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18 votes 5 answers8.3k views
Is a 18G drawing needle the right choice for drawing orforglipron at 2 mg/mL?

Numbers first: an 18G drawing needle · orforglipron · 2 mg/mL. I want to know what the trade-off actually is rather than which option is fashionable. I would rather…

needle-gauge
needle-gauge

Gauge and length selection, the trade-off between draw time and tissue trauma, coring risk with larger-bore needles, and why a fixed-needle…

85 questions
injection-technique
injection-technique

Technique questions: angle, pinch versus flat, aspiration, injection speed, air bubbles, and the handling steps that determine whether you deliver…

90 questions
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
asked by lukas_sedlacek 17k · 3 months ago
18 votes 3 answers6k views
Is a 29G needle the right choice for drawing dulaglutide at 3.33 mg/mL?

Numbers first: a 29G needle · dulaglutide · 3.33 mg/mL. I have used one of these for a while and I am considering switching, which requires a reason. What I care…

needle-gauge
needle-gauge

Gauge and length selection, the trade-off between draw time and tissue trauma, coring risk with larger-bore needles, and why a fixed-needle…

85 questions
injection-technique
injection-technique

Technique questions: angle, pinch versus flat, aspiration, injection speed, air bubbles, and the handling steps that determine whether you deliver…

90 questions
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
asked by syringe_ninety 15k · 9 months ago
18 votes 2 answers4.5k views
Is a 30G needle the right choice for drawing mazdutide at 4 mg/mL?

Stated plainly: a 30G needle · mazdutide · 4 mg/mL. Both of these get recommended confidently by different people, which suggests neither is obviously right. My…

needle-gauge
needle-gauge

Gauge and length selection, the trade-off between draw time and tissue trauma, coring risk with larger-bore needles, and why a fixed-needle…

85 questions
injection-technique
injection-technique

Technique questions: angle, pinch versus flat, aspiration, injection speed, air bubbles, and the handling steps that determine whether you deliver…

90 questions
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
asked by tess_amankwah 48k · 22 days ago
18 votes5 answers3.1k views
Does swirling versus inverting a vial make any measurable difference?

I have photographs before and after reconstitution if the visual detail matters. This is one of those things that everyone repeats and nobody derives. This matters…

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
peptide-stability
peptide-stability

The chemistry of peptide degradation: deamidation, oxidation, hydrolysis, aggregation and fibrillation, and how temperature, pH, ionic strength,…

832 questions
injection-technique
injection-technique

Technique questions: angle, pinch versus flat, aspiration, injection speed, air bubbles, and the handling steps that determine whether you deliver…

90 questions
asked by noor_alhassan 15k · 40 days ago
17 votes 5 answers35k views
Is a 29G needle the right choice for drawing ecnoglutide at 2 mg/mL?

The specifics, since they change the answer: a 29G needle · ecnoglutide · 2 mg/mL. I am trying to choose between two options that are usually discussed as though only…

needle-gauge
needle-gauge

Gauge and length selection, the trade-off between draw time and tissue trauma, coring risk with larger-bore needles, and why a fixed-needle…

85 questions
injection-technique
injection-technique

Technique questions: angle, pinch versus flat, aspiration, injection speed, air bubbles, and the handling steps that determine whether you deliver…

90 questions
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
asked by bufferline42 49k · 2.0 years ago
17 votes5 answers27k views
Should I use a different needle to draw than to inject?

This is the third vial from the same lot, so I can compare against two known-good ones. I have read the obvious sources and they disagree with each other, so I would…

needle-gauge
needle-gauge

Gauge and length selection, the trade-off between draw time and tissue trauma, coring risk with larger-bore needles, and why a fixed-needle…

85 questions
injection-technique
injection-technique

Technique questions: angle, pinch versus flat, aspiration, injection speed, air bubbles, and the handling steps that determine whether you deliver…

90 questions
sterility
sterility

Sterility as a test result rather than an adjective. Covers what a sterility test actually measures, why "sterile filtered" on a document is close…

122 questions
asked by nils_karlberg 13k · 2.0 years ago
17 votes5 answers9.8k views
Is a 18G drawing needle the right choice for drawing ecnoglutide at 3.33 mg/mL?

