How many units is 2 mg of TB-500?

It depends entirely on how much water you added. In a 5 mg vial reconstituted with 2 mL, the concentration is 2.5 mg/mL, so 2 mg is 0.8 mL, which is 80 units on a U-100 insulin syringe. In the same vial with 1 mL of water it is 40 units, and with 3 mL it is 120 units.

How much bacteriostatic water for a 5 mg TB-500 vial?

2 mL is the usual choice. It gives 2.5 mg/mL, which puts the commonly reported range of 0.5 mg to 10 mg between roughly 20 and 400 units. Aim for a draw between about 10 and 50 units, where the barrel is easiest to read, and add or remove water to get there.

How many doses are in a 5 mg vial?

Divide 5 by your dose. At 2 mg that is 2 doses, which at twice weekly is 7 days.

How many units is 2.5 mg of TB-500?

In a 5 mg vial with 2 mL of water, 100 units, a full syringe. With 1 mL of water, 50 units.

TB-500 dosage calculator

In a 5 mg vial with 2 mL of water (2.5 mg/mL), 2 mg of TB-500 is 80 units on a U-100 insulin syringe. TB-500 is dosed in whole milligrams, usually twice a week, with a higher loading phase first.

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Dose to units at the usual vial and water

Dose	U-100 units	Draw	Doses per vial	Vial lasts
1 mg	40 units	0.4 mL	5	18 days
2 mg	80 units	0.8 mL	2	7 days
2.5 mg	100 units	1 mL	2	7 days
5 mg	200 units	2 mL	1	4 days
7.5 mg	300 units	3 mL	needs a bigger vial	-
10 mg	400 units	4 mL	needs a bigger vial	-

5 mg vial in 2 mL of bacteriostatic water (2.5 mg/mL), U-100 insulin syringe, twice weekly.

About TB-500

TB-500 is a synthetic fragment of thymosin beta-4, a protein involved in cell migration and tissue repair. It is not an approved medicine and is sold for research use.

Reported protocols usually have two phases: a loading phase of roughly 4 to 10 mg per week split into two injections for four to six weeks, then a lower maintenance dose. A 5 mg vial with 2 mL of water is 2.5 mg/mL, so 2 mg is 0.8 mL, or 80 units. Doses of 5 mg from a 5 mg vial are the whole vial. Because the draws are large, use 1 mL syringes here, and if the calculator warns the draw exceeds the syringe, use less water or split the injection.

Using a BPC-157 and TB-500 blend vial instead of TB-500 alone? The BPC-157 TB-500 blend dosage calculator works from the 10 or 20 mg total on the label and shows how much of each peptide is in every draw.

The same 5 mg vial at other water volumes

If the draw is awkward to read, change the water, not the dose. The dose stays the same; only the mark moves.

Vial	BAC water	Concentration	Draw	U-100 units	Doses/vial
5 mg	1 mL	5 mg/mL	0.4 mL	40 units	2
5 mg	2 mL	2.5 mg/mL	0.8 mL	80 units	2
5 mg	3 mL	1.67 mg/mL	1.2 mL	120 units	2
10 mg	1 mL	10 mg/mL	0.2 mL	20 units	5
10 mg	2 mL	5 mg/mL	0.4 mL	40 units	5
10 mg	3 mL	3.33 mg/mL	0.6 mL	60 units	5

All rows above assume a 2 mg dose and a standard U-100 insulin syringe, where 100 units = 1 mL.

How long it lasts in the body

Not well characterised in humans. A decay curve is only drawn where a human half-life is documented, so there is none here. Treat any precise figure for TB-500 elsewhere with caution.

Common questions

How many units is 2 mg of TB-500?: It depends entirely on how much water you added. In a 5 mg vial reconstituted with 2 mL, the concentration is 2.5 mg/mL, so 2 mg is 0.8 mL, which is 80 units on a U-100 insulin syringe. In the same vial with 1 mL of water it is 40 units, and with 3 mL it is 120 units.
How much bacteriostatic water for a 5 mg TB-500 vial?: 2 mL is the usual choice. It gives 2.5 mg/mL, which puts the commonly reported range of 0.5 mg to 10 mg between roughly 20 and 400 units. Aim for a draw between about 10 and 50 units, where the barrel is easiest to read, and add or remove water to get there.
How many doses are in a 5 mg vial?: Divide 5 by your dose. At 2 mg that is 2 doses, which at twice weekly is 7 days.
How many units is 2.5 mg of TB-500?: In a 5 mg vial with 2 mL of water, 100 units, a full syringe. With 1 mL of water, 50 units.

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Common conversions

The same three-step maths, pre-filled for the doses people ask about most. Units on a U-100 insulin syringe, where 100 units is 1 mL.

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