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Tirzepatide Reconstitution Calculator

Also listed as GIP/GLP-1 · tirzepatide peptide

Tirzepatide ships lyophilized in 10mg, 20mg, 50mg vials. Enter the vial size, the bacteriostatic water you add, and a target analyte mass to get the solution concentration, the aliquot volume in mL and µL, and the marks it reaches on a U-100 graduated syringe. Laboratory reconstitution math only.

Target analyte mass per aliquot
Graduated syringe scale

U-100 scale — 100 graduation marks per mL.

Result rounding
Draw to (on a 1 mL syringe)5 units
0u50u100u
Aliquot volume0.05 mL · 50 µL
Solution concentration5 mg/mL
Concentration5,000 mcg/mL
Mass per syringe unit50 mcg / unit
Aliquots per vial≈ 40
Total per vial10,000 mcg

For laboratory reconstitution calculations only. Not medical, dosing, or clinical guidance, and not instructions for administration.

Tirzepatide reconstitution chart

Example: a 10mg Tirzepatide vial reconstituted with 2 mL of bacteriostatic water is 5 mg/mL (5,000 mcg/mL), and each mark on a U-100 graduated syringe holds 50 mcg. Every vial size and diluent volume:

Tirzepatide concentration by vial size and bacteriostatic water volume
VialBac watermg/mLmcg/mLmcg per U-100 mark
10mg1 mL1010,000100
10mg2 mL55,00050
10mg3 mL3.333,33333.33
20mg1 mL2020,000200
20mg2 mL1010,000100
20mg3 mL6.676,66766.67
50mg1 mL5050,000500
50mg2 mL2525,000250
50mg3 mL16.6716,667166.67

About Tirzepatide

Dual GIP/GLP-1 receptor agonist studied in appetite-regulation, insulin-signaling and metabolic research models.

CAS number
2023788-19-2
Form
Lyophilized powder

Tirzepatide calculator — frequently asked questions

There is no single required volume — the diluent sets the concentration, not the amount of Tirzepatide in the vial. A 10mg vial (10 mg) gives 10 mg/mL with 1 mL of bacteriostatic water, 5 mg/mL with 2 mL, and 3.33 mg/mL with 3 mL. More diluent makes each aliquot a larger, more precisely measurable volume.

Concentration is the lyophilized mass divided by the diluent volume. A 50mg Tirzepatide vial reconstituted with 2 mL of bacteriostatic water is 25 mg/mL (25,000 mcg/mL). Tirzepatide is supplied in 10mg, 20mg, 50mg vials; the chart on this page lists each size at 1, 2 and 3 mL.

A U-100 graduated syringe has 100 marks per milliliter, so each mark is 0.01 mL. At 5 mg/mL (a 10mg vial with 2 mL) each mark holds 50 mcg; multiply the mcg-per-mark figure by the number of marks to find the mass in a measured volume. These are volume-measurement figures, not dosing or administration instructions.

Lyophilized Tirzepatide is stored at −20°C long-term (2–8°C short-term), protected from light. Once reconstituted with bacteriostatic water, the solution is typically held at 2–8°C and used within the window appropriate to the study. Swirl gently to dissolve — never shake — and minimize freeze–thaw cycles.

No. It performs in-vitro laboratory reconstitution math for a research-use-only reference standard. It is not medical, dosing, or clinical guidance and is not instructions for administration.

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Tirzepatide is sold as a research-use-only reference standard in multi-vial kits shipped from our US facility with tracking. This tool and the information above are provided for in-vitro laboratory research calculations only and do not constitute medical, dosing, or clinical guidance.