How much bacteriostatic water do I add to a 5 mg retatrutide vial?

There is no single right amount. More water makes each draw bigger and easier to measure; less water keeps the volume small. With 2 mL, a 5 mg vial is 2.5 mg/mL, so every 10 units on a U-100 insulin syringe holds 250 mcg. With 1 mL it is 5 mg/mL (500 mcg per 10 units). With 3 mL it is 1.67 mg/mL (166.667 mcg per 10 units). With 5 mL it is 1 mg/mL (100 mcg per 10 units).

How many units is 2 mg of retatrutide from a 5 mg vial?

With 2 mL of water the vial is 2.5 mg/mL, so 2 mg is 0.8 mL, or 80 units on a U-100 syringe. With a different water volume the units change but the amount does not. The amount is an example for the math, not a recommendation.

How many 2 mg draws are in a 5 mg retatrutide vial?

2.5 (5 mg ÷ 2 mg), whatever volume of water you add. In practice a little is lost to the syringe dead space and the last drops in the vial.

Retatrutide 5 mg Reconstitution: BAC Water & Units

Short answer: 2 mL of bacteriostatic water in a 5 mg retatrutide vial makes 2.5 mg/mL. On a U-100 insulin syringe (1 mL = 100 units), every 10 units then holds 250 mcg. More water gives a weaker solution and a bigger draw for the same amount; the amount in the vial stays 5 mg.

Water volume chart for a 5 mg vial

5 mg retatrutide vial, U-100 insulin syringe.
Water added	Concentration	Per 10 units	Per 1 unit
1 mL	5 mg/mL	500 mcg	50 mcg
2 mL	2.5 mg/mL	250 mcg	25 mcg
3 mL	1.67 mg/mL	166.667 mcg	16.667 mcg
5 mL	1 mg/mL	100 mcg	10 mcg

Syringe units by amount

The amounts below are examples to show the conversion, not doses. How much to take is a decision for you and your prescriber.

Units on a U-100 syringe from a 5 mg vial.
Water added	1 mg	2 mg	4 mg
1 mL	20 units	40 units	80 units
2 mL	40 units	80 units	over 1 mL
3 mL	60 units	over 1 mL	over 1 mL
5 mL	100 units	over 1 mL	over 1 mL

A 5 mg vial holds 5 draws of 1 mg, 2.5 draws of 2 mg, 1.3 draws of 4 mg, no matter how much water you add.

The math

Concentration. 5 mg ÷ 2 mL = 2.5 mg/mL
Volume to draw. amount ÷ 2.5 mg/mL = mL
Syringe units. mL × 100 = units

For a different water volume or amount, the free peptide reconstitution calculator works backwards from the amount you want and suggests a water volume that lands on a clean syringe mark.

Other retatrutide vial sizes

Retatrutide 10 mg · Retatrutide 15 mg · Retatrutide 20 mg · Retatrutide 30 mg · Retatrutide 60 mg

Half-life, time to peak and sources are on the main Retatrutide guide.

Retatrutide 5 mg reconstitution: how much water and how many units

Water volume chart for a 5 mg vial

Syringe units by amount

The math

Other retatrutide vial sizes

Frequently asked questions