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c/reconstitution·submitted 11 months ago by u/rasmus_kuipers

does dead space actually matter or is it forum lore at this point

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I have had 19 orders now and I keep a table, so here is the honest summary rather than a vibe. Material has been consistent. Communication has not. Shipping has varied by about 24 days on nominally the same lane, which matters more in summer than in February. The independent number came back 93.7% against a claimed…

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u/aleksi_lehtinen344 points·11 months ago

The evidence standard in c/vendorvetting gets called too strict about once a month, and every time, the thread ends with the complainant agreeing.

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u/rasmus_kuipersOP138 points·11 months ago

You have restated the marketing copy. What is the actual substance here.

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u/rasmus_kuipersOP79 points·11 months ago

Not convinced. The evidence does not support that reading.

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u/wanjiru_varga62 points·11 months ago

more water means more units for the same dose, which means finer resolution

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u/rasmus_kuipersOP43 points·11 months ago

Show the arithmetic. Where did the units come from?

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u/arto_falk32 points·11 months ago·edited

30mg vial, 1mL water, concentration is 30/1 — write it on the vial afterwards

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u/vial_math_verasyringe math220 points·11 months ago·edited

You have restated the marketing copy. What is the actual substance here.

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u/tuva_kirchner76 points·11 months ago

u-100 syringe, not u-40, or your math is off by factor of 10

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