higher percentage (90%).
 

Every day, your body requires an intake of vitamins and nutrients to maintain normal function. While the exact level varies from person to person, the demands of daily life can make it difficult to ingest adequate amounts of these essential vitamins. Even when using multivitamins, your body does not absorb all the nutrients due to the metabolic process. On top of that, some people have impaired absorption that reduces the ability to effectively convert nutrients into usable energy for cells.