The specifics, since they change the answer: an 18G drawing needle · ecnoglutide · 3.33 mg/mL. The comparison I want does not seem to exist anywhere in a form I can…

needle-gauge
needle-gauge

Gauge and length selection, the trade-off between draw time and tissue trauma, coring risk with larger-bore needles, and why a fixed-needle…

85 questions
injection-technique
injection-technique

Technique questions: angle, pinch versus flat, aspiration, injection speed, air bubbles, and the handling steps that determine whether you deliver…

90 questions
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
asked by pk_curve 12k · 11 months ago
17 votes 5 answers9.5k views
Is a 18G drawing needle the right choice for drawing ecnoglutide at 2 mg/mL?

For reference: an 18G drawing needle · ecnoglutide · 2 mg/mL. I am trying to choose between two options that are usually discussed as though only one exists. I am not…

needle-gauge
needle-gauge

Gauge and length selection, the trade-off between draw time and tissue trauma, coring risk with larger-bore needles, and why a fixed-needle…

85 questions
injection-technique
injection-technique

Technique questions: angle, pinch versus flat, aspiration, injection speed, air bubbles, and the handling steps that determine whether you deliver…

90 questions
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
asked by t_oyelaran 41k · 16 months ago
16 votes 5 answers21k views
Is a 29G needle the right choice for drawing semaglutide at 3.33 mg/mL?

For reference: a 29G needle · semaglutide · 3.33 mg/mL. The comparison I want does not seem to exist anywhere in a form I can evaluate. I have read the arguments for…

needle-gauge
needle-gauge

Gauge and length selection, the trade-off between draw time and tissue trauma, coring risk with larger-bore needles, and why a fixed-needle…

85 questions
injection-technique
injection-technique

Technique questions: angle, pinch versus flat, aspiration, injection speed, air bubbles, and the handling steps that determine whether you deliver…

90 questions
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
asked by sinead_gaffney 14k · 18 months ago
16 votes0 answers8.2k views
Is a 25G drawing needle the right choice for drawing tirzepatide at 4 mg/mL?

Conditions: a 25G drawing needle · tirzepatide · 4 mg/mL. I would like the axes of comparison first and the recommendation second. I have tried the first option and…

needle-gauge
needle-gauge

Gauge and length selection, the trade-off between draw time and tissue trauma, coring risk with larger-bore needles, and why a fixed-needle…

85 questions
injection-technique
injection-technique

Technique questions: angle, pinch versus flat, aspiration, injection speed, air bubbles, and the handling steps that determine whether you deliver…

90 questions
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
asked by helena_vidmar 18k · 10 months ago
16 votes 3 answers6.7k views
Is a 18G drawing needle the right choice for drawing ecnoglutide at 20 mg/mL?

For reference: an 18G drawing needle · ecnoglutide · 20 mg/mL. I am trying to choose between two options that are usually discussed as though only one exists. I am…

needle-gauge
needle-gauge

Gauge and length selection, the trade-off between draw time and tissue trauma, coring risk with larger-bore needles, and why a fixed-needle…

85 questions
injection-technique
injection-technique

Technique questions: angle, pinch versus flat, aspiration, injection speed, air bubbles, and the handling steps that determine whether you deliver…

90 questions
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
asked by rosa_mendieta 13k · 9 months ago
15 votes 5 answers34k views
Is a 25G drawing needle the right choice for drawing cagrilintide at 2.5 mg/mL?

Stated plainly: a 25G drawing needle · cagrilintide · 2.5 mg/mL. I suspect the honest answer is that it depends, in which case I would like to know on what. Assume I…

needle-gauge
needle-gauge

Gauge and length selection, the trade-off between draw time and tissue trauma, coring risk with larger-bore needles, and why a fixed-needle…

85 questions
injection-technique
injection-technique

Technique questions: angle, pinch versus flat, aspiration, injection speed, air bubbles, and the handling steps that determine whether you deliver…

90 questions
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
asked by dana_wexler 15k · 2.3 years ago
15 votes 5 answers26k views
Is a 25G drawing needle the right choice for drawing oral semaglutide at 1 mg/mL?

