Semaglutide 5 mg/mL Dosage Chart in Units (U-100)

At 5 mg/mL, every 10 units on a U-100 syringe is 0.5 mg of semaglutide.

0.25 mg is 5 units, and 0.5 mg is 10 units. Use the calculator for any other amount.

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Real vials can hold slightly more or less than the label says, and a little is lost in the needle.

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Semaglutide 5 mg/mL dose to units chart

Semaglutide 5 mg/mL: dose to units on a U-100 insulin syringe. Listed doses are for conversion only. Your prescriber sets your dose.
Dose	Volume	Units (U-100)
0.25 mg	0.05 mL	5 units
0.5 mg	0.1 mL	10 units
1 mg	0.2 mL	20 units
1.5 mg	0.3 mL	30 units
1.7 mg	0.34 mL	34 units
2 mg	0.4 mL	40 units
2.4 mg	0.48 mL	48 units

Semaglutide 5 mg/mL units to mg chart

Semaglutide 5 mg/mL: units to mg
Units (U-100)	Volume	Dose
5 units	0.05 mL	0.25 mg
10 units	0.1 mL	0.5 mg
15 units	0.15 mL	0.75 mg
20 units	0.2 mL	1 mg
25 units	0.25 mL	1.25 mg
30 units	0.3 mL	1.5 mg
35 units	0.35 mL	1.75 mg
40 units	0.4 mL	2 mg
45 units	0.45 mL	2.25 mg
50 units	0.5 mL	2.5 mg
55 units	0.55 mL	2.75 mg
60 units	0.6 mL	3 mg
65 units	0.65 mL	3.25 mg
70 units	0.7 mL	3.5 mg
75 units	0.75 mL	3.75 mg
80 units	0.8 mL	4 mg
85 units	0.85 mL	4.25 mg
90 units	0.9 mL	4.5 mg
95 units	0.95 mL	4.75 mg
100 units	1 mL	5 mg

How long a 5 mg/mL vial lasts

Semaglutide 5 mg/mL: full weekly doses per vial (leftover in brackets). Listed doses are for conversion only. Your prescriber sets your dose.
Vial	Total	0.25 mg doses	0.5 mg doses	1 mg doses	1.5 mg doses	1.7 mg doses	2 mg doses	2.4 mg doses
1 mL	5 mg	20	10	5	3 (+0.5 mg)	2 (+1.6 mg)	2 (+1 mg)	2 (+0.2 mg)
2 mL	10 mg	40	20	10	6 (+1 mg)	5 (+1.5 mg)	5	4 (+0.4 mg)
3 mL	15 mg	60	30	15	10	8 (+1.4 mg)	7 (+1 mg)	6 (+0.6 mg)
4 mL	20 mg	80	40	20	13 (+0.5 mg)	11 (+1.3 mg)	10	8 (+0.8 mg)
5 mL	25 mg	100	50	25	16 (+1 mg)	14 (+1.2 mg)	12 (+1 mg)	10 (+1 mg)

Real vials can hold slightly more or less than the label says, and a little is lost in the needle.

Notes for 5 mg/mL

At 5 mg/mL, 1 unit is 0.05 mg and 10 units is 0.5 mg.
Listed doses up to 2.4 mg fit a 0.5 mL (50-unit) syringe.
Listed doses up to 1.5 mg fit a 0.3 mL (30-unit) syringe.

Check the strength on every new vial

Units only mean something for one strength. If 20 units was 0.5 mg on a 2.5 mg/mL vial, the same 20 units from a 5 mg/mL vial is 1 mg, not 0.5 mg.

In July 2024 the FDA warned about dosing errors with compounded semaglutide, including mix-ups between mg, mL and units (FDA alert). The same math applies to any vial.

Questions

How many units is 0.25 mg of semaglutide at 5 mg/mL?

0.05 mL, which is 5 units on a U-100 insulin syringe.

How many units is 0.5 mg of semaglutide at 5 mg/mL?

0.1 mL, which is 10 units on a U-100 insulin syringe.

How many mg is 10 units of semaglutide at 5 mg/mL?

10 units is 0.1 mL, which is 0.5 mg at this strength.

How many 0.5 mg doses are in a 2 mL vial of 5 mg/mL semaglutide?

A 2 mL vial at 5 mg/mL holds 10 mg: 20 full doses of 0.5 mg.

Semaglutide 5 mg/mL dosage chart in units