melanotan-1 calculator

10 mg in 2 mL = 5 mg/mL; 10 units on a U-100 syringe holds 0.5 mg.

Sizes on sale: 10mg. Choose a vial, the water and the amount per draw; prices are the lowest current US offers.

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Most 2–15 mg vials hold 3 mL.

measured content on the COA

From the lot certificate; it replaces the label amount.

or HPLC purity

Certificates on file for this compound:

Amino Club 10mg · lot MI0002 · 2026-07-30: 10.3 mg measured, 99.88% purityCOA

5 mg/mL

10 units holds 0.5 mg

concentration: 5 mg/mL
per unit: 50 mcg per unit
full draws per vial: —
cost per draw: —

the working

10 mg ÷ 2 mL = 5 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	10mg	$30.00	$3.00	2026-11-06	view, Melanotan-1 10mg at Amino USA, opens in a new tab
Cenexa Labs	10mg	$44.99	$4.50	2026-11-06	view, Melanotan-1 10mg at Cenexa Labs, opens in a new tab
American Peptides	10mg	$55.00	$5.50	2026-11-06	view, Melanotan-1 10mg at American Peptides, 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

FDA-approved · cited sources

doses of Melanotan-1 used in research

Afamelanotide is FDA-approved as Scenesse (2019) for adults with erythropoietic protoporphyria as a 16 mg subcutaneous implant every 2 months; earlier phase 1 studies gave daily subcutaneous injections. 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 Melanotan-1 used in labels and published studies
source	who	amount and schedule	route
Scenesse label (FDA): 16 mg implant SC every 2 months FDA label · 2019 · 94f53286-11dd-7fbb-e053-2a95a90a7c48	Adults with a history of phototoxic reactions from erythropoietic protoporphyria (EPP)	16 mg one implant every 2 months The dosage form is a bioresorbable implant inserted above the anterior supra-iliac crest