The case in front of me: a 25G drawing needle · oral semaglutide · 1 mg/mL. I would like the axes of comparison first and the recommendation second. I have tried the…

needle-gauge
needle-gauge

Gauge and length selection, the trade-off between draw time and tissue trauma, coring risk with larger-bore needles, and why a fixed-needle…

85 questions
injection-technique
injection-technique

Technique questions: angle, pinch versus flat, aspiration, injection speed, air bubbles, and the handling steps that determine whether you deliver…

90 questions
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
asked by orla_ferriter 47k · 2.4 years ago
15 votes0 answers9k views
Is a 30G needle the right choice for drawing tirzepatide at 2.5 mg/mL?

Concretely: a 30G needle · tirzepatide · 2.5 mg/mL. These are treated as interchangeable and I do not think they are. If both are acceptable I would like to know…

needle-gauge
needle-gauge

Gauge and length selection, the trade-off between draw time and tissue trauma, coring risk with larger-bore needles, and why a fixed-needle…

85 questions
injection-technique
injection-technique

Technique questions: angle, pinch versus flat, aspiration, injection speed, air bubbles, and the handling steps that determine whether you deliver…

90 questions
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
asked by wren_calloway 14k · 2.2 years ago
15 votes 5 answers7.6k views
Is a 31G needle the right choice for drawing survodutide at 5 mg/mL?

The particulars: a 31G needle · survodutide · 5 mg/mL. The comparison I want does not seem to exist anywhere in a form I can evaluate. I have read the arguments for…

needle-gauge
needle-gauge

Gauge and length selection, the trade-off between draw time and tissue trauma, coring risk with larger-bore needles, and why a fixed-needle…

85 questions
injection-technique
injection-technique

Technique questions: angle, pinch versus flat, aspiration, injection speed, air bubbles, and the handling steps that determine whether you deliver…

90 questions
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
asked by samir_bennani 13k · 4 months ago
14 votes 5 answers27k views
Is a 31G needle the right choice for drawing retatrutide at 5 mg/mL?

Details up front: a 31G needle · retatrutide · 5 mg/mL. I want to know what the trade-off actually is rather than which option is fashionable. I would rather have a…

needle-gauge
needle-gauge

Gauge and length selection, the trade-off between draw time and tissue trauma, coring risk with larger-bore needles, and why a fixed-needle…

85 questions
injection-technique
injection-technique

Technique questions: angle, pinch versus flat, aspiration, injection speed, air bubbles, and the handling steps that determine whether you deliver…

90 questions
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
asked by eoin_mcgarry 16k · 2.0 years ago
14 votes0 answers16k views
Is a 18G drawing needle the right choice for drawing semaglutide at 20 mg/mL?

The specifics, since they change the answer: an 18G drawing needle · semaglutide · 20 mg/mL. I am trying to choose between two options that are usually discussed as…

needle-gauge
needle-gauge

Gauge and length selection, the trade-off between draw time and tissue trauma, coring risk with larger-bore needles, and why a fixed-needle…

85 questions
injection-technique
injection-technique

Technique questions: angle, pinch versus flat, aspiration, injection speed, air bubbles, and the handling steps that determine whether you deliver…

90 questions
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
asked by tare_weight 47k · 2.1 years ago
14 votes 5 answers3.9k views
Is a 27G needle the right choice for drawing cagrilintide at 6.67 mg/mL?

Stated plainly: a 27G needle · cagrilintide · 6.67 mg/mL. Both of these get recommended confidently by different people, which suggests neither is obviously right. My…

needle-gauge
needle-gauge

Gauge and length selection, the trade-off between draw time and tissue trauma, coring risk with larger-bore needles, and why a fixed-needle…

85 questions
injection-technique
injection-technique

Technique questions: angle, pinch versus flat, aspiration, injection speed, air bubbles, and the handling steps that determine whether you deliver…

90 questions
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
asked by plunger_stop 18k · 5 months ago
13 votes0 answers8.2k views
Is a 27G needle the right choice for drawing mazdutide at 4 mg/mL?

