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c/reconstitution·submitted 2 months ago by u/dilara_szabo

does mg/mL actually matter or is it forum lore at this point

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does mg/mL actually matter or is it forum lore at this point. If this has been answered properly somewhere, link me and I will delete. The failure modes I have actually seen posted here, in order of frequency. One: reconstituting at a different volume than intended and not writing it down, so the next draw is based…

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u/aleksi_lehtinen306 points·2 months ago

Disagree with the "more water is safer" framing. It is not safer, it is just a different number to divide by.

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u/bac_water_banditMOD201 points·2 months ago

Working has to be shown on arithmetic posts. Added a note asking for it rather than removing this one.

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u/ines_ekstrom119 points·2 months ago·edited

Working has to be shown on arithmetic posts.

Adding one thing — put the date on the label too. Concentration plus date and you can never mix two vials up.

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u/hub_opssite staff161 points·2 months ago

Pushback on the syringe advice: a U-100 barrel reads units of volume. Calling them "doses" is how the confusion starts.

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u/bac_water_banditreconstitution61 points·2 months ago

the powder cake sits at the bottom, the volume you add is the volume that counts

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u/runa_grimaldi36 points·2 months ago

How many mg in the vial and how many mL are you adding?

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