Semaglutide 5 mg reconstituted with 4 mL
Concentration
1.25mg/mL
- Per insulin unit
- 12.5 mcg
- Solution in vial
- 400 u
- 1 mg draw
- 80 u
Math utility only — not medical advice. Not a recommended dose.
Units per dose at 1.25 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.
| Dose | Volume | U-100 units | Fits | Doses per vial |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 250 mcg | 0.2 mL | 20 u | U-30 | 20 |
| 500 mcg | 0.4 mL | 40 u | U-50 | 10 |
| 1 mg | 0.8 mL | 80 u | U-100 | 5 |
| 1.7 mg | 1.36 mL | 136 u | split draw | 2 |
| 2.4 mg | 1.92 mL | 192 u | split draw | 2 |
Amber rows exceed 100 units — more than one full U-100 barrel. That dose needs a larger draw or a stronger mix (less water).
How this is calculated
1 · Concentration
5 mg ÷ 4 mL = 1.25 mg/mL
The peptide mass never changes — bacteriostatic water only sets how concentrated the solution is, and therefore how far the plunger travels.
2 · Volume for a 1 mg dose
1 mg ÷ 1.25 mg/mL = 0.8 mL
3 · Insulin units
0.8 mL × 100 = 80 units
Every unit on the barrel carries 12.5 mcg at this concentration, so misreading by one unit is a 12.5 mcg error.
See it on a real syringe
The interactive calculator draws this 1.25 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.
Open the interactive calculator →Common questions
- How much bacteriostatic water for a 5 mg Semaglutide vial?
- Adding 4 mL of bacteriostatic water to a 5 mg Semaglutide vial yields 1.25 mg/mL — 12.5 mcg in every insulin unit. The reconstituted vial holds 400 units of solution in total.
- How many units is a 1 mg dose of Semaglutide at 5 mg in 4 mL?
- 1 mg is 0.8 mL of this mix, which is 80 units on a U-100 insulin syringe (a U-100 barrel is enough).
- How many 1 mg doses does a 5 mg vial give?
- A 5 mg vial contains 5 full 1 mg doses. Using more or less bacteriostatic water changes the units you draw, never the number of doses in the vial.