Learn the arithmetic once.

Plain, careful guides to reconstitution and dosing — written the way Vialog works: showing every step, and claiming nothing it can't. No protocols, no recommendations. Just the maths, done slowly.

2x
Guide

Reconstituting a 5 mg vs a 10 mg vial: what changes

Two vials, the same bottle of water, two different concentrations. Here is what actually moves on the syringe.

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0.05
Guide

Drawing up a peptide without wasting it: air, bubbles, dead space

A syringe reads position, not contents. Where bubbles come from, how to purge them, and the dead space that leaves the vial without ever reaching a mark.

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5
Guide

Five peptide reconstitution mistakes (and how to avoid them)

Most errors are not dramatic. A misread label, a slipped decimal, a rounded unit. Five that change the amount drawn, and the check for each.

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mg/ml
Guide

What concentration should you mix a peptide to?

Strong mix, few units and a crowded scale. Weak mix, more units and more volume. How to pick the concentration you can actually read.

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20
Guide

How many doses in a peptide vial? The count, and the clock

A vial holds a fixed amount of peptide, so the count is one division. The water never changes it — but the last draw and the date on the glass can.

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1:1
Guide

How to reconstitute a peptide blend (and split it into units)

A blend vial holds two or more peptides dried together at a ratio you cannot change. One water volume still sets everything — but the arithmetic runs once per component.

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60mg
Guide

How to reconstitute tirzepatide, step by step

The branded product is already liquid. For the freeze-dried vial, the water volume is the only lever on whether the amount lands on a mark you can read.

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5mg
Guide

How to reconstitute semaglutide, step by step

Two of the three things sold under this name are already liquid. For the one that is a powder, the water volume decides whether the amount lands on a line you can read.

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50mg
Guide

How to reconstitute GHK-Cu, step by step

The copper peptide breaks two habits at once: the vial is ten times bigger than you are used to, and the solution is supposed to be blue.

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5mg
Guide

How to reconstitute TB-500, step by step

The label gives you milligrams of powder. The water you choose decides what one mark on the syringe is worth — and that choice cannot be taken back.

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0.01
Guide

How to read insulin syringe units: U-100 vs U-40

A unit is a mark of volume, fixed by the syringe. What sits inside that volume is a question about the vial — and a U-40 barrel changes the answer 2.5-fold.

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0.9%
Guide

Bacteriostatic vs sterile water: which one, and why it matters

Two clear liquids, nearly identical vials. The difference is a preservative — and it decides whether the vial is entered once or for weeks.

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28d
Guide

How long does a reconstituted peptide last in the fridge?

The 28-day number is real, but it is a rule about vials — not a measurement of your peptide. What it covers, and what shortens it.

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ml
Guide

How much bacteriostatic water should you add?

There's no single right amount — the water sets the concentration, and that decides your units. How to choose it.

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1·2·3
Guide · 6 min

How to reconstitute a peptide, step by step

The three conversions between powder and syringe — done once, slowly, with the maths shown.

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mg·mcg·iu
Guide · 5 min

Milligrams, micrograms, units: the conversion that trips everyone

Is the number on the vial your dose, or the concentration? The difference is a factor of a thousand.

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= 10 u
Worked example · 7 min

How many units do I draw? A worked BPC-157 example

One vial, one dose, one syringe — followed all the way to the mark on the barrel.

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