4 wks @ 250 mcg/day: ~1 vial (20 mg) 4 wks @ 500 mcg/day: ~1 vial (20 mg), leftover On 10 mg vials: roughly double the vial count Insulin Syringes (U-100, 1 mL) Per injection: 1 syringe 4 weeks (once daily): ~28 syringes 8 weeks (once daily): ~56 syringes Bacteriostatic Water (10 mL bottles) Use ~3.0 mL per blend vial for reconstitution
BAC water is a liquid unlike the lyophilized peptide vials it reconstitutes, it does not require freezing and should never be frozen, as this can affect the benzyl alcohol content and sterility.
Despite the limitations, the Schillings tests were widely used until the mid-nineties
The cyanocobalamin component in the formulation is provided at a consistent concentration of 0.5 mg/mL across all available strengths, delivering a substantial dose of vitamin B12 with each injection
However, practically and procedurally, they are not direct substitutes in multi-draw protocols