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21 votes5 answers15k views
How do I convert the REDEFINE-1 hazard ratio into an absolute risk reduction?

I have the full paper rather than the abstract, and the supplementary appendix. I would rather understand the derivation than memorise the outcome. Two people I asked…

cardiovascular
cardiovascular

Cardiovascular outcomes: the SELECT major-adverse-event result, SOUL, SUSTAIN 6 and REWIND, how to convert a hazard ratio into an absolute risk…

111 questions
clinical-trials
clinical-trials

Reading the primary literature properly: estimands, intention-to-treat versus per-protocol, confidence intervals, absolute versus relative…

913 questions
dosing-math
dosing-math

The arithmetic itself: milligrams to millilitres to insulin units, concentration after reconstitution, dose per draw, and vial-days per vial. Show…

811 questions
asked by vial_five 15k · 15 months ago
21 votes5 answers14k views
If a semaglutide dose is missed by twenty-eight days, does the ladder reset?

Concretely: semaglutide · twenty-eight days. I have done this once and I suspect I got away with it rather than got it right. For context: I keep records of every…

missed-dose
missed-dose

What the label instructions for a missed weekly dose are, why they differ between agents, and what the pharmacokinetics say about drift in an…

41 questions
titration
titration

Stepwise dose increases over weeks, why the label schedules exist at all, and what tolerability-driven deviation from a schedule looks like in…

444 questions
dosing-math
dosing-math

The arithmetic itself: milligrams to millilitres to insulin units, concentration after reconstitution, dose per draw, and vial-days per vial. Show…

811 questions
asked by plunger_stop 18k · 18 months ago
21 votes 2 answers14k views
How many units on a 0.5 mL insulin syringe is a 50 mg dose at 6.67 mg/mL?

What I am working with: a 0.5 mL insulin syringe · 50 mg · 6.67 mg/mL. I have worked this out and I would like someone to find the error, because I suspect there is…

dosing-math
dosing-math

The arithmetic itself: milligrams to millilitres to insulin units, concentration after reconstitution, dose per draw, and vial-days per vial. Show…

811 questions
insulin-syringe
insulin-syringe

U-100 and U-40 insulin syringes as measuring instruments. A U-100 syringe is graduated in insulin units where 100 units equals 1 mL, so one unit…

268 questions
reconstitution
reconstitution

Taking a lyophilised vial to a solution of known concentration: choice of diluent, volume selection, how to add liquid without shearing the cake,…

330 questions
asked by colm_dunphy 16k · 6 months ago
21 votes 5 answers13k views
Is 5 mg in 2.5 mL of bacteriostatic water a sensible presentation for liraglutide?

Stated plainly: 5 mg · 2.5 mL · bacteriostatic water · liraglutide. I would like to set this up properly once, rather than adjust it repeatedly. My budget is real but…

diluent-volume
diluent-volume

Choosing how much diluent to add, which is really a question about what you want your measurement resolution to be. Larger volumes buy you…

308 questions
reconstitution
reconstitution

Taking a lyophilised vial to a solution of known concentration: choice of diluent, volume selection, how to add liquid without shearing the cake,…

330 questions
dosing-math
dosing-math

The arithmetic itself: milligrams to millilitres to insulin units, concentration after reconstitution, dose per draw, and vial-days per vial. Show…

811 questions
asked by rosa_mendieta 13k · 8 months ago
21 votes 5 answers13k views
How do I convert a mg/kg figure from a trial into a fixed dose?

I have photographs before and after reconstitution if the visual detail matters. I have worked this out and I would like someone to find the error, because I suspect…

dosing-math
dosing-math

The arithmetic itself: milligrams to millilitres to insulin units, concentration after reconstitution, dose per draw, and vial-days per vial. Show…

811 questions
clinical-trials
clinical-trials

Reading the primary literature properly: estimands, intention-to-treat versus per-protocol, confidence intervals, absolute versus relative…

913 questions
titration
titration

Stepwise dose increases over weeks, why the label schedules exist at all, and what tolerability-driven deviation from a schedule looks like in…

444 questions
asked by esben_lykke 15k · 7 months ago
21 votes5 answers13k views
Is 30 mg in 5 mL of sterile water for injection a sensible presentation for semaglutide?

