BAC vs Sterile water for Tirzepatide?

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Hey everyone,
I'm about to mix my first 10mg tirzepatide vial soon. I've had trouble finding Hospira BAC water that ships to my location in Europe.
I have 2 choices:
1. Use BAC water from the same supplier as my peptide.
2. Use sterile water.

Since the vial will only be used for a week after mixing (at 5mg/week), I think either option is okay. Has anyone else in Europe had this issue, and what did you do?

PS: Any tips on where to get Hospira in Europe would be great!
 
BAC water lasts longer than a week. The FDA says 28 days, but some people use it even longer than that.
I've had a 30ml vial last for, like, half a year.

Don't bother trying to buy Hospira in Europe. BAC water isn't easy to get here. You might be able to import it from Canada, but just so you know, it's prescription-only in the EU.
 
Is the prescription requirement due to a government rule, or is it a newer policy like the situation with Pfizer in the US? The US thing seems to be completely independent of any governmental laws.

Corrected based on needle-shy's comment. It seems that in the USA, a prescription is necessary for diluents marketed for injection.
 
People in Europe commonly use sterile water and keep the vial for a while. I've done it for a couple of weeks and been fine. A week shouldn't be a problem, just be as clean as possible.
 
It's not a new thing in the USA. All BAC water intended for injection has always needed a prescription. Suppliers just started enforcing it more recently.

Reconstitution solution with 0.9% benzyl alcohol sold online gets around the prescription because it's marked "research use only."
 
I stocked up right before things got difficult, and I'm using it slowly. If I were buying now, I'd probably get one to three vials from a more expensive reseller, or through a group purchase... always Hospira.
 
Just FYI, Janoshik said in an interview they always use sterile water, not BAC, and just mark the date and throw it out after a month. He thinks BAC isn't worth it since you should toss it after a month anyway.
Most people here seem to trust BAC more, me included, since I've used vials for a couple months... maybe it's just because he doesn't use it.
 
There's a lab in Texas that sells it. Each vial is about $13. There might be a discount for new customers. It might be worth paying for faster shipping so it doesn't sit in the mail for too long. I found them with a quick search online.
 
I'm also new to all this peptide stuff. What's the right amount of BAC water for a 5mg semaglutide vial? And how much do you inject for a dose? I saw different amounts being used, so now I'm confused…
 
For subcutaneous work, you could honestly inject plain water and be alright. I've run over 100 carts myself. My concern isn't that they're bad - it's that the label saying sterile doesn't guarantee it actually is. I don't do extra sterilizing either, but I'm comfortable with that risk.
 
Acetic acid isn't scary - 0.6% sterile solution for injection, easy to find. I run IGF-LR3 with it. Use 1ml syringe, draw 10-20 units, then about 4x that of BAC to buffer potential burn. Some folks don't even get a burn without buffering.
 
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