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How many units on a U-100 insulin syringe is a 5 mg dose at 2 mg/mL?

Asked 16 Aug 2024Modified 23 months agoViewed 18k times
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The particulars: a U-100 insulin syringe · 5 mg · 2 mg/mL.

I would like the arithmetic checked rather than the conclusion asserted.

I have deliberately not used an online calculator because I want to be able to check the result.

Can someone show the working rather than just the answer?

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askedmira_sundqvist19k1816 Aug 2024
2Related: the same reasoning applies to the counter-ion question. – rosa_mendieta 2 months ago
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