Numbers first: 30 mg · 5 mL · sterile water for injection · semaglutide. This is a planning question. I know what my options are; I do not know how to weigh them.…

diluent-volume
diluent-volume

Choosing how much diluent to add, which is really a question about what you want your measurement resolution to be. Larger volumes buy you…

308 questions
reconstitution
reconstitution

Taking a lyophilised vial to a solution of known concentration: choice of diluent, volume selection, how to add liquid without shearing the cake,…

330 questions
dosing-math
dosing-math

The arithmetic itself: milligrams to millilitres to insulin units, concentration after reconstitution, dose per draw, and vial-days per vial. Show…

811 questions
asked by a_lindgren 46k · 6 months ago
21 votes5 answers12k views
What is the dead-space loss per draw with a 31G needle at 4 mg/mL?

Details up front: a 31G needle · 4 mg/mL. This should be a straightforward calculation and I keep getting two different answers. The numbers are arbitrary; the method…

dead-space
dead-space

The volume trapped in the syringe hub and needle after the plunger bottoms out. It is small in absolute terms and large as a fraction of a small…

110 questions
insulin-syringe
insulin-syringe

U-100 and U-40 insulin syringes as measuring instruments. A U-100 syringe is graduated in insulin units where 100 units equals 1 mL, so one unit…

268 questions
dosing-math
dosing-math

The arithmetic itself: milligrams to millilitres to insulin units, concentration after reconstitution, dose per draw, and vial-days per vial. Show…

811 questions
asked by tare_and_weigh 18k · 8 months ago
21 votes5 answers12k views
How do I get 20 units out of a vial reconstituted to 20 mg/mL without guessing?

What I am working with: 20 units · 20 mg/mL. This is a procedural question rather than a theoretical one, and I would like the procedure rather than the theory. What…

insulin-syringe
insulin-syringe

U-100 and U-40 insulin syringes as measuring instruments. A U-100 syringe is graduated in insulin units where 100 units equals 1 mL, so one unit…

268 questions
dosing-math
dosing-math

The arithmetic itself: milligrams to millilitres to insulin units, concentration after reconstitution, dose per draw, and vial-days per vial. Show…

811 questions
diluent-volume
diluent-volume

Choosing how much diluent to add, which is really a question about what you want your measurement resolution to be. Larger volumes buy you…

308 questions
asked by otto_brenner 19k · 3 months ago
21 votes 3 answers11k views
What is the arithmetic to convert 2.5 mg in 5 mL into units on a U-100 scale?

The case in front of me: 2.5 mg · 5 mL. I want the working, not the result — I need to be able to redo it with different numbers. I care about the precision as well…

dosing-math
dosing-math

The arithmetic itself: milligrams to millilitres to insulin units, concentration after reconstitution, dose per draw, and vial-days per vial. Show…

811 questions
insulin-syringe
insulin-syringe

U-100 and U-40 insulin syringes as measuring instruments. A U-100 syringe is graduated in insulin units where 100 units equals 1 mL, so one unit…

268 questions
reconstitution
reconstitution

Taking a lyophilised vial to a solution of known concentration: choice of diluent, volume selection, how to add liquid without shearing the cake,…

330 questions
asked by lukas_sedlacek 17k · 6 months ago
21 votes 2 answers11k views
Is 60 mg in 2.5 mL of bacteriostatic water a sensible presentation for liraglutide?

