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Tesamorelin dosage calculator
Work out Tesamorelin concentration, draw volume and U-100 syringe units. It starts on a 10 mg vial with 1 mL of water and 1.28 mg - which is 13 units - as an example; change any number.
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Your vial
Printed on the vial. There is no standard size - enter what yours says.
This changes how much you draw - never how many doses the vial holds.
100 units per mL. 1 unit = 0.01 mL. This is what almost every insulin syringe sold is, in every barrel size.
Capacity only. A 1 mL U-100 syringe holds 100 units - the scale decides that, not the barrel.
Draw this much
= 0.13 mL on a 1 mL U-100 syringe
- Concentration
- 10,000 mcg/mL
- Exact volume
- 0.128 mL
- Dose you actually get(after rounding to the nearest mark)
- 1,300 mcg
- Doses per vial(unaffected by water volume)
- 7
Tesamorelin units at a glance
Each label dose, in units on a U-100 syringe, for each vial size sold.
Each vial page has every water volume and dose, doses per vial, mixing and storage.
Tesamorelin dosing
The FDA label: 1.28 mg subcutaneously once daily, injected into the abdomen with rotating injection sites. One reconstituted vial provides daily doses for 7 consecutive days. The evidence, side effects and where each figure comes from are on theTesamorelin dosage page.
Common questions
What size vials does Tesamorelin come in?
Tesamorelin is sold in 5 mg, 10 mg and 20 mg vials - each size listed by at least one vendor or label page I checked (see the vial pages linked below). This calculator starts on the 10 mg vial as an example; enter any size.
How much bacteriostatic water do I add to a 10 mg Tesamorelin vial?
There is no single correct amount: water changes how many units a dose is, not how many doses the vial holds. 1 mL makes 10 mg/mL; 2 mL makes 5 mg/mL; 5 mL makes 2 mg/mL. With 1 mL, 1.28 mg is 13 units (0.13 mL) on a U-100 insulin syringe.
How many units is 1.28 mg of Tesamorelin?
It depends on the vial size and the water added. In a 10 mg vial mixed with 1 mL, 1.28 mg is 13 units (0.13 mL) on a U-100 syringe (100 units = 1 mL).
How many doses are in a Tesamorelin vial?
A 5 mg vial holds 3 doses of 1.28 mg; A 10 mg vial holds 7 doses of 1.28 mg; A 20 mg vial holds 15 doses of 1.28 mg. Adding more water does not change this.
What is the common Tesamorelin dose?
The FDA label: 1.28 mg subcutaneously once daily, injected into the abdomen with rotating injection sites. One reconstituted vial provides daily doses for 7 consecutive days. The approved product is dosed as the label directs and a prescriber sets the dose.
Is Tesamorelin legal and approved?
US status: FDA-approved · prescription only. FDA-approved for reducing excess visceral abdominal fat in people with HIV-associated lipodystrophy. Requires a prescriber. Grey-market vials carry the name without the approval, the quality control or the indication. Regulated as a licensed biologic since 23 March 2020; FDA says licensed biologics are not eligible for the 503A and 503B compounding exemptions.