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Vial sizes

Quick math for the common vial strengths. Pick the amount of water added to see the concentration and how much is in each unit on a U-100 insulin syringe. This is arithmetic only, not a dose.

2 mgvial
WaterStrengthPer unit10 units
1 mL2 mg/mL20 mcg200 mcg
2 mL1 mg/mL10 mcg100 mcg
3 mL0.67 mg/mL6.7 mcg66.7 mcg
5 mL0.4 mg/mL4 mcg40 mcg

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Commonly sold in this size (per public protocol guides): CJC-1295, AOD-9604

15 mgvial
WaterStrengthPer unit10 units
1 mL15 mg/mL150 mcg1500 mcg
2 mL7.5 mg/mL75 mcg750 mcg
3 mL5 mg/mL50 mcg500 mcg
5 mL3 mg/mL30 mcg300 mcg

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20 mgvial
WaterStrengthPer unit10 units
1 mL20 mg/mL200 mcg2000 mcg
2 mL10 mg/mL100 mcg1000 mcg
3 mL6.67 mg/mL66.7 mcg666.7 mcg
5 mL4 mg/mL40 mcg400 mcg

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Commonly sold in this size (per public protocol guides): Pinealon

30 mgvial
WaterStrengthPer unit10 units
1 mL30 mg/mL300 mcg3000 mcg
2 mL15 mg/mL150 mcg1500 mcg
3 mL10 mg/mL100 mcg1000 mcg
5 mL6 mg/mL60 mcg600 mcg

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50 mgvial
WaterStrengthPer unit10 units
1 mL50 mg/mL500 mcg5000 mcg
2 mL25 mg/mL250 mcg2500 mcg
3 mL16.67 mg/mL166.7 mcg1666.7 mcg
5 mL10 mg/mL100 mcg1000 mcg

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Commonly sold in this size (per public protocol guides): GHK-Cu

Units are not doses. A U-100 syringe holds 100 units per mL. The numbers above only convert between milligrams, milliliters and units. See Syringes and units and the Reconstitution guide.