Stated plainly: 60 mg · 2.5 mL · bacteriostatic water · liraglutide. I am trying to build something sustainable rather than something thorough that I will abandon. I…

diluent-volume
diluent-volume

Choosing how much diluent to add, which is really a question about what you want your measurement resolution to be. Larger volumes buy you…

308 questions
reconstitution
reconstitution

Taking a lyophilised vial to a solution of known concentration: choice of diluent, volume selection, how to add liquid without shearing the cake,…

330 questions
dosing-math
dosing-math

The arithmetic itself: milligrams to millilitres to insulin units, concentration after reconstitution, dose per draw, and vial-days per vial. Show…

811 questions
asked by kirsi_lahtinen 45k · 4 months ago
21 votes 5 answers10k views
Is 60 mg in 0.5 mL of bacteriostatic water a sensible presentation for oral semaglutide?

Setup, so nobody has to ask: 60 mg · 0.5 mL · bacteriostatic water · oral semaglutide. I am trying to build something sustainable rather than something thorough that…

diluent-volume
diluent-volume

Choosing how much diluent to add, which is really a question about what you want your measurement resolution to be. Larger volumes buy you…

308 questions
reconstitution
reconstitution

Taking a lyophilised vial to a solution of known concentration: choice of diluent, volume selection, how to add liquid without shearing the cake,…

330 questions
dosing-math
dosing-math

The arithmetic itself: milligrams to millilitres to insulin units, concentration after reconstitution, dose per draw, and vial-days per vial. Show…

811 questions
asked by dermot_kiely 14k · 9 months ago
21 votes5 answers10k views
What is the dead-space loss per draw with a 30G needle at 20 mg/mL?

Setup, so nobody has to ask: a 30G needle · 20 mg/mL. I have worked this out and I would like someone to find the error, because I suspect there is one. My working so…

dead-space
dead-space

The volume trapped in the syringe hub and needle after the plunger bottoms out. It is small in absolute terms and large as a fraction of a small…

110 questions
insulin-syringe
insulin-syringe

U-100 and U-40 insulin syringes as measuring instruments. A U-100 syringe is graduated in insulin units where 100 units equals 1 mL, so one unit…

268 questions
dosing-math
dosing-math

The arithmetic itself: milligrams to millilitres to insulin units, concentration after reconstitution, dose per draw, and vial-days per vial. Show…

811 questions
asked by unit_math 13k · 2 months ago
21 votes 5 answers9.5k views
Is 2.5 mg in 2 mL of 0.9% sodium chloride a sensible presentation for cagrilintide?

Concretely: 2.5 mg · 2 mL · 0.9% sodium chloride · cagrilintide. The failure mode I am trying to avoid is making this decision emotionally. I have twelve months in…

diluent-volume
diluent-volume

Choosing how much diluent to add, which is really a question about what you want your measurement resolution to be. Larger volumes buy you…

308 questions
reconstitution
reconstitution

Taking a lyophilised vial to a solution of known concentration: choice of diluent, volume selection, how to add liquid without shearing the cake,…

330 questions
dosing-math
dosing-math

The arithmetic itself: milligrams to millilitres to insulin units, concentration after reconstitution, dose per draw, and vial-days per vial. Show…

811 questions
asked by coring_risk 17k · 13 months ago
21 votes 5 answers9.3k views
How do I compute the +5 charge state m/z for a peptide of 4207.2 Da?

Conditions: +5 · 4207.2 Da. I want the working, not the result — I need to be able to redo it with different numbers. I care about the precision as well as the value…

mass-spec
mass-spec

Mass spectrometry for identity confirmation: electrospray ionisation, multiple charge states, monoisotopic versus average mass, deconvolution, and…

38 questions
dosing-math
dosing-math

The arithmetic itself: milligrams to millilitres to insulin units, concentration after reconstitution, dose per draw, and vial-days per vial. Show…

811 questions
purity
purity

Purity as chromatographic area per cent - the fraction of detected material that is your target peak. It says nothing about how much material is…

788 questions
asked by petra_hovland 42k · 6 months ago
21 votes0 answers8.7k views
How many units on a U-100 insulin syringe is a 60 mg dose at 2 mg/mL?

