[Question] how do you actually verify mg/mL
Something I noticed reading old threads that I have not seen said out loud.
The advice on reconstitution in this community changed substantially around the start of last year, and nobody went back and updated the older posts. So depending on which thread the search engine hands you, you get two contradictory answers with the same confidence.
I have listed what I think the current consensus is below. Correct me — that is the point of posting it.
best — the order this archive was captured in
bacteriostatic and sterile water are not interchangeable, do not use them that way
Are you using a u-100 or u-40 syringe? That changes everything.
Show the arithmetic. Where did the units come from?
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i am begging people to write down the concentration
Cosigning. The concentration on the vial in marker is load-bearing.
Disagree but this is the good kind of wrong — it is specific enough to be checked.
show your working or it is unhelpful
Are you using a u-100 or u-40 syringe? That changes everything.
dosing errors come from people reconstituting two vials differently and forgetting which is which
Cored the stopper on my 22th draw because I kept using the same entry point. Rotate the puncture site.
Cored the stopper on my 22th draw because I kept using the same entry point.
Disagree on that part. 99.0% and 98.9% on the same vial is normal.
This is correct. 1mL versus 6mL is the common mistake.
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