Setting dosage amount on V2 pen
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The numbers on your pen (clicks) represents international units, which is 100 units per milliliter. And your 10 mg vial will still contain 10 milligrams of compound no matter the volume you add to it. There's a peptide calculator here that can help once you get the fundamentals down
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Newbie here and I have a couple of questions about setting the pen to the dosage I want. I have a V2 pen and I want to start with 0.5 mg. of reta, however the dial does not have 1/2 dosages it just has whole numbers 1,2,3 etc. Is it not possible to set pen at 0.5? Also, the reta I have is 10 mg. and the vials I have is for 30mg is this a problem? I know that I couldn't put more that 30mg. in the vial but is putting 10mg. going to be an issue since it won't fully fill the vial and thereby have air in it? Sorry if these are stupid questions I'm just trying to get my head wrapped around this. Thanks
@charlescoyle Hey buddy, don't do anything yet. Use this calculator to determine the number on the pen to dial in, which is IU. Enter the dose you can select MG, then select the vial contents in MG, and use 3 ML of BAC water if that is what you used to reconstitute the peptide. That is the number for most peptides. For example, if you entered 1 mg as the dose, 10mg as the peptide amount and 3ml of BAC water, you would see 10 IU; that is what you dial in on the pen. Also, watch the video on pens under the community tab tutorials.
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@charlescoyle for a 10 mg vial add 2ml of BW. 10iu will get you .5mg. So you’d dial the pen to 10, that’s 10iu.
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@charlescoyle Sounds like these may be helpful to you as well.
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Newbie here and I have a couple of questions about setting the pen to the dosage I want. I have a V2 pen and I want to start with 0.5 mg. of reta, however the dial does not have 1/2 dosages it just has whole numbers 1,2,3 etc. Is it not possible to set pen at 0.5? Also, the reta I have is 10 mg. and the vials I have is for 30mg is this a problem? I know that I couldn't put more that 30mg. in the vial but is putting 10mg. going to be an issue since it won't fully fill the vial and thereby have air in it? Sorry if these are stupid questions I'm just trying to get my head wrapped around this. Thanks
Also, the reta I have is 10 mg. and the vials I have is for 30mg is this a problem?
I'm not clear how many mg your vial actually is. Does your vial have a manufacturer/vendor label on it? If it does, posting a picture of it would be helpful.
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Whew! Thanks for all the replies. I've been reading and watching. This is definitely a learning experience for me which is ok. I need/want to understand it. Also, I made a mistake about the vial size as it is 3ml and not 30mg. I got the vial (glass cartridge, that's the same thing, right?) from this website. I really learn from the tutorials and I'm glad they are back. Thanks again and sorry if for the dumb questions.
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What does COA stand for?
@charlescoyle Certificate of Analysis
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Whew! Thanks for all the replies. I've been reading and watching. This is definitely a learning experience for me which is ok. I need/want to understand it. Also, I made a mistake about the vial size as it is 3ml and not 30mg. I got the vial (glass cartridge, that's the same thing, right?) from this website. I really learn from the tutorials and I'm glad they are back. Thanks again and sorry if for the dumb questions.
@charlescoyle we have all been there. There are no dumb questions. Go to @randy university get your degree and ask away that’s what this community is about. Where did you buy the peptide? Can you post a photo? We can take a look for you and make sure it’s decent vendor and the COA checks out and then give you more guidance.
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@charlescoyle Sorry, I don't want to enter all my information to see the COA. Can you post a screenshot? So that's a 12mg vial without seeing the COA. Just want to make sure they have one, and it's not fake. I have not heard of this company; maybe someone else can chime in who has access.
So here is the breakdown:
-This is the calculation from the calculator on this site I shared with you.
-Use 2 ML of BAC water and make sure the powder dissolves, then transfer to your 3ml pen vial. Watch the videos on that.
- For every 1MG dose, set the pen to 17.
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I got this image from their website.
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@stevepep Sorry, but they didn't send a COA. I take it that's not a good thing? This is first reta that I've bought.
@charlescoyle That looks fine to me. Make sure you use the tested weight when you reconstitute instead of the 12 mg on the label.
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I got this image from their website.
@charlescoyle Looks good, and I verified it on Freedom's website. So for this, we are going to use the MG from the test at 13.8.
Use the calculator, and it will show:
-Use 2 mL BAC Water like in my post above
- For each 1MG dose, set your pen to 15. The actual dose is 14.5, but I round up; you can round down if you like as well.
In the future, look for the COA when you purchase and verify by going to the lab's website. @randy has a great video on this.
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What these guys said. Your research is really important, so please educate yourself on the dosage math. You don’t want your lab test rat to have any adverse effects. Of course, all above calculations are for lab research purposes only, not in any way medical advice.
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Thanks for all the replies. And I'm educating myself reading as much as I can find. If anyone has any useful information that I could read about this research it would be greatly appreciated. I
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Thanks for all the replies. And I'm educating myself reading as much as I can find. If anyone has any useful information that I could read about this research it would be greatly appreciated. I
@charlescoyle certainly click on the community link and look at the blogs and tutorial videos. This forum is the best place to learn. If you have a certain peptide you want info on use the search feature and you will find protocols and discussion that will be helpful
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@charlescoyle I'm hopeful it is clear, but If not, keep in mind that nobody is chastising you here. Everyone just wants you to be safe. Education is safety.
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