The specifics, since they change the answer: a U-100 insulin syringe · 60 mg · 2 mg/mL. I would rather understand the derivation than memorise the outcome. Two people…

dosing-math
dosing-math

The arithmetic itself: milligrams to millilitres to insulin units, concentration after reconstitution, dose per draw, and vial-days per vial. Show…

811 questions
insulin-syringe
insulin-syringe

U-100 and U-40 insulin syringes as measuring instruments. A U-100 syringe is graduated in insulin units where 100 units equals 1 mL, so one unit…

268 questions
reconstitution
reconstitution

Taking a lyophilised vial to a solution of known concentration: choice of diluent, volume selection, how to add liquid without shearing the cake,…

330 questions
asked by e_dziedzic 87k · 15 months ago
21 votes0 answers8.7k views
How many weeks to steady state for mazdutide on a weekly schedule?

I am asking mechanistically rather than practically — I want the model, not the protocol. This should be a straightforward calculation and I keep getting two…

glp1-mechanism
glp1-mechanism

Receptor-level pharmacology: GLP-1R as a class B GPCR, cAMP and PKA signalling, biased agonism, internalisation and resensitisation, and the…

175 questions
titration
titration

Stepwise dose increases over weeks, why the label schedules exist at all, and what tolerability-driven deviation from a schedule looks like in…

444 questions
dosing-math
dosing-math

The arithmetic itself: milligrams to millilitres to insulin units, concentration after reconstitution, dose per draw, and vial-days per vial. Show…

811 questions
asked by amara_nwachukwu 41k · 12 months ago
21 votes 5 answers7.2k views
How does orforglipron at 15 mg weekly compare on cost per milligram across routes?

Stated plainly: orforglipron · 15 mg. I have worked this out and I would like someone to find the error, because I suspect there is one. My working so far, for the…

cost-analysis
cost-analysis

Cost arithmetic done honestly: cost per milligram after dead-space loss, list versus net price, comparing a multi-dose vial to a fixed-dose pen,…

261 questions
vendor-comparison
vendor-comparison

Side-by-side comparison of suppliers on measurable axes - independently confirmed purity and content, lead time, cold-chain handling,…

351 questions
dosing-math
dosing-math

The arithmetic itself: milligrams to millilitres to insulin units, concentration after reconstitution, dose per draw, and vial-days per vial. Show…

811 questions
asked by ilaria_bertone 43k · 2 months ago
21 votes0 answers6.9k views
How do I convert the ATTAIN-1 hazard ratio into an absolute risk reduction?

I have the full paper rather than the abstract, and the supplementary appendix. I would rather understand the derivation than memorise the outcome. Two people I asked…

cardiovascular
cardiovascular

Cardiovascular outcomes: the SELECT major-adverse-event result, SOUL, SUSTAIN 6 and REWIND, how to convert a hazard ratio into an absolute risk…

111 questions
clinical-trials
clinical-trials

Reading the primary literature properly: estimands, intention-to-treat versus per-protocol, confidence intervals, absolute versus relative…

913 questions
dosing-math
dosing-math

The arithmetic itself: milligrams to millilitres to insulin units, concentration after reconstitution, dose per draw, and vial-days per vial. Show…

811 questions
asked by rania_haddad 17k · 4 months ago
21 votes 5 answers6.7k views
If an ecnoglutide dose is missed by twenty-eight days, does the ladder reset?

The case in front of me: ecnoglutide · twenty-eight days. I have done this once and I suspect I got away with it rather than got it right. For context: I keep records…

missed-dose
missed-dose

What the label instructions for a missed weekly dose are, why they differ between agents, and what the pharmacokinetics say about drift in an…

41 questions
titration
titration

Stepwise dose increases over weeks, why the label schedules exist at all, and what tolerability-driven deviation from a schedule looks like in…

444 questions
dosing-math
dosing-math

The arithmetic itself: milligrams to millilitres to insulin units, concentration after reconstitution, dose per draw, and vial-days per vial. Show…

811 questions
asked by rosa_mendieta 13k · 6 months ago
21 votes0 answers5k views
Is 20 mg in 1 mL of bacteriostatic water a sensible presentation for oral semaglutide?

