Tesamorelin 2 mg
Educational recon guide for a 2 mg Tesamorelin research vial and daily unit mapping. Research use only — not Egrifta pens.
Vial size
Same research phases — calculator defaults and unit math match the selected vial strength.
Vial
2 mg
Your BAC water
1 mL
Concentration
2.00 mg/mL
Per unit
~20.0 mcg
Frequency
Once daily subcutaneous (approved product is daily)
Route
Subcutaneous (abdomen on approved product)
Live reconstitution calculator
Defaults match this guide (2 mg + 1 mL BAC). Change water or dose and the unit tables below update automatically.
Step 1
Reconstitution
Peptide amount in the vial and how much bacteriostatic water you add.
Step 2
Your dose
Quick-select common research doses (includes 2.5 / 7.5 for dual-agonist ladders) or type any mg / mcg value.
Quick select (mg) — switch units or type any value
Suggested: 50-unit barrel (smallest that fits this draw).
Your draw
Results
Total draw
50 units
Volume
0.500 mL
Doses per vial
2
Syringes needed
1
Barrel
50-unit
Fits one syringe?
Yes
50-unit · 0.5 mL
Filled to 50 u
Fill one 50-unit U-100 syringe to about 50 units (0.500 mL).
Research cycle phases
Units and volumes recompute from your Step 1 concentration (1 mL BAC → 2.00 mg/mL · 20.0 mcg/unit). Doses below are once daily during the course — not weekly.
Standard course
Approved tesamorelin (Egrifta) uses about ~1.4 mg SC daily for the classic vial presentation; Egrifta WR uses about ~1.28 mg daily. Research-market powder is not the pharmaceutical product.
| Phase | Daily dose | Units | Volume |
|---|---|---|---|
| Daily · 1.0 mg (tolerability step) | 1 mg1,000 mcg | 50 u | 0.50 mLLower educational amount |
| Daily · 1.4 mg (approved-style classic) | 1.40 mg1,400 mcg | 70 u | 0.70 mLMatches classic Egrifta ~1.4 mg daily educational target |
Alternate / higher courses
Shorter or higher daily courses discussed in research communities — not a clinical recommendation
| Phase | Daily dose | Units | Volume |
|---|---|---|---|
| Daily · 2.0 mg | 2 mg2,000 mcg | 100 u | 1.00 mLAbove approved daily amount — educational only |
Supplies planner
Using the guide’s phase ladder (1 mg → 1.4 mg per injection (phase ladder)) over a 42-day course. Set a dose in Step 2 to plan supplies at your own amount.
Your recon
1 mL · 2.00 mg/mL
Dose in plan
Phase ladder
Syringe size
100-unit
Horizon
42-day course
Tesamorelin 2 mg vials
27 vials
~53.2 mg mg total peptide over this 42-day course at 1 mg → 1.4 mg per injection (phase ladder). Each vial holds 2 mg.
Bacteriostatic water
9 × 3 mL or 3 × 10 mL
1 mL BAC per vial × 27 vials = 27.0 mL total. Buy as 9× 3 mL bottles or 3× 10 mL bottles (whichever you stock).
U-100 insulin syringes (100-unit)
42+ syringes
About one 100-unit syringe per injection for this schedule. Keep a few spares.
Alcohol swabs & sharps
~138 swabs · 1 sharps container
Wipe vial stopper and injection site each time. Dispose needles in a proper sharps container.
Reconstitution steps
- Allow the lyophilized 2 mg Tesamorelin vial and bacteriostatic water to reach room temperature.
- Draw 1.0 mL bacteriostatic water (default for this guide).
- Inject BAC slowly down the inner wall of the vial — avoid blasting the powder cake.
- Gently swirl or roll until the solution is clear. Do not shake hard (foaming).
- Label with recon date and concentration (e.g. "2.0 mg/mL").
- Refrigerate at 2–8 °C (35–46 °F), protected from light. Prefer using a reconstituted multi-dose vial within ~28 days with sterile technique.
Storage
Lyophilized
Keep dry powder cold and dark when possible (−20 °C / −4 °F preferred for long-term research stock).
Reconstituted
Refrigerate at 2–8 °C (35–46 °F). Avoid freeze–thaw of the working solution. Prefer finishing within ~28 days.
- ·Write recon date and BAC volume on the label.
- ·Protect from light during storage.
- ·Discard if cloudy, particulates, or odd odor appear after reconstitution.
Protocol notes
- ·GHRH analog approved for reduction of excess abdominal fat in HIV-associated lipodystrophy as Egrifta.
- ·Research powders ≠ Egrifta.
- ·Research use only.
Research context & considerations
Tesamorelin is an FDA-approved GHRH analog for a specific HIV lipodystrophy indication. Research-market vials are not that product.
- ·GH-axis effects: edema, arthralgia, glucose changes possible.
- ·Active malignancy is a major caution context for GH-axis agents.
- ·Not for casual body-recomp use as medical advice.
- ·Pregnancy out of scope.
Catalog match
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