Specialty Infusion Therapy
Texas Oncology is offering a new service at select locations: specialty infusion therapies for patients with chronic diseases or conditions. Infusion therapy is a treatment in which medication is administered to a patient intravenously as an alternative to oral medication. Because many medications delivered by infusion therapy are similar to oncology drugs in their specifications and side effect profiles, Texas Oncology is able to provide this unique service.
Why choose Texas Oncology for infusion therapy?
Often times patients must go to a hospital to receive infusion therapy, which can prove both costly and inconvenient. Texas Oncology helps streamline the process by providing patients with high-quality, cost effective care from our easily accessible network of expert clinicians.
What kinds of conditions can Texas Oncology treat with infusion therapy?
- Ankylosing Spondylitis
- Asthma
- Bone Health
- Crohn's Disease
- Graft Rejection
- Immune Diseases
- Multiple Sclerosis
- Psoriatic Arthritis Urticaria
- Rheumatoid Arthritis
- Ulcerative Colitis
- Urticaria
- Wegener's Granulomatosis
This is not a comprehensive list of conditions. If you have questions regarding a condition not listed here that require infusion therapy, please call 512-982-3795.
How to get started
If you'd like to learn more about infusion therapy at Texas Oncology or make a referral, please call 512-982-3795. Please note that we cannot accept same-day infusions.
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Infusion therapy need-to-know
- Texas Oncology orders all medications needed for infusion therapies. Patients cannot bring their own drugs.
- While Texas Oncology provides and supervises infusions, management of the patient's primary illness will be directed back to their treating physician.
- Patients must pay their co-pay prior to receiving their infusion.
- Patients must have insurance.
- Laboratory services are available to patients on the same day as infusion.
- Early morning and late afternoon appointments are available.
- Texas Oncology requests 72 hours' notice for new patients prior to receiving their infusion.
Medications available for infusion therapy at Texas Oncology:
- Actemra (Tocilizumab)
- Benlysta (Belimumab)
- Entyvio (Vedolizumab)
- IVIG (Octagam only)
- Ocrevus (Ocrelizumab)
- Orencia (Abatacept)
- Reclast (Zoledronic Acid)
- Remicade (Infliximab)
- Rituxan (Rituximab)
- Simponi (Golimumab)
- Tysabri (natalizumab)
- Zometa (Zoledronic Acid)
This list is not comprehensive. If you have a question regarding a specific medication, please call 512-982-3795.