aICAR calculator

50 mg in 5 mL = 10 mg/mL; 10 units on a U-100 syringe holds 1 mg.

Sizes on sale: 50mg. Choose a vial, the water and the amount per draw; prices are the lowest current US offers.

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10 units holds 1 mg

concentration: 10 mg/mL
per unit: 100 mcg per unit
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the working

50 mg ÷ 5 mL = 10 mg/mL

If this is a prescription, the dose and volume on your pharmacy label take priority. Ask your pharmacist about any mismatch.

cheapest way to buy it

vendor	size	price	$/mg	checked	calculate with this vial, or view it
Amino USA	50mg	$45.00	$0.90	2026-11-06	view, AICAR 50mg at Amino USA, opens in a new tab
Cenexa Labs	50mg	$64.99	$1.30	2026-11-06	view, AICAR 50mg at Cenexa Labs, opens in a new tab

In-stock US offers checked in the last 7 days, before shipping. The featured partner is a paid placement and is labelled; order here is by price per mg.

updated Nov 4, 2026 · exact arithmetic, checked against 21 worked cases · prices from offers checked in the last 7 days

human trials · cited sources

doses of AICAR used in research

Not approved; as acadesine it was given IV in human trials, including the phase 3 RED-CABG trial (0.1 mg/kg/min for 7 hours, stopped for futility) and a phase I/II CLL study (single 4-hour infusions of 50-315 mg/kg). These are the amounts specific labels and studies used, linked to each source. They are references, not recommendations; a prescription label takes priority.

Doses of AICAR used in labels and published studies
source	who	amount and schedule	route
Phase 3 RED-CABG (JAMA 2012): 0.1 mg/kg/min IV for 7 hours around CABG surgery phase 3 trial · 2012 · PMID 22782417	3,080 intermediate- to high-risk adults having nonemergency on-pump CABG surgery	42 mg/kg single continuous IV infusion at 0.1 mg/kg per minute for about 7 hours single perioperative infusion The amount is the total infusion (42 mg/kg in 500 mL saline, per registry NCT00872001); the abstract states the rate, 0.1 mg/kg per minute for 7 hours. Acadesine was also added to cardioplegia and bypass priming solutions (5 mcg/mL). The trial stopped early for futility: the primary outcome rate was 5.1% vs 5.0% with placebo.	intravenous
Phase I/II (Cancer Chemother Pharmacol 2013): single 4-hour IV infusions in relapsed CLL phase 1 trial · 2013 · PMID 23228986	24 patients with relapsed or refractory chronic lymphocytic leukemia	210 mg/kg single 4-hour infusion (part II: 2 or 5 doses at 210 mg/kg) single or repeated infusions Part I (18 patients) escalated single doses from 50 to 315 mg/kg; 210 mg/kg was the maximum tolerated dose. Hyperuricemia, renal impairment and infusion-related hypotension were reported.	intravenous

Sources checked Nov 4, 2026.

AICAR 50mg in 5 mL

amount to syringe units

AICAR 50 mg in 5 mL: amount to syringe units
amount	mL	U-100 units	U-40 units
100 mcg	0.01	1	0.4
250 mcg	0.025	2.5	1
500 mcg	0.05	5	2
1 mg	0.1	10	4
2 mg	0.2	20	8
2.5 mg	0.25	25	10
5 mg	0.5	50	20

One unit on a U-100 syringe is 0.01 mL; on a U-40 it is 0.025 mL.

every AICAR vial size on sale

reconstitution chart

Concentration and amount per 10 units for AICAR vial sizes and water volumes
vial	1 mL water	2 mL water	3 mL water	5 mL water
50 mg	50 mg/mL 10 units = 5 mg	25 mg/mL 10 units = 2.5 mg	16.667 mg/mL 10 units = 1.667 mg	10 mg/mL 10 units = 1 mg

10 units on a U-100 syringe is 0.1 mL. Every cell is exact arithmetic: amount ÷ water.

what the numbers mean · where they come from

terms and sources

Label amount or measured amount. The calculator starts from the amount printed on the vial. A lot certificate’s measured content (net peptide content, in mg) can replace it for the vial that was tested. HPLC purity is a share of peak area, not a mass, so a purity-only correction is shown as an estimate. See HPLC, certificate of analysis and how to read a peptide COA.
Concentration. Amount in the vial ÷ water added. Terms: reconstitution, bacteriostatic water, lyophilized.
Syringe units. A volume: 0.01 mL per unit on a U-100 syringe, 0.025 mL on U-40. Units say nothing about the compound until the concentration is known.
Cost per draw. Vial price × amount per draw ÷ vial amount, from the price per mg of a current offer. Offers come from the AICAR price comparison; certificates from the COA library.

Arithmetic only, on the numbers entered. Amounts from labels or trials are cited references, not recommendations; PeptideTech does not give personal use instructions and does not test products.

short answers

AICAR calculator questions

How much bacteriostatic water do I add to AICAR 50mg?

Any volume the vial holds; 5 mL gives 10 mg/mL, so 10 units on a U-100 syringe holds 1000 mcg. More water makes each draw read more units. The table below shows 1–5 mL for every AICAR vial size on sale.

What changes the calculated concentration?

Only two inputs: the amount of AICAR in the vial and the water added. 50mg in 5 mL is 10 mg/mL; twice the water halves it, and the amount per draw then reads twice the units. A lot certificate’s measured content, where printed, replaces the label amount. HPLC purity is a share of peak area, not a measured mass, so it is shown only as an estimate.

What doses of AICAR were used in research?

Not approved; as acadesine it was given IV in human trials, including the phase 3 RED-CABG trial (0.1 mg/kg/min for 7 hours, stopped for futility) and a phase I/II CLL study (single 4-hour infusions of 50-315 mg/kg). The table on this page lists 2 sources with amounts, schedules and links.

What does AICAR cost per mg?

The lowest current US price is $45.00 for 50mg at Amino USA (about $0.90 per mg, checked 2026-11-06). The calculator turns any vial price into cost per draw.

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Volume and concentration arithmetic for laboratory reconstitution; not medical advice. API: /api/calc. Syringe scales: 0.3 mL U-100, 0.5 mL U-100, 1 mL U-100, 0.5 mL U-40, 1 mL U-40, 1 mL syringe, 3 mL syringe.