It did seep out I contacted NEXAPH and they responded promptly and gave me store credit so I through the vial away. Thank you.

Thank you. There is a lot to learn. Most of the coas on tirzepatide have purity but not the endotoxins and heavy metals test - and if they do - it's too much, you might as well order from a compounding pharmacy - but we'll see I guess. Thank you for your help.

@Commander said in Have I been dosing wrong? : I actually wouldn’t use a pen for more than 25iu of anything. Even if you filled the cartridge up with 3ml, at 25iu thst is only 12 shots. Any less than that and I wouldn’t go through the hassle filling cartridges. So I would just say use a regular 100iu insulin syringe I hear that, but then again, 12 shots at that rate is 3 months worth, assuming weekly doses?

When I tested pens sometimes 5iu wouldn’t fire and on the next 5iu fire you get 10 iu (both doses). The issue doesn’t exist when firing 10iu.

@Randy So does that mean I have to fully open those vials? I think with metal crimp and rubber stopper steam won't get inside fully. Right?

Spicy ones. Thicc ones (aod, tesa 5amino). I always default to a bigger needle too. 31g

@pc.envy I have a lot of Convi and Gansulin, wish I could get them in more colors. The sleeves are ok, but some sleeves fit good and some don’t. And the labels don’t stuck to the sleeve the best. I am actually moving over to almost all Nova 4 with that adapter. The Nova 4 just feels really solid. There are a bunch of other pens out there I want to try, but none look as solid to me as the Nova 4. My friends are lucky, I give them all the pens and other stuff I buy and don’t like.

@ResearchCat What is a flat head needle?

Same. Had a post about the tips I got not even fitting through the hidden cap feature. I'm using the Novofine Plus! 32G 4mm and the base is fatter so I have to skip that step of putting the sheath back on. Much easier tbh

I freeze anything I plan to not to use within the next year. You’ll want a vacuum wall canister if storing in a self defrost freezer. Place a couple Desiccant packets inside the container too. I use these containers that come with the inserts. I prefer the flat top one. https://community.peptidecritic.com/post/1384

@Juan-Doe MarioPrintCo. He made trays for the one I posted. They hold 21 vials per canister

I'm curious of the longer term storage of a reconned pep in a cartridge vs in a vial. I understand the suggested usage of a reconned pep within 28-30 days has more to do with the BACw keeping potential bacteria growth down with repeated poking of the vial top diminishing over time. With loading a cartridge and purging the air, would it be plausible the pep would encounter less contamination possible? It's been on my mind for a while now and figured this is the best place to ask! Appreciate the community, great place for learning and sharing

@jackiewatson said in Xulin Pen 3: What makes it better than the other manual ones? Just curious! Just had a better feel about it to me than the V2 that I got. V2 is a good pen also.

I realize there are a lot of Pen users, and can see the benefits of the Pens. For now I still use disposable syringes. I'm not an EZ touch only kinda person especially with their prices on the rise. I found CleverChoice EZ and SureComfort work just as good as EZ touch imo. For those of you who are still using syringes and are looking for a good price point, I found a site that offers a very good prices compared to EZ touch. If your state allows, ADW diabetes offers cases of 500 for $50 - $57 CleverChoice EZ and SureComfort, .3cc, .5cc and 1cc. If this isn't allowed, please let me know and I'll delete it Just thought it would be helpful for those looking to save some $$

@Randy Thank you!

A few of them do: AOD9064, MOTs-C, Semax. And it is as much as 6 points over a few days. But now that I think about it (I don't know much about biochemistry. But I do know something about passing gas.) when I get the bubbles, no equal amount of liquid gets forced out after sitting for a couple days. And the vials are laying on their sides. So, I am going to throw out there that maybe this is a coalescence of micro bubbles already inside the vial after filling them. It would be good to degas them since, if you have a bubble during an injection, it does waste peptide when you withdraw and the bubble is still expanding.

So I have determined that I like the sleeves because they are easy to put on, but…. The D11 labels don’t stick to them that great. So I am looking for a source that makes the wraps in different colors. It is times like these that I wish I still had my Roland Printer/Plotter, I would just make them myself.

Remember the days when we cringed when we heard “Made in Mexico” (Thing Fender Guitars), now when I see Made in Mexico, I am like oh this must be a good one, it isn’t made in china...

I just ordered a box of 33g, which appear to be back in stock now. I will put the 32g away in case of emergency!

@Randy said in Nasal Spry Bottles: thats up to the end user. I know some that run isopropal alcohol then sterile water through them between fills. I toss em OK thanks