Setup, so nobody has to ask: 20 mg · 1 mL · bacteriostatic water · oral semaglutide. I am trying to build something sustainable rather than something thorough that I…

diluent-volume
diluent-volume

Choosing how much diluent to add, which is really a question about what you want your measurement resolution to be. Larger volumes buy you…

308 questions
reconstitution
reconstitution

Taking a lyophilised vial to a solution of known concentration: choice of diluent, volume selection, how to add liquid without shearing the cake,…

330 questions
dosing-math
dosing-math

The arithmetic itself: milligrams to millilitres to insulin units, concentration after reconstitution, dose per draw, and vial-days per vial. Show…

811 questions
asked by kelvin_lam 11k · 2 months ago
21 votes3 answers4.8k views
Is 2 mg in 5 mL of sterile water for injection a sensible presentation for ecnoglutide?

Details up front: 2 mg · 5 mL · sterile water for injection · ecnoglutide. This is a planning question. I know what my options are; I do not know how to weigh them.…

diluent-volume
diluent-volume

Choosing how much diluent to add, which is really a question about what you want your measurement resolution to be. Larger volumes buy you…

308 questions
reconstitution
reconstitution

Taking a lyophilised vial to a solution of known concentration: choice of diluent, volume selection, how to add liquid without shearing the cake,…

330 questions
dosing-math
dosing-math

The arithmetic itself: milligrams to millilitres to insulin units, concentration after reconstitution, dose per draw, and vial-days per vial. Show…

811 questions
asked by forty_units 14k · 11 days ago
21 votes0 answers4.5k views
How does mazdutide at 2.5 mg weekly compare on cost per milligram across routes?

Details up front: mazdutide · 2.5 mg. This should be a straightforward calculation and I keep getting two different answers. The numbers are arbitrary; the method is…

cost-analysis
cost-analysis

Cost arithmetic done honestly: cost per milligram after dead-space loss, list versus net price, comparing a multi-dose vial to a fixed-dose pen,…

261 questions
vendor-comparison
vendor-comparison

Side-by-side comparison of suppliers on measurable axes - independently confirmed purity and content, lead time, cold-chain handling,…

351 questions
dosing-math
dosing-math

The arithmetic itself: milligrams to millilitres to insulin units, concentration after reconstitution, dose per draw, and vial-days per vial. Show…

811 questions
asked by seamus_brady 17k · 2 months ago
21 votes 2 answers2.3k views
Is 40 mg in 5 mL of 0.9% sodium chloride a sensible presentation for mazdutide?

Concretely: 40 mg · 5 mL · 0.9% sodium chloride · mazdutide. The failure mode I am trying to avoid is making this decision emotionally. I have twelve months in view…

diluent-volume
diluent-volume

Choosing how much diluent to add, which is really a question about what you want your measurement resolution to be. Larger volumes buy you…

308 questions
reconstitution
reconstitution

Taking a lyophilised vial to a solution of known concentration: choice of diluent, volume selection, how to add liquid without shearing the cake,…

330 questions
dosing-math
dosing-math

The arithmetic itself: milligrams to millilitres to insulin units, concentration after reconstitution, dose per draw, and vial-days per vial. Show…

811 questions
asked by tamsin_wray 13k · 44 days ago
20 votes 5 answers54k views
What does SURPASS-3 report at the 15 mg dose level?

Stated plainly: SURPASS-3 · 15 mg. I would like help reading this properly rather than being told what conclusion to reach. I have the full report including the…

clinical-trials
clinical-trials

Reading the primary literature properly: estimands, intention-to-treat versus per-protocol, confidence intervals, absolute versus relative…

913 questions
dosing-math
dosing-math

The arithmetic itself: milligrams to millilitres to insulin units, concentration after reconstitution, dose per draw, and vial-days per vial. Show…

811 questions
titration
titration

Stepwise dose increases over weeks, why the label schedules exist at all, and what tolerability-driven deviation from a schedule looks like in…

444 questions
asked by hana_petrikova 19k · 2.4 years ago