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c/reconstitution·posted 1 months ago by u/alcohol_aversion

[Question] how do you actually verify mg/mL

Question

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.

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u/cardio_endpoint_c10 points·1 months ago

bacteriostatic and sterile water are not interchangeable, do not use them that way

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u/honest_syringe_maybe2 points·1 months ago·edited

Are you using a u-100 or u-40 syringe? That changes everything.

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u/arto_falk8 points·1 months ago

Show the arithmetic. Where did the units come from?

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u/vial_math_veraMOD4 points·1 months ago

This is an urgent-care question wearing a forum question's clothes. Please contact a clinician rather than waiting for replies.

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u/kavya_radich-13 points·1 months ago

Disagree but this is the good kind of wrong — it is specific enough to be checked.

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u/dexa_twice_yearlybody comp3 points·1 months ago

show your working or it is unhelpful

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u/ismael_nwosu1 point·1 months ago

Are you using a u-100 or u-40 syringe? That changes everything.

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u/bruno_dumitru1 point·1 months ago

dosing errors come from people reconstituting two vials differently and forgetting which is which

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u/hedda_ekstrom2 points·1 months ago

Cored the stopper on my 22th draw because I kept using the same entry point. Rotate the puncture site.

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u/quarter_dose_queenlow and slow1 point·1 months ago

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.

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u/yusuf_achebe1 point·1 months ago

This is correct. 1mL versus 6mL is the common mistake.

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