Semaglutide 5 mg reconstituted with 5 mL
Concentration
1mg/mL
- Per insulin unit
- 10 mcg
- Solution in vial
- 500 u
- 1 mg draw
- 100 u
Math utility only — not medical advice. Not a recommended dose.
Units per dose at 1 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 | 0.25 mL | 25 u | U-30 | 20 |
| 500 mcg | 0.5 mL | 50 u | U-50 | 10 |
| 1 mg | 1 mL | 100 u | U-100 | 5 |
| 1.7 mg | 1.7 mL | 170 u | split draw | 2 |
| 2.4 mg | 2.4 mL | 240 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 ÷ 5 mL = 1 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 mg/mL = 1 mL
3 · Insulin units
1 mL × 100 = 100 units
Every unit on the barrel carries 10 mcg at this concentration, so misreading by one unit is a 10 mcg error.
See it on a real syringe
The interactive calculator draws this 1 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 5 mL of bacteriostatic water to a 5 mg Semaglutide vial yields 1 mg/mL — 10 mcg in every insulin unit. The reconstituted vial holds 500 units of solution in total.
- How many units is a 1 mg dose of Semaglutide at 5 mg in 5 mL?
- 1 mg is 1 mL of this mix, which is 100 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.