Glutathione · IV & IM · Banérgatan 10, Östermalm, Stockholm
Glutathione IV Stockholm —
600 mg reduced GSH
by a licensed physician
Glutathione is given as an IM injection (749 SEK) or IV infusion (1,190 SEK). Each treatment contains 600 mg of reduced glutathione (GSH) — the form the cell actually uses — prepared at the clinic immediately before administration.
Licensed physician. No referral required. Always individual assessment. Open Mon–Fri 08–17.
Glutathione is the body's primary intracellular antioxidant. Taken orally the tripeptide is broken down in the gut — under 5% reaches circulation intact. IV and IM bypass that barrier entirely, but the form and the preparation determine what is actually delivered.
What it is
Glutathione — the body's primary
intracellular antioxidant
Glutathione is a tripeptide of glutamate, cysteine and glycine — gamma-L-glutamyl-L-cysteinylglycine, abbreviated GSH. Every cell produces and consumes it continuously as part of its oxidative defence, liver detoxification and immune function.
Under chronic inflammation, high toxin exposure, oxidative stress, intense training or systemic illness, glutathione is consumed faster than it can be synthesised. Depleted glutathione is a recurring finding in ME/CFS, Long COVID, liver disease and autoimmunity.
Glutathione conjugates toxins in phase II detoxification, regulates T-cell function and NK-cell activity, protects mitochondrial integrity, and recycles oxidised vitamin C and vitamin E back to their active forms. That makes it the node of the entire antioxidant network rather than one supplement among others.
Oral glutathione does not work. Peptidases in the gastrointestinal tract break down the tripeptide before it is absorbed intact — under 5% reaches systemic circulation as intact glutathione. IV and IM deliver it directly to circulation and liver cells.
Form & dose
Why 600 mg of reduced glutathione
is not comparable to 1200 mg
Short answer: the milligrams on a label state mass — not how much remains in reduced, directly usable form when the infusion is given. MediBalans administers 600 mg of reduced glutathione (GSH), prepared immediately before treatment.
Glutathione exists in two forms. Reduced glutathione (GSH) is the form the cell actually uses as an antioxidant. Oxidised glutathione (GSSG) is two GSH molecules bound together, and must first be converted back to GSH by the enzyme glutathione reductase — a reaction that costs NADPH.
This is where comparing stated doses becomes misleading. A label states what was put into solution, not what remains in reduced form when it is administered. Glutathione oxidises rapidly in aqueous solution. A pre-mixed solution has therefore been converting since it was filled, and the GSH fraction at administration is unknown to clinic and patient alike.
Do the arithmetic. 600 mg of GSH (molar mass 307 g/mol) is roughly 1.95 mmol of glutathione in directly usable form. 1200 mg in oxidised form (GSSG, 613 g/mol) is roughly 1.96 mmol of GSSG — about 3.9 mmol of glutathione units, but every GSSG must first be opened into two GSH by glutathione reductase, and each of those reactions costs one NADPH. The doubled number is therefore not doubled effect. It is twice as many units the body must pay for first, in a currency that is frequently already scarce.
That is the reduction cost. Supplying oxidised glutathione means the body performs the reduction itself, paying in NADPH — the same reducing capacity that is often already depleted in the patients the treatment is aimed at. The principle is identical to why we do not offer NAD+ drips: do not add a load that consumes the very capacity you are trying to restore.
Worth asking any clinic: is the glutathione reduced (GSH) or oxidised (GSSG)? When was the solution prepared? Can the form be documented? An answer that gives only milligrams answers none of these.
Preparation & administration
Three steps that make the form
known — not assumed
1. Two-component preparation. Lyophilised glutathione in one ampoule, sterile solvent in another. Dry powder cannot oxidise — conversion only begins once glutathione is in solution. Pharmaceutical raw materials from licensed European manufacturers.
2. Combined at the clinic immediately before treatment. Never pre-mixed or stored in solution. No preservatives, no buffers beyond what the active substance requires — preservatives exist so that solutions survive storage, and we do not store pre-mixed solutions.
