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c/reconstitution·submitted 1 year ago by u/liv_nkemelu

genuine question about bacteriostatic water that I am slightly embarrassed to ask

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Quick one. Canada here. reconstitution works very differently where I live than in the threads that dominate the front page, and I keep seeing people confidently given advice that simply does not apply outside the US. Specifics: the route I used took 16 weeks and cost roughly what I expected. The admin was worse than…

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u/julia_erdogan0 points·1 year ago

more water means more units for the same dose, which means finer resolution

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u/andres_sorensen1 point·1 year ago·edited

more water means more units for the same dose, which means finer resolution

Adding to this: reconstitution is doing more work than the comment implies.

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u/liv_nkemeluOP1 point·1 year ago

swirl, do not shake, or you are courting oxidation

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u/liv_nkemeluOP1 point·1 year ago

Reconstituted at 2mL when I meant 14mL. Caught it because the units looked wrong. Write the concentration.

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u/oskar_ibarra0 points·1 year ago

Not to be pedantic but bacteriostatic water and reconstitution are being used interchangeably and they are not interchangeable in real life.

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