Semaglutide 5 mg reconstituted with 2 mL

Concentration

2.5mg/mL

Per insulin unit
25 mcg
Solution in vial
200 u
2.4 mg draw
96 u

Math utility only — not medical advice. Not a recommended dose.

Units per dose at 2.5 mg/mL

Insulin syringes are graduated in hundredths of a millilitre, so units = mL × 100 on a U-100, U-50 or U-30 barrel alike.

DoseVolumeU-100 unitsFitsDoses per vial
250 mcg0.1 mL10 uU-3020
500 mcg0.2 mL20 uU-3010
1 mg0.4 mL40 uU-505
1.7 mg0.68 mL68 uU-1002
2.4 mg0.96 mL96 uU-1002

How this is calculated

  1. 1 · Concentration

    5 mg ÷ 2 mL = 2.5 mg/mL

    The peptide mass never changes — bacteriostatic water only sets how concentrated the solution is, and therefore how far the plunger travels.

  2. 2 · Volume for a 2.4 mg dose

    2.4 mg ÷ 2.5 mg/mL = 0.96 mL

  3. 3 · Insulin units

    0.96 mL × 100 = 96 units

    Every unit on the barrel carries 25 mcg at this concentration, so misreading by one unit is a 25 mcg error.

See it on a real syringe

The interactive calculator draws this 2.5 mg/mL mix on a scaled U-100 barrel, shows when a draw lands exactly on a printed tick, and works backwards from a target dose to the water volume that makes it land cleanly.

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Common questions

How much bacteriostatic water for a 5 mg Semaglutide vial?
Adding 2 mL of bacteriostatic water to a 5 mg Semaglutide vial yields 2.5 mg/mL — 25 mcg in every insulin unit. The reconstituted vial holds 200 units of solution in total.
How many units is a 2.4 mg dose of Semaglutide at 5 mg in 2 mL?
2.4 mg is 0.96 mL of this mix, which is 96 units on a U-100 insulin syringe (a U-100 barrel is enough).
How many 2.4 mg doses does a 5 mg vial give?
A 5 mg vial contains 2 full 2.4 mg doses. Using more or less bacteriostatic water changes the units you draw, never the number of doses in the vial.
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