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U-100 syringe calculator

A unit is a volume mark, not a dose. Enter vial mg, BAC mL, and dose to see the exact U-100 units to draw.

U-100 math · private · no signup

Draw 10 units · 0.1 mL
Concentration
2.5 mg/mL · 2500 mcg/mL
Correct draw
10 u · 0.1 mL
Vial yield
20 doses
Draw status
fits one syringe
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The plunger marks the correct draw for your target — even in check mode, so the picture never reinforces a wrong planned draw.

Nearby syringe marks at this prep
MarkVolume= delivers
6 u0.06 mL150 mcg
8 u0.08 mL200 mcg
10 u ◀ your target0.1 mL250 mcg
12 u0.12 mL300 mcg
14 u0.14 mL350 mcg

Each row is the dose the mark actually delivers from your vial — not a suggested dose. Only your target is highlighted.

Math runs in your browser. No account, nothing sent anywhere, nothing stored. Reconstitution numbers do not transfer between vials — these are computed from the vial and volume you entered.

Need cycle timing, source-lane handling, and stop rules? The full protocol planner takes it from here.

What it checks

  • Units for a target dose
  • mcg per unit
  • Split draw over 100 units
  • Weekly draw burden

When it helps

  • A post gives units, not a dose
  • The label is mg, the syringe is units
  • You want the draw to fit 100 units

What it won’t verify

  • Correct compound identity
  • Sterile technique
  • Personal dose fit

Reading a COA for a vial? Use the manual COA literacy checklist. No upload, no verification, no pass mark.

The mistake it prevents

"Draw 10 units" is not a dose. Units are volume marks on the barrel. Ten units of a 5 mg/mL mix is the same volume as ten units of a 2.5 mg/mL mix, and twice the drug.

A units number is only a volume until you know the concentration it was drawn at. Copying the units without the concentration copies the wrong dose.

See the math

5 mg vial + 1 mL BAC water5 mg/mL
1 unit on a U-100 syringe50 mcg
Draw for a 250 mcg dose5 units
Same 5 units at 2.5 mg/mL125 mcg

Halve the concentration and the same 5-unit draw delivers half the drug. The syringe never changes; the micrograms do. The calculator ties units to your actual concentration.

Before you draw

  • Know the mg/mL before trusting any units number
  • Pick your barrel: the checker recomputes for U-100 or U-40; mL-only still converts by hand
  • Keep the dose on a readable mark
  • Plan a split if it goes over 100 units

Protoche is a checker, not a prescriber. Use it to catch math, source-lane, and stop-rule problems before you make a decision with a licensed clinician or before you decide to pause.