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VIP Reconstitution Calculator

Enter the vial size and the water you added to get the concentration and the micrograms carried by each unit on a U-100 syringe; further down, the same solution is expressed as micrograms in every 0.1 mL for a nasal solution. VIP has no stated dose for any route, so this page does the arithmetic, not the recommendation. The compound itself is covered in the VIP guide.

A 10 mg vial of VIP reconstituted with 2 mL of bacteriostatic water gives a concentration of 5.0 mg/mL, or 50 mcg per unit on a U-100 syringe.

Defaults: 10 mg is the most common labelled vial among the VIP tests on file, 21 Sep 2026 (49 of 77); 2 mL was chosen for simple arithmetic and is not a sourced volume. Peptigrity publishes no VIP dose, so the dose field starts empty.

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1Your vialNew · use the lab-measured amount

How many mg is on the label?
mg
Have the lot number? We’ll use what the lab measured instead of the label.

2Water you'll add

Bacteriostatic water (more water = bigger, easier-to-read draw)
mL

3Your dose

How much per shot? in mcg
mcg

4Your syringe

10 mg vialfill it to here
020406080100
1.0 mL (100u)pull plunger to the line

Draw the syringe up to

Enter your own amount to see the draw. Add 2 mL of water to your 10 mg vial first.

5.0 mg/mLStrength
50 mcgPer unit
Doses / vial

Educational tool for research use. Not medical advice — it calculates what you enter, it doesn't recommend a dose.

VIP lab record

VIP has 77 independent lab tests on file at Peptigrity, averaging 99.38% HPLC purity across the tests that report one. Purity is not net content: a clean certificate confirms what is in a vial, not how much. See the VIP lab-test records.

Why this calculator will not give you a VIP dose

VIP (vasoactive intestinal peptide) is a 28-amino-acid neuropeptide that binds the VPAC1 and VPAC2 receptors, producing vasodilation, smooth-muscle relaxation, immune modulation and circadian effects. The human evidence is Phase 2 research — sarcoidosis, ARDS, asthma — with mixed results, plus use in the chronic inflammatory response syndrome (CIRS) framework, which the compound page describes as contested in mainstream medicine. The page names the routes used in research (intranasal, subcutaneous and intravenous) but states no quantity for any of them, and it declines to give one. A calculator that printed a VIP dose would be inventing the number the evidence does not supply.

The table summarises what the VIP compound page states (last updated August 2026).

QuestionWhat the compound page statesEvidence level
What is it?A 28-amino-acid neuropeptide acting on the VPAC1 and VPAC2 G-protein-coupled receptorsEstablished neuropeptide biology
Human studies?Phase 2 trials in sarcoidosis, ARDS, asthma and other inflammatory conditions, with mixed resultsPhase 2
Which routes?Intranasal, subcutaneous and intravenous are named as routes used in researchNamed, no quantity attached
An approved dose?Not FDA-approved for any indication (as of August 2026)None
A research dose?None stated for any routeNone — declined

One practical consequence: native VIP has a half-life of minutes, and the compound page notes that intranasal formulations carry stability and excipient considerations that basic peptide HPLC does not address. The arithmetic on this page converts milligrams in a vial into a concentration; it says nothing about how a solution behaves once mixed, or about the formulation a clinical product would use.

VIP as a nasal solution: micrograms in every 0.1 mL

A nasal solution is not measured in syringe units, so the honest output for that route is the solution's strength. A 10 mg vial with 2 mL of water holds 10 ÷ 2 = 5 mg/mL. One-tenth of a millilitre of that solution carries 5 mg/mL × 0.1 mL = 0.5 mg, which is 500 mcg in every 0.1 mL. With 5 mL in the same vial it is 10 ÷ 5 = 2 mg/mL, or 200 mcg in every 0.1 mL.

Concentration5 mg/mL
In every 0.1 mL500 mcg
As a percentage0.5%
Per spray (needs your pump volume)

No spray volume is filled in: the VIP compound page states none, so the per-spray figure appears only when you enter the volume your own pump's label gives. The 2 mL default was chosen for simple arithmetic and is not a sourced volume.

The table shows the micrograms in every 0.1 mL for each vial size at three water volumes. It is arithmetic, so it has no date; the vial sizes are the labelled sizes this calculator offers for VIP.

Vial sizeWith 1 mL of waterWith 2 mL of waterWith 5 mL of water
5 mg5 mg/mL · 500 mcg per 0.1 mL2.5 mg/mL · 250 mcg per 0.1 mL1 mg/mL · 100 mcg per 0.1 mL
10 mg10 mg/mL · 1000 mcg per 0.1 mL5 mg/mL · 500 mcg per 0.1 mL2 mg/mL · 200 mcg per 0.1 mL

Converting 0.1 mL into sprays needs the volume your pump delivers per actuation. The compound page states no spray volume, and a borrowed one would be an invented number, so this page does not supply it.

VIP quantity-to-units conversion

The table converts reference quantities to syringe units at the default of 5.0 mg/mL (10 mg of VIP in 2 mL), and counts how many draws of each a vial holds. Every row is arithmetic, not a dose: read the units for the amount you already intend to measure.

