How much bacteriostatic water do you add to a 1 mg IGF-1 LR3 vial?

A common choice is 1 mL, giving a concentration of 1 mg/mL. The exact volume is up to you — more water makes a more dilute, easier-to-measure solution. Use the calculator above to match your target dose to a clean syringe mark.

How many units of IGF-1 LR3 do I draw for a 20 mcg dose?

With a 1 mg vial in 1 mL of BAC water, a 20 mcg dose is 2 units on a U-100 insulin syringe.

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IGF-1 LR3 reconstitution calculator

Also known as Long R3 IGF-1

Reconstitute IGF-1 LR3 by adding bacteriostatic water to the vial, then draw your dose on a U-100 insulin syringe. The calculator is pre-filled with commonly-referenced vial sizes (1 mg) and water volumes (1, 2 mL) — every field is yours to override. Modified IGF-1 with extended half-life. Often supplied in 1 mg vials.

New to this? How to use the calculator

1Enter what's on your vial. Type the peptide amount (mg) printed on the vial and the mL of bacteriostatic water you mixed in. Not sure how much water to add? Switch to the Solve: water tab and it tells you.
2Enter your dose — mind the unit. Type your target dose and pick mg or mcg with the toggle. This matters: 1 mg = 1000 mcg. GLP-1s (semaglutide, tirzepatide) are usually mg; most peptides (BPC-157, ipamorelin) are mcg.
3Read “Draw to … units”. The big number is how far to pull the plunger on a U-100 insulin syringe. Match it to the fill line on the syringe picture. The concentration and doses per vial are shown so a wrong answer looks wrong.

Three ways to use it: Solve: units (you have a dose, find the draw), Solve: water (you want a clean mark like 10 units, find the water), and Solve: dose (you drew some units, find the dose).

Full step-by-step guide

I have a vial, water and a dose — how many units do I draw?

Peptide in vial (mg)BAC water added (mL)Target dose

Syringe size

Vial cost (optional)

Draw to

2 u

Concentration

1 mg/mL

Dose volume

0.02 mL

Doses / vial

Only 2 units — that's hard to measure accurately on a U-100 syringe. Add less BAC water for a larger, easier-to-read volume (try "Solve: water").

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This tool computes volumes only — it does not recommend doses. Any pre-filled values are commonly-referenced examples to confirm with your provider. Always verify the concentration and draw against your own vial and syringe.

IGF-1 LR3 concentration quick-reference

Vial	BAC water	Concentration	Units for 20 mcg
1 mg	1 mL	1 mg/mL	2 u
1 mg	2 mL	0.5 mg/mL	4 u

Example inputs for illustration. Confirm your actual dose with your provider.

IGF-1 LR3 has a reported half-life of about 24 h. Track how much stays active between doses with a real pharmacokinetic burn-down.

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