Setup, so nobody has to ask: a 27G needle · mazdutide · 4 mg/mL. Both of these get recommended confidently by different people, which suggests neither is obviously…

needle-gauge
needle-gauge

Gauge and length selection, the trade-off between draw time and tissue trauma, coring risk with larger-bore needles, and why a fixed-needle…

85 questions
injection-technique
injection-technique

Technique questions: angle, pinch versus flat, aspiration, injection speed, air bubbles, and the handling steps that determine whether you deliver…

90 questions
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
asked by seamus_brady 17k · 2.1 years ago
12 votes 5 answers33k views
Is a 18G drawing needle the right choice for drawing dulaglutide at 20 mg/mL?

What I have: an 18G drawing needle · dulaglutide · 20 mg/mL. I want to know what the trade-off actually is rather than which option is fashionable. I would rather…

needle-gauge
needle-gauge

Gauge and length selection, the trade-off between draw time and tissue trauma, coring risk with larger-bore needles, and why a fixed-needle…

85 questions
injection-technique
injection-technique

Technique questions: angle, pinch versus flat, aspiration, injection speed, air bubbles, and the handling steps that determine whether you deliver…

90 questions
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
asked by one_ml_bac 12k · 2.2 years ago
11 votes0 answers3.1k views
Should I use a 30G needle to draw and something finer to administer?

I have photographs before and after reconstitution if the visual detail matters. I am trying to do this correctly the first time rather than learn it by getting it…

needle-gauge
needle-gauge

Gauge and length selection, the trade-off between draw time and tissue trauma, coring risk with larger-bore needles, and why a fixed-needle…

85 questions
injection-technique
injection-technique

Technique questions: angle, pinch versus flat, aspiration, injection speed, air bubbles, and the handling steps that determine whether you deliver…

90 questions
sterility
sterility

Sterility as a test result rather than an adjective. Covers what a sterility test actually measures, why "sterile filtered" on a document is close…

122 questions
asked by shear_at_the_front 15k · 12 months ago
11 votes0 answers3.1k views
What is the correct way to add diluent so it runs down the vial wall?

I keep a written log of every draw with date, volume and syringe type. I would like to understand the steps well enough to explain them to someone else. I have access…

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
injection-technique
injection-technique

Technique questions: angle, pinch versus flat, aspiration, injection speed, air bubbles, and the handling steps that determine whether you deliver…

90 questions
lyophilisation
lyophilisation

Freeze-drying: primary and secondary drying, collapse temperature, the role of bulking agents and cryoprotectants such as mannitol and trehalose,…

17 questions
asked by Dr_Nadia_Farsi 90k · 6 months ago
9 votes 5 answers13k views
Is a 18G drawing needle the right choice for drawing survodutide at 8 mg/mL?

For reference: an 18G drawing needle · survodutide · 8 mg/mL. I am trying to choose between two options that are usually discussed as though only one exists. I am not…

needle-gauge
needle-gauge

Gauge and length selection, the trade-off between draw time and tissue trauma, coring risk with larger-bore needles, and why a fixed-needle…

85 questions
injection-technique
injection-technique

Technique questions: angle, pinch versus flat, aspiration, injection speed, air bubbles, and the handling steps that determine whether you deliver…

90 questions
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
asked by oona_kekkonen 16k · 21 months ago
9 votes1 answer4.2k views
Does injecting into the flank change absorption enough to matter?

I keep a written log of every draw with date, volume and syringe type. I suspect the usual explanation for this is wrong, or at least incomplete. I am aware this may…

subcutaneous
subcutaneous

Subcutaneous administration as a route: absorption kinetics from abdomen versus thigh versus upper arm, tissue depth, and why site rotation…

14 questions
injection-technique
injection-technique

Technique questions: angle, pinch versus flat, aspiration, injection speed, air bubbles, and the handling steps that determine whether you deliver…

90 questions
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
survodutide
survodutide

A GLP-1 and glucagon receptor dual agonist with a substantial published MASH dataset. Use this tag for its hepatic endpoints, its dose ladder, and…

14 questions
asked by kofi_mensah 12k · 2 months ago