Peptide reconstitution calculator

Enter the numbers printed on your own vial and the volume of bacteriostatic water you intend to add. The calculator returns concentration, draw volume and syringe units. It suggests nothing on its own.

Inputs

mg

Total mass of lyophilised powder in the vial.

mL

Volume of diluent you will add to the vial.

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Results

Fill in all four fields to see concentration, draw volume and syringe units.

Reconstituting your vial

Reconstitution is adding liquid, almost always bacteriostatic water, to a freeze-dried (lyophilized) peptide so you can measure and inject it.

  1. 01

    Clean both stoppers. Wipe the bacteriostatic water vial and peptide vial with alcohol before puncturing either one.

  2. 02

    Draw the water first. Pull the prescribed amount of bacteriostatic water into the syringe before adding anything to the peptide vial.

  3. 03

    Add the water slowly. Aim the stream down the inside wall of the peptide vial instead of blasting the powder directly.

  4. 04

    Swirl gently. Roll or swirl the vial until the powder dissolves. Do not shake it hard.

  5. 05

    Refrigerate after mixing. Keep the reconstituted vial cold and protected from light unless your prescriber or pharmacy gives different storage instructions.

Get your target dose from a licensed provider — this calculator handles the arithmetic, not the protocol.

Common reconstitution ratios

Starting points, not recommendations — set your own dose with a clinician. Select a row to load it into the calculator.

PeptideVialBAC waterConcentrationExample dose → units (U-100)
5 mg2 mL2.5 mg/mL250 mcg10 units
10 mg3 mL3.333 mg/mL2 mg60 units
5 mg2 mL2.5 mg/mL200 mcg8 units
2 mg2 mL1 mg/mL100 mcg10 units
5 mg2 mL2.5 mg/mL200 mcg8 units
10 mg2 mL5 mg/mL1 mg20 units
Educational reference only. The Lab Rat Tools does not recommend amounts, schedules, or protocols. Independently verify every result before relying on it. Calculations run entirely in your browser and no entries are stored or transmitted.