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The subcutaneous route is used at much smaller doses than oral because a 100 mg injection would require two 50 mg vials and about 6 mL of liquid when each vial is mixed with 3.0 mL BAC water, which is too much for one subcutaneous site
Handling and use of these products should be restricted to suitably qualified professionals Additional information Pen instructions All pre-mixed cartridges are mixed with 2ml bacteriostatic water, pens will release approximately 0.5ml per 60 dials on the pen (one full pen) To achieve the number of micrograms (mcg) that 1 dial on the pen will release you will need to simply divide the amount of product: 2mg = 2000mcg 5mg = 5000mcg by the full amount of pen dials (which will always be 240) E.g., 5000mcg divided by 240 = 20.83, therefore 1 dial on the pen for all 5mg products will release approximately 20.83mcg
The main difference is that bacteriostatic water for injections contains 0.9% benzyl alcohol, while sterile water does not
Use the Peptide Reconstitution Calculator to verify the math for any vial size
Standard maintenance therapy for pernicious anaemia involves injections every 2 to 3 months following an initial loading phase of six injections over two weeks