Home Infusion Nursing
When a therapy requires a nurse, MedRx Infusion can send a skilled nurse from an accredited nursing agency to the patient's home. The nurse administers the infusion, and a MedRx pharmacist is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
How does MedRx arrange home infusion nursing?
MedRx Infusion Clinical Pharmacy is a home infusion and specialty pharmacy. MedRx dispenses the medication and delivers it to the patient's door at no charge. When the therapy requires a nurse, MedRx sends a skilled, trusted and licensed nurse from an accredited nursing agency in the patient's state.
Nurses visit in every place MedRx serves: 43 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico. See where MedRx delivers.
The prescriber determines whether home infusion is appropriate, and the care team confirms it is a safe option for the patient before therapy starts.
What a home infusion nurse does
Depending on the therapy, the nurse may:
- Assess the patient before the infusion
- Start and manage the infusion
- Monitor vital signs and watch for adverse reactions
- Maintain the IV line or other vascular access device, such as a peripherally inserted central catheter (PICC line)
- Collect blood samples for laboratory tests when the prescriber orders them
- Teach the patient or caregiver about the therapy
- Report the patient's progress to the prescriber and the MedRx pharmacist
The nurses are registered nurses (RNs) trained to administer infusion medications.
How the nurse and the pharmacist work together
The nurse reports the patient's progress to the prescriber and to the MedRx pharmacist. MedRx clinical pharmacists review the patient's medications, monitor progress, help manage side effects and work with the prescriber on the treatment plan.
Between visits, a MedRx pharmacist is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, at (844) 671-2600.
The first infusion
Some medications must be started in a clinic, a hospital or a prescriber's office, as their labels require. For those, the prescriber determines where the first doses, and later doses, are given.
When the first infusion is given at home, the nurse monitors vital signs and watches for adverse reactions throughout.
Therapies a nurse can give at home
Each therapy has its own page.
Immunoglobulin (IVIG)
Intravenous immune globulin for immune deficiencies and immune-mediated nerve conditions.
SCIG training
Training for the patient or caregiver to give subcutaneous immune globulin at home.
IV antibiotics
Intravenous antibiotic or antifungal therapy for infections.
Parenteral nutrition
Calories and nutrients delivered intravenously.
Iron infusions
IV iron for iron-deficiency anemia, when the prescriber approves treatment at home.
Biologic infusions
Intravenous biologics for conditions such as Crohn's disease and rheumatoid arthritis.
For prescribers' offices
To request home nursing for an infusion patient, select the patient's home where any MedRx referral form asks where the medication is to be administered. The order then includes skilled home nursing. MedRx dispenses the medication, delivers it and sends a skilled nurse from an accredited nursing agency to administer it.
Referrals can be phoned in to (844) 671-2600 or faxed. Sending recent clinical notes, laboratory results and test results with the prescription speeds up prior authorization.
Who to call
- Medication questions, any time: a MedRx pharmacist, 24 hours a day, at (844) 671-2600.
- A medical emergency: call 911.
Key facts
- Organization
- MedRx Infusion Clinical Pharmacy
- What we do
- A home infusion pharmacy and specialty pharmacy, with infusion nurses who visit patients at home and a pharmacist on call 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
- Where
- Pharmacy at 417 N Oak St, Inglewood, CA 90302. Licensed in 43 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico. See every place we serve
- Accreditation
- URAC (Specialty Pharmacy) and ACHC (Accreditation Commission for Health Care).
- Phone, 24 hours
- (844) 671-2600
- Fax
- (844) 671-2601
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Questions about home infusion nursing
01Can a nurse give an infusion at home?
Yes, when the prescriber determines that home infusion is appropriate. MedRx Infusion can send a skilled, trusted and licensed nurse from an accredited nursing agency to the patient's home to administer it.
02Who are the nurses MedRx sends?
Skilled, trusted and licensed registered nurses (RNs) from accredited nursing agencies, trained to administer infusion medications. They visit in every place MedRx serves.
03What does a home infusion nurse do?
The nurse starts and manages the infusion, monitors vital signs and adverse reactions, maintains the IV line, collects blood samples when they are ordered, and teaches the patient or caregiver about the therapy.
04Does insurance cover home infusion nursing?
Coverage depends on the plan and the therapy. Some plans cover the medication but not the nursing or supplies needed to give it; Medicare Part D often works this way. MedRx's intake team reviews the patient's benefits before therapy starts.
05Who can a patient call between nursing visits?
A MedRx pharmacist, at (844) 671-2600, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. In a medical emergency, call 911.
Medications we fill
- Immune globulin: Gammagard Liquid, Gamunex-C, Octagam, Panzyga, Privigen, Hizentra and Xembify.
- IV antibiotics: every IV antibiotic we fill.
- Iron: Injectafer and Venofer.
- Biologic infusions: every biologic infusion we fill.
Each has its own page: what it is approved for, how it is given, and how to start. See every medication we fill.
Send a referral
Intake handles benefits investigation, prior authorization and scheduling.
Send a referralFax
(844) 671-2601
Send a completed referral form