Scope of Global Home Infusion Therapy Market Report–
Home infusion therapy involves the intravenous or subcutaneous administration of drugs or biological to an individual at home. The components needed to perform home infusion include the drug antiviral, immune globulin, equipment for a pump, and supplies. Similarly, nursing services are necessary to train and educate the patient and caregivers on the safe administration of infusion drugs often play an important role in home infusion. Hence, the nurses usually train the patient or caregiver to self-administer the drug, educate on side effects and goals of therapy and visit periodically to assess the infusion site and provide dressing changes. The home infusion process usually requires coordination among multiple entities, including patients, physicians, hospital discharge planners, health plans, home infusion pharmacies, and, if applicable, home health agencies. The medical condition requiring infusion therapy includes infections and disease which may not be responsive to oral antibiotics such as, cancer and cancer-related drugs, dehydration, and gastrointestinal diseases or disorders.