Reconstitution reference card

One page to print and keep where you mix. The formula, the U-100 conversions, the concentration for common vial and water combinations, and room to write your own.

The math

  1. Concentration = vial mg ÷ water mL (gives mg/mL)
  2. Volume = dose mg ÷ concentration (gives mL)
  3. Units = volume mL × 100 (U-100 syringe)

1 mg = 1000 mcg. A U-100 syringe is 100 units to 1 mL, so 1 unit = 0.01 mL.

Units to mL, U-100

5 u0.05 mL
10 u0.1 mL
15 u0.15 mL
20 u0.2 mL
25 u0.25 mL
30 u0.3 mL
40 u0.4 mL
50 u0.5 mL
60 u0.6 mL
75 u0.75 mL
80 u0.8 mL
100 u1 mL

Check the barrel says U-100. A U-40 syringe uses a different scale.

Concentration, mg/mL

Vial1 mL2 mL3 mL
2 mg210.67
5 mg52.51.67
10 mg1053.33
15 mg157.55
20 mg20106.67
30 mg301510

More water lowers the concentration, so the same dose becomes more units to draw. Water changes readability, not strength.

Your mix

Vial amount
Water added
Concentration
Your dose
Units to draw
Date mixed
Discard by

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Educational reference only. This card contains measurement arithmetic and scale definitions, does not name, recommend, or advise on any specific compound, and is not medical advice.