ABSTRACT
Nutritional treatments by parenteral route can be considered as valuable tools in the integrative management when added to a conventional treatment set, both in acute and chronic diseases. Nutrition and orthomolecular supplements are optimal aid measures for most medical treatments. Health professionals, who include orthomolecular parenteral nutrition among their practices, should be trained particularly in the preparation of nutrient mixtures. The orthomolecular parenteral therapy comprises both intravenous and intramuscular administration. Understanding the concepts of deficiency and insufficiency plays a pivotal role in understanding the importance of intravenous nutritional therapy. The supplements suitable for nutritional therapy should have either pharmaceutical grade or should be manufactured by specialty compound pharmacies with experience in the preparation of injectable medications. The sterility of an injectable nutritional solution is a mandatory condition. The use of the injectable route for orthomolecular supplementation becomes even more important in some specific situations related to the patient's condition.
