Walgreens

Specialties

Infusion therapy is the administration of medications or nutrients directly into the body through a blood vessel, under the skin, or into a muscle. With current advances in treatment and technology, it now is possible to infuse many medications at home. Therapy is sometimes started while the patient is in the hospital and continues at home after discharge. It can also be safely started at home in many cases. Walgreens provides these infusion services at home, at the workplace, in a physician’s office or in a Walgreens alternate treatment site. Some of the most common reasons for infusion therapy: cancer, chronic pain, dehydration, gastrointestinal (GI) problems, heart failure, immunodeficiency disorders, malnutrition, neuromuscular disorders and serious infections.

History

Established in 1979.

Walgreens Infusion Services (WIS) Started as OptionCare in Chico, Ca. in 1979.