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Reconstitution

Reconstitute correctly. Once.

A sterile-technique walkthrough that adapts to your specific vial. The math runs alongside so you don't have to switch tabs between this page and the calculator.

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Set up a clean field

Wash your hands. Pull a fresh sheet of paper towel onto a clean surface and set out everything before you start: the lyophilized vial, the BAC water, alcohol pads, fresh sterile insulin syringes, and your sharps container.

The single biggest cause of contamination is touching the bevel of a needle or the rubber stopper of a vial after the alcohol has dried but before the draw. Slow down.

Caution: Do not skip the sharps container. Handing yourself an exposed needle is how needlesticks happen.
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