How much bacteriostatic water for a 5 mg Pal-AHK vial?

The amount of water does not change how much Pal-AHK is in the vial; it sets the concentration. With 1 mL a 5 mg vial is 5 mg/mL, with 2 mL it is 2.5 mg/mL and with 3 mL it is 1.667 mg/mL. More water makes each unit weaker, so a given amount takes more units to draw.

How many mcg are in one unit of a 5 mg Pal-AHK vial?

With 2 mL of water, one unit on a U-100 syringe holds 25 mcg (2,500 mcg per mL divided by 100). The table above gives the figure for other vial sizes and volumes.

Is this a Pal-AHK dosage calculator?

It converts between amounts, volumes and syringe units for Pal-AHK; it does not suggest how much to use. The Pal-AHK guide lists the doses used in published studies, with their sources.

What size are Pal-AHK vials?

We do not yet track enough Pal-AHK listings to say. Sizes and prices by store appear on the Pal-AHK price page as they are added.

How many units are in 1 mL on an insulin syringe?

A U-100 insulin syringe holds 100 units per mL, so 1 unit is 0.01 mL.

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Pal-AHK dosage calculator

Pick a Pal-AHK vial size, enter the bacteriostatic water added and, if you want, an amount per draw. The calculator gives the concentration and how many units that is on a U-100 insulin syringe. It does arithmetic only and does not suggest an amount.

U-100 syringes · 100 units = 1 mL · 1 mg = 1,000 mcg

Concentration

2.5 mg/mL

25 mcg per unit on a U-100 syringe · 250 mcg per 0.1 mL

Enter an amount per draw to see how many units it is and how many draws the vial holds.

Not medical advice

This tool converts between amounts, volumes and syringe units. It is not a recommendation to use Pal-AHK or a guide to how much to use, and it cannot tell you whether a product is what its label says. For the amounts used in research, with sources, see the doses used in published Pal-AHK studies. Disclaimer

Pal-AHK vial sizes stores list

We do not yet track Pal-AHK listings with a stated vial size, so the buttons above show common peptide vial sizes.

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Worked example

A 5 mg Pal-AHK vial with 2 mL of bacteriostatic water is 2.5 mg/mL (2,500 mcg/mL). One unit on a U-100 syringe is 0.01 mL, so each unit holds 25 mcg. To find how many units an amount is, divide the amount in mcg by 25.

Read more about bacteriostatic water and storing a mixed vial, or the Pal-AHK guide.

Pal-AHK concentration by vial size and water added

mcg per unit on a U-100 syringe. Read across for more water, down for a larger vial.

Vial	1 mL water	2 mL water	3 mL water
2 mg	20 mcg/unit · 2 mg/mL	10 mcg/unit · 1 mg/mL	6.7 mcg/unit · 0.67 mg/mL
5 mg	50 mcg/unit · 5 mg/mL	25 mcg/unit · 2.5 mg/mL	16.7 mcg/unit · 1.67 mg/mL
10 mg	100 mcg/unit · 10 mg/mL	50 mcg/unit · 5 mg/mL	33.3 mcg/unit · 3.33 mg/mL
15 mg	150 mcg/unit · 15 mg/mL	75 mcg/unit · 7.5 mg/mL	50 mcg/unit · 5 mg/mL
20 mg	200 mcg/unit · 20 mg/mL	100 mcg/unit · 10 mg/mL	66.7 mcg/unit · 6.67 mg/mL

Questions

How much bacteriostatic water for a 5 mg Pal-AHK vial?: The amount of water does not change how much Pal-AHK is in the vial; it sets the concentration. With 1 mL a 5 mg vial is 5 mg/mL, with 2 mL it is 2.5 mg/mL and with 3 mL it is 1.667 mg/mL. More water makes each unit weaker, so a given amount takes more units to draw.
How many mcg are in one unit of a 5 mg Pal-AHK vial?: With 2 mL of water, one unit on a U-100 syringe holds 25 mcg (2,500 mcg per mL divided by 100). The table above gives the figure for other vial sizes and volumes.
Is this a Pal-AHK dosage calculator?: It converts between amounts, volumes and syringe units for Pal-AHK; it does not suggest how much to use. The Pal-AHK guide lists the doses used in published studies, with their sources.
What size are Pal-AHK vials?: We do not yet track enough Pal-AHK listings to say. Sizes and prices by store appear on the Pal-AHK price page as they are added.
How many units are in 1 mL on an insulin syringe?: A U-100 insulin syringe holds 100 units per mL, so 1 unit is 0.01 mL.

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