3. Given separately, after flushing the access. Glutathione is never mixed into the infusion bag. Vitamin C in solution partly oxidises to dehydroascorbate, and dehydroascorbate is reduced back to ascorbate at glutathione's expense — the same ascorbate–glutathione cycle that makes glutathione valuable in the body consumes it in the bag. The glutathione is therefore given as a slow intravenous push at the end of the infusion, and the access is flushed with sterile sodium chloride beforehand so no ascorbate residue remains in the line, the catheter or the vein at the access site.
Together, that is why we can state the form and not merely the mass: 600 mg of reduced GSH is known at the moment it is given.
Price list · Stockholm
Glutathione IV & IM
with prices
A licensed physician assesses which route of administration is appropriate. No referral required — book directly.
Glutathione IM injection
749 SEK600 mg of reduced glutathione (GSH) intramuscularly. Takes a few minutes. Suitable for regular treatment and where rapid administration is preferred.
IM injection · 600 mg reduced GSH · prepared before treatmentGlutathione IV infusion
1,190 SEK600 mg of reduced glutathione (GSH) intravenously over 30–60 minutes. Given as a slow push at the end of the infusion, after flushing the access with sterile sodium chloride.
IV infusion · 600 mg reduced GSH · 30–60 minScientific reference: Ballatori N, et al. (2009). Glutathione dysregulation and the etiology and progression of human diseases. Biol Chem. doi:10.1515/BC.2009.033 · Long COVID/ME/CFS: Komaroff AL & Prusty B. (2021). Redox imbalance links COVID-19 and ME/CFS. PNAS. doi:10.1073/pnas.2024358118
Frequently asked questions
Questions about glutathione IV
in Stockholm
At MediBalans glutathione costs 749 SEK as an IM injection and 1,190 SEK as an IV infusion. Both contain 600 mg of reduced glutathione (GSH) and include assessment by a licensed physician. No referral required. Banérgatan 10, Östermalm, Stockholm.
Not necessarily. Milligrams state mass, not how much is in reduced, directly usable form when the infusion is given. 600 mg of GSH (molar mass 307 g/mol) is about 1.95 mmol of directly usable glutathione. 1200 mg of oxidised glutathione (GSSG, 613 g/mol) is about 3.9 mmol of glutathione units — but every GSSG must first be opened into two GSH by glutathione reductase, and each reaction costs one NADPH. The doubled number is therefore not doubled effect.
Reduced glutathione (GSH) is the form the cell actually uses as an antioxidant. Oxidised glutathione (GSSG) is two GSH molecules bound together and must first be converted back to GSH by glutathione reductase, a reaction that consumes NADPH. Glutathione also oxidises rapidly in aqueous solution, which means a pre-mixed solution has been converting since it was filled.
As a two-component preparation: lyophilised glutathione in one ampoule and sterile solvent in another. Dry powder cannot oxidise — conversion only begins in solution. The two are combined at the clinic immediately before administration. No preservatives and no buffers beyond what the substance requires.
Vitamin C in solution partly oxidises to dehydroascorbate, and dehydroascorbate is reduced back to ascorbate at glutathione's expense. Mixing glutathione and vitamin C in one infusion bag therefore consumes part of the dose before it reaches the patient. The glutathione is instead given as a slow intravenous push at the end of the infusion, and the access is flushed with sterile sodium chloride beforehand so no ascorbate residue remains in the line, the catheter or the vein at the access site.
An IM injection is given intramuscularly and takes a few minutes; an IV infusion is given intravenously over 30–60 minutes. Both bypass the gastrointestinal tract entirely. Which route is appropriate is decided by a licensed physician based on the clinical picture, previous response and treatment goals.
Depleted glutathione is a recurring finding in ME/CFS, Long COVID, liver disease and autoimmunity, and redox imbalance has been linked to both COVID-19 and ME/CFS in peer-reviewed literature (Komaroff & Prusty, PNAS 2021). Glutathione IV is not a treatment for these diagnoses as such, but targets a measurable biochemical component. A licensed physician always assesses indication individually.
Oral glutathione is broken down by peptidases in the gastrointestinal tract before it is absorbed intact — under 5% reaches systemic circulation as intact glutathione. IV infusion and IM injection deliver it directly to systemic circulation and liver cells.
No. You can book directly without a referral and without prior blood tests. A licensed physician always performs an individual assessment at the clinic before treatment begins. Intracellular diagnostics (CMA) may be recommended if the physician judges it would optimise treatment, but is never a requirement.