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Reconstitution · Pinealon
Pinealon reconstitution calculator
Pick the vial, the water you added and the dose. Get the exact draw in units for the syringe in your hand.
Step 1 of 4
- total mg in the calculation
- mL used in the calculation
- mcg
This vial holds 10,000 mcg in total.
- match the size on the package
U-100 insulin syringe · 1 mL · lines every 2 units · 1 unit = 0.01 mL
Draw to
3.0units
3.0 units on a U-100 insulin syringe · 1 mL · lines every 2 units, which is 0.03 milliliters. The nearest syringe line is 4 units.
10 mg ÷ 3 mL = 3.33 mg/mL
→ 33 mcg/unit · 100 mcg = 0.030 mL = 3.0 units
→ 33 mcg/unit · 100 mcg = 0.030 mL = 3.0 units
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How to use the calculator
- 1
Enter the amount in the vial
- 2
Enter the water you added
- 3
Enter the dose you want to convert
Pinealon is a peptide three amino acids long, from the St Petersburg institute that also produced Epitalon. Papers abbreviate it EDR. It is sold for memory, focus and mental sharpness in later life, as capsules or as powder for injection.
The memory claim rests on one sentence in one review. Following its three references leads to another review, a study in old rats, and a patent. People have taken it and the results were published, almost all in Russian. Two of those studies gave it alongside a second peptide, so neither separates the two. The one study that measured chemistry found two effects pointing the wrong way.
Examples using 10 mg of Pinealon
Each row uses 10 mg and the liquid volume shown. Dividing the amount by that volume gives the calculated concentration. The rows are arithmetic examples, not alternative product preparations.
◆ How liquid volume changes the resultdose used: 100 mcg
With 3 mL bacteriostatic water
3.0 units
| Bacteriostatic water | Concentration | Per U-100 unit | Draw for 100 mcg | Nearest syringe line |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 mL | 5.00 mg/mL | 50.0 mcg | 2.0 u · 0.020 mL | exactly 2 u |
| 3 mL | 3.33 mg/mL | 33.3 mcg | 3.0 u · 0.030 mL | 4 u · 33.3% off |
The amount, liquid volume and dose shown here are the calculator’s starting example for Pinealon. Replace them with your own values. Every result in the table is calculated from those inputs.
Pinealon: an oral study amount does not establish an injection dose
The Pinealon amount in the linked guide comes from an oral study. Putting that amount into a syringe calculator produces a hypothetical volume. It does not turn the oral study into evidence for an injection.
Open the mixing details3 notes
Keep the study route with the amount
The cited participants swallowed Pinealon. Their schedule describes that use in that study population. It does not tell someone how often to inject it, how to prepare an injectable product, or whether that route would have the same effects.
The route matters even when the mass looks familiar. The calculator converts the amount entered; it cannot establish that the amount belongs to a different preparation or way of taking the compound.
Small calculated volumes need their own check
This page has one vial-strength preset and two water-volume presets. With the same amount entered, the larger volume produces a less concentrated solution and a larger calculated draw. That describes the arithmetic, not a choice of mixing instructions.
Read the calculated volume and the rounding difference together. A displayed decimal can fall between printed syringe lines. More decimal places on the screen do not add finer markings to the syringe.
A supply count is not a storage period
Dividing the vial total by a small amount can produce a large number of theoretical draws. Changing the water volume does not change that count, because it does not change how much Pinealon the calculation starts with.
The record supplies no beyond-use period for a mixed vial. That count does not tell you how long the preparation remains usable. Nor can an oral study schedule fill in the missing storage information.
Pinealon’s published human amount came from a capsule
The paper cited for the amount in this reference describes railway workers taking Pinealon capsules twice daily for two weeks. It does not establish an injected dose. Entering that mass in a syringe calculator cannot bridge the difference in route.
Read the supporting evidence3 supporting notes
Keep the route attached to the reported amount
The paper’s abstract reports a capsule amount and timing. That is evidence of what participants took by mouth, not proof that the same mass belongs in an injection. The reference retains the reported quantity with that limit.
Count doses separately from days
A hundred calculated doses would last fifty days if counted twice daily, not two years. That is a supply calculation only; it does not describe an injection schedule or show that a mixed vial could be stored for that long.
A small draw still needs a measurable volume
The resulting volume depends on the vial strength and water entered. Small volumes can be difficult to read on a syringe scale. The calculator can show the arithmetic and its capacity limits, but it cannot establish a suitable route or a storage date.
Keep the route attached to the reported amount
The paper’s abstract reports a capsule amount and timing. That is evidence of what participants took by mouth, not proof that the same mass belongs in an injection. The reference retains the reported quantity with that limit.
Count doses separately from days
A hundred calculated doses would last fifty days if counted twice daily, not two years. That is a supply calculation only; it does not describe an injection schedule or show that a mixed vial could be stored for that long.
A small draw still needs a measurable volume
The resulting volume depends on the vial strength and water entered. Small volumes can be difficult to read on a syringe scale. The calculator can show the arithmetic and its capacity limits, but it cannot establish a suitable route or a storage date.
Units to dose at 3.33 mg/mL
Mix 10 mg into 3 mL and one U-100 unit carries 33.3 mcg. The table shows how much peptide is in each numbered syringe line. These are conversion examples, not suggested doses.
Open the unit conversion table10 rows
| U-100 line | Volume | Mass (mcg) | Mass (mg) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 u | 0.10 mL | 333 mcg | 0.333 mg |
| 20 u | 0.20 mL | 667 mcg | 0.667 mg |
| 30 u | 0.30 mL | 1,000 mcg | 1 mg |
| 40 u | 0.40 mL | 1,333 mcg | 1.333 mg |
| 50 u | 0.50 mL | 1,667 mcg | 1.667 mg |
| 60 u | 0.60 mL | 2,000 mcg | 2 mg |
| 70 u | 0.70 mL | 2,333 mcg | 2.333 mg |
| 80 u | 0.80 mL | 2,667 mcg | 2.667 mg |
| 90 u | 0.90 mL | 3,000 mcg | 3 mg |
| 100 u | 1.00 mL | 3,333 mcg | 3.333 mg |
How the math works
- Concentration — divide the amount entered by the liquid volume used in the calculation: mg ÷ mL = mg/mL. This tells you how many mg are in each mL.
- Volume — the dose divided by that concentration: dose ÷ (mg/mL) = mL.
- Units — on a U-100 syringe one unit is 0.01 mL, so mL × 100 = units. A U-40 unit is 0.025 mL, so the wrong barrel is a 2.5× error. That is why the calculator asks which one you have.
- Rounding gap — the exact draw against the nearest syringe line: |exact − nearest line| ÷ exact × 100 = % difference.
Useful guides for this calculation
The math is only one part of the question. These guides cover the compound, published doses, side effects, mixing steps and supplies.
- Nazimko VA et al. [Analysis of some parameters of biological age and adaptation possibilities of workers of locomotive brigades]. Adv Gerontol 2012;25(1):57-62 — the only published source found that states a quantity of Pinealon given to people: one 100 microgram capsule twice a day for two weeks (PMID 22708445, in Russian)retrieved 2026-08-13limited human data