Injections-How much is an ml, cc, I.U?
In many countries, steroids are legal and even can be purchased
over the counter. As a results many of these injectable
anabolics are administered by the user. Below is information
aiding in the conversion of such drugs. This article does not
endorse the use of illegal drugs.
I. U.= international unit. This is a unit used to measure the
activity (that is, the effect) of many vitamins and drugs. For
each substance to which this unit applies, there is an
international agreement specifying the biological effect
expected with a dose of 1 IU. Other quantities of the substance
are then expressed as multiples of this standard. This also
means that this measurment is not based on sheer volume or
weight of the substance, but rather the effect.
ml = milliliter. This is a VOLUME measurement. it is 1/1000 of a
liter. when talking about water or similar liquids, it is
equivelant to one cubic centimeter.
cc = cubic centimeter. This is also a VOLUME measurement. Most
syringes measure their capacity in cc's. If you have a 5cc
syringe, it will hold ~5ml of liquid in it.
mg = milligram. This is a WEIGHT measurement. It is 1/1000 of a
gram. the amount of chemical substance is often measured in
milligrams. For injectable solutions, this will be reported as a
concentration of weight to volume, such as mg/ml (milligrams per
milliliter). In the case of orally administered substances, the
weight of chemical is labeled, athough the actual weight of the
pill/capsule may be much higher, because of the use of filler
substances. This means that a small pill may be much more potent
than a large pill, so don't judge a pill based on its size, but
the actual amount of substance for which it is labeled as.
mcg = microgram = 1/1000 of a mg (milligram) There are one
thousand micrograms in one milligram.
Conversion factors: 1000 mcg (microgram) = 1 mg (milligram) 1000
mg (milligram) = 1 g (gram) 1000 g (gram) = 1 kg (kilogram) 1000
ml (milliliter) = 1 liter 1ml (water) = 1cc (water) 1ml (oil) ~
1cc (oil) (~ denotes approximately equal to)
Examples putting it all together
Say a user has some Drug XYX from two different companies. One
is 'XYX-300' from QV, and one from BM which is 'XYZ-100'. Both
of these are XYZ DRUG, but they have different concentrations.
What this means is....
for the XYZ-300: if you take 1 ml (one milliliter) of this
solution, it will take up ~1cc (one cubic centimeter) of space
in the syringe. There will be 300mg (three hundred milligrams)
of XYZ in this dosage.
for the XYZ-100: if you take 1 ml (one milliliter) of this
solution, it will take up ~1cc (one cubic centimeter) of space
in the syringe. There will be 100mg (one hundred milligrams) of
XYZ in this dosage.
If you put the syringes side by side, they appear the exact
same, so what is the difference? the XYZ-300 has a concentration
of 300mg/ml, while the XYZ-100 only has a concentration of
100mg/ml. This means that the syringe with XYZ-300 has three
times (3x) the amount of DRUG XYZ in the same exact volume as
the syringe with XYZ-100.
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