Peptide pen calculator
Vial size, bacteriostatic water, your dose — the exact number to dial on your pen. Set your pen's click size and per-injection max, and the math follows the hardware.
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From your 5 mg vial at 2 ml, you can dose 10× at 500 mcg. That fits one 3 ml pen cartridge.
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- Reminders, injection-site rotation, bloodwork trends
Reconstitution, explained
What is peptide reconstitution?+
Peptides ship as a lyophilized (freeze-dried) powder. Reconstitution is dissolving that powder in bacteriostatic water so it can be measured and drawn. How much water you add sets the concentration, and the concentration is what decides how many units on an insulin syringe equal your dose.
How many units is my dose?+
Divide the vial mass by the water volume to get the concentration in mg/ml. Divide your dose by that concentration to get the volume of one injection in ml. On a U-100 insulin syringe every 0.01 ml is one unit, so multiply that volume by 100. The calculator does exactly this and shows both steps.
How much bacteriostatic water should I add?+
More water gives larger, easier-to-measure draws; less water gives smaller draws that fit smaller barrels. 2 ml is the most common choice for a 5–10 mg vial. Pick the amount whose draw lands comfortably on your syringe's scale — the fit line under the result says when a draw is too fine to measure or too big for the barrel.
Does it work for injection pens?+
Yes. Switch the device to Pen and the calculator speaks pen: you set the dial's click size (1 unit on most reusable cartridge pens, ½ unit on half-unit models) and the pen's maximum per injection (30, 60, or 80 units). The result is the number to dial in the dose window, the calculator warns when a dose lands between clicks, and when a dose exceeds the pen's per-injection maximum it shows the split — or the water volume that gets it back to one injection.
What does U-100 mean?+
U-100 is the standard insulin syringe: 100 units per millilitre. It is what the units on the barrel are calibrated to. If you have a U-40 or U-500 barrel (rare, mostly veterinary), the unit markings mean something different and this calculator's unit readout will not apply.
Which peptides does it work for?+
Any lyophilized peptide — the math is the same regardless of the compound. The picker lists 74 of the most common ones (GLP-1s like semaglutide, tirzepatide and retatrutide, growth-hormone peptides, healing peptides like BPC-157 and TB-500, and more) purely to label the calculation. Selecting one never changes your numbers.
Does this give medical advice?+
No. It performs arithmetic on numbers you enter. It does not recommend a dose, a compound, or a protocol, and it never pre-fills a dose for you. For medical decisions, consult a qualified healthcare professional.
Using syringes? Syringe calculator · For informational purposes only. This tool performs mathematical calculations and does not provide medical advice. Consult a healthcare professional for medical decisions. PeptideLab for iPhone.