Overview
IVARA is an IV therapy and wellness clinic operating inside DrBK Clinic at 115 Queens Road, Reading. Its longevity related menu includes NAD+ drips, a Complete Longevity Analysis blood test, a finger prick biological age test and DNA analysis. A first nurse consultation is free.
- What it sells
- 1 consultation; 7 single tests, from £50
- Doctors
- 1 named: Professor Bob Khanna, Co-founder
- Your results
- A clinician
- Reviews
- Google: 4.8 from 105 reviews
- Trustpilot: none found
- Doctify: none found
- Checked 21st October 2026
Sources: ivarawellness.co.uk, treatments, checked 19th October 2026; ivarawellness.co.uk, checked 21st October 2026.
What you get for the money
IV drip: The Foundation (starting price), from £120.
- How long
- 15 to 30 mins
Source: ivarawellness.co.uk, the foundation, checked 21st October 2026.
Every price
- IV drip: The Foundation (starting price)From£120How long: 15 to 30 mins.
- IV drip: The Blueprint£1,500Includes “Through a comprehensive blood panel, we create an IV drip tailored specifically and exclusively to your needs”. How long: on consultation.
- NAD+ drip with L-glutathione£295The clinic’s price: “£295 (125mg), £399 (250mg), £695 (500mg)”. How long: 60 to 150 minutes, depending on the dose.
- Your Biological Age (finger-prick glycan test)£500Includes “A finger-prick blood test that estimates biological age by examining glycan patterns linked with immune ageing and longer-term inflammatory biology”, “A finger-prick blood test that estimates biological age”. How long: on consultation.
- The Complete Longevity Analysis (specialised blood test)The clinic’s price: “Price on application”. Includes “Our most specialised blood test. Everything in the standard assessment, with a fuller endocrine profile, additional thyroid, cardiovascular, metabolic markers, and an extended micronutrient screen”. How long: on consultation.
- DNA Analysis£500Includes “A personalised DNA swab analysis of over 100 genetic variations across your metabolism, nutrient handling, inflammation, vitamin and mineral status”. How long: on consultation.
- InBody Composition Analysis (added: priced item the record lacked)£50Includes “InBody measures what sits beneath it: skeletal muscle mass, body fat percentage, visceral fat, segmental analysis limb by limb, and total body water”. How long: 15 mins.
Sources: ivarawellness.co.uk, the blueprint, ivarawellness.co.uk, your biological age, ivarawellness.co.uk, the complete longevity analysis, ivarawellness.co.uk, dna analysis and ivarawellness.co.uk, inbody composition analysis, checked 21st October 2026.
Is it worth it?
This page does not answer that. Here is what the NHS does for free, and what those who set screening policy say.
- NHS Health Check
- “a free check-up of the health of your heart and blood vessels”
- Who can have it
- People “aged 40 to 74 who do not have” certain conditions, such as heart disease or diabetes, or who already take medicines like statins
- How often
- Every 5 years, by invitation from your GP or local council
- What it checks
- Height, weight, waist, blood pressure, cholesterol and possibly blood sugar, in about 20 to 30 minutes
Source: nhs.uk, NHS Health Check, page reviewed 14th August 2023, checked 20th October 2026.
UK National Screening Committee
“Screening is not for people who have symptoms. People who have symptoms should always consult their GP.”
GOV.UK, published 21st November 2023
NHS
“Private companies offer a range of screening tests that you have to pay for.”
nhs.uk, NHS screening, reviewed 30th July 2024
Could it find something that isn’t there?
UK National Screening Committee
“Screening tests are not 100% accurate and do not provide a diagnosis.”
GOV.UK, published 21st November 2023
UK National Screening Committee
“False negative or false positive results can be harmful, as someone may either be falsely reassured or unnecessarily worried.”
GOV.UK, principles of screening, updated 11th July 2025
After your results
- Who explains them
- A clinician
- If something is found
- “A clinician goes through every result with you and tells you when to see your GP.”
Source: ivarawellness.co.uk, checked 21st October 2026.
Royal College of General Practitioners
“the organisation initiating the screening should not assume that general practitioners will deal with the results”
rcgp.org.uk, screening, October 2019
Doctors
Every doctor the clinic names, with their entry on the medical register where one was found.
- Professor Bob Khanna
- Co-founder
Source: ivarawellness.co.uk, checked 19th October 2026.
What it tells you
The same questions for every clinic. What it says on its own pages, and what it does not.
StatedNot stated
- PricesStated for 7 of 8 packages
- What each package includesStated
- How long a visit takesStated
- How long results takeStated
- Who explains your resultsStated
- What happens if something is foundStated
- Who pays for follow upNot stated
- Whether results go to your GPNot stated
- Insurance or employer coverNot stated
- Its doctors’ namesStated: 1 doctor
From the clinic’s pages listed under Sources, checked 21st October 2026.
Details
Registration
- Registered as
- Dr B K Limited, 115 Queens Road, Reading, Berkshire, RG1 4DA
- Registered for
- Treatment of disease, disorder or injury; surgical procedures; diagnostic and screening procedures
Source: the Care Quality Commission’s page for this location, checked 19th October 2026.
Sources
- The clinic’s site
- ivarawellness.co.uk
- Registers
- The Care Quality Commission
- Checked
- 19th, 20th and 21st October 2026