QuantityDraw at 5.0 mg/mLVolumeDraws from a 5 mg vialDraws from a 10 mg vial
50 mcg1.0 units0.01 mL100200
100 mcg2.0 units0.02 mL50100
250 mcg5.0 units0.05 mL2040
500 mcg10.0 units0.10 mL1020
1 mg20.0 units0.20 mL510

Units at three concentrations

The same VIP quantity lands on a different mark depending on how much water went into the vial. Read down the column for the concentration you actually mixed; a units figure carried across from another column is simply wrong.

QuantityAt 10 mg/mL (10 mg + 1 mL)At 5.0 mg/mL (10 mg + 2 mL)At 2.0 mg/mL (10 mg + 5 mL)
50 mcg0.5 units1.0 units2.5 units
100 mcg1.0 units2.0 units5.0 units
250 mcg2.5 units5.0 units12.5 units
500 mcg5.0 units10.0 units25.0 units
1 mg10.0 units20.0 units50.0 units

Every cell is the same arithmetic: units = (quantity in mg ÷ concentration in mg/mL) × 100 on a U-100 syringe. More water spreads the same mass over more units, which is the fix when a small quantity would otherwise sit at two or three units, where a one-unit misread is a large error.

How many draws one VIP vial holds

Each VIP vial holds as many draws as its labelled mass divided by the quantity per draw; the water volume changes nothing about it. The grid counts draws, not weeks — this page states no frequency.

Vial sizeAt 50 mcgAt 100 mcgAt 250 mcgAt 500 mcgAt 1 mg
5 mg1005020105
10 mg200100402010

The labelled mass is not a guarantee of the mass in your vial: net content is a separate measurement from purity, and certificates on file often measure a few percent above or below the label.

How to reconstitute VIP

No label sets a diluent volume for research-grade VIP, and the compound page states none, so the volume is a choice. The one decision with real consequences is resolution: a small quantity drawn from a strong solution sits at one or two units, where a one-unit misread is a large error, and the fix is more water. The technique is covered once, elsewhere: reconstituting peptides step by step and the bacteriostatic water guide. Storage and in-use guidance there is general peptide guidance, not a VIP-specific finding, and it does not cover nasal formulations.

Regulatory status

VIP is not FDA-approved for any indication as of August 2026. Aviptadil, a synthetic VIP analog, has been through formal clinical development (including for COVID-19 respiratory failure) and is not FDA-approved in the United States; approval claims for aviptadil-containing combination products in some other countries could not be independently verified, so the compound page does not assert them (as of August 2026). Research-grade VIP is sold by third-party laboratories and is legal to purchase as a research chemical for laboratory use in most jurisdictions, but it is not approved for human consumption. Intranasal VIP in the CIRS framework operates as physician-directed compounding in some practice contexts, not under an FDA-approved indication.

Independent test records: VIP lab tests. Tracked prices: VIP price per milligram. Another peptide given as a nasal solution has its own page: the Selank calculator.

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Frequently asked questions

How many micrograms of VIP are in 0.1 mL?

It depends on the concentration. A 10 mg vial with 2 mL of water is 10 ÷ 2 = 5 mg/mL, and 5 mg/mL × 0.1 mL = 0.5 mg, which is 500 mcg in every 0.1 mL. With 5 mL in the same vial it is 2 mg/mL, or 200 mcg in every 0.1 mL.

How many units is 100 mcg of VIP?

At the page default of 5 mg/mL (a 10 mg vial with 2 mL of water), each unit on a U-100 syringe carries 50 mcg, so 100 mcg is 2 units — small enough that a one-unit misread is a 50% error. With 5 mL in the same vial (2 mg/mL) it is 5 units. A units figure quoted without a concentration cannot be used.

What is the standard VIP dose?

There isn't one Peptigrity states, for any route. The compound page says research use varies by route, VIP is not approved for human consumption, and Peptigrity does not recommend a dose. This calculator converts a quantity you already have in mind into units or a volume; it does not supply the quantity.

How many micrograms of VIP are in one spray?

This page cannot tell you without your pump's volume. The VIP compound page states no spray volume, and the micrograms per spray depend entirely on what your own pump delivers per actuation. Enter that volume in the nasal converter and it multiplies it by the concentration.

Is VIP the same as aviptadil?

No. VIP is the native 28-amino-acid neuropeptide; aviptadil is a synthetic VIP analog developed for formal clinical use. They are mechanistically related but not identical products, and aviptadil is not FDA-approved in the United States.

This calculator is for educational and research purposes only and does not constitute medical advice. It converts quantities you enter; no dose is shown or implied on this page. Compounds discussed may be investigational and not approved for human use. Consult a qualified healthcare provider. Peptigrity is an independent review platform and does not sell, endorse or recommend specific products or vendors. VIP is not FDA-approved for any indication. Peptigrity states no VIP dose for any route: this page performs arithmetic only and is not dosing advice.