Tirzepatide at 5 mg/mL: the schedule in units
If the label says 5 mg / 1 mL, 10 mg / 2 mL, 15 mg / 3 mL
— it's 5 mg/mL. Read down. Every step of the standard tirzepatide ladder, as units on a U-100
insulin syringe.
The weakest common vial — usually a 5 mg / 1 mL or 10 mg / 2 mL label. It carries 2.5 and
5 mg comfortably (50 and 100 units) and then stops: 7.5 mg is 150 units. If you're on this and
titrating, the next vial needs to be stronger, and it's worth saying so before the pharmacy ships
the next one.
This vial stops at 5 mg. Above that, one dose is more than 100 units — more than
one syringe holds. That's two injections per dose, or a stronger vial. Worth raising with the
pharmacy at the step before you get there.
Each step on the barrel
2.5 mg → 50 units on a 50-unit syringe
5 mg → 100 units on a 100-unit syringe
150 units — more than one syringe holds. 1.5 mL: that's two draws, or a stronger vial.
7.5 mg → 150 units
200 units — more than one syringe holds. 2 mL: that's two draws, or a stronger vial.
10 mg → 200 units
250 units — more than one syringe holds. 2.5 mL: that's two draws, or a stronger vial.
12.5 mg → 250 units
300 units — more than one syringe holds. 3 mL: that's two draws, or a stronger vial.
15 mg → 300 units
In-between doses at 5 mg/mL
Not on any label. They exist because vials make them possible, and they only make sense if a
prescriber put you there deliberately — usually because a full step up was too much at once.
Your dose isn't on the list
Common setups: