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c/reconstitution·submitted 2 years ago by u/gradient_goblin

insulin syringe is the most under-discussed thing on this board

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insulin syringe is the most under-discussed thing on this board. Making the case below, and I expect to lose some of it in the comments. Bacteriostatic water contains benzyl alcohol as a preservative, which is what makes repeated entry into the same vial reasonable. Plain sterile water has no preservative. Adding…

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u/RetaAndRegret20 points·2 years ago

Agreed on the swirl. There is no reason to shake it and a good reason not to.

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u/ahmed_rasmussen1 point·2 years ago

Started reconstituting everything to a round concentration and the six-in-the-morning error rate went to zero.

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[deleted]1 point·2 years ago

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u/quarter_dose_queenlow and slow1 point·2 years ago

bacteriostatic water has the preservative, sterile water does not

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u/alcohol_aversion1 point·2 years ago

more water is not more drug, it is the same drug in a bigger volume

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u/declared_value_dv1 point·2 years ago

What is written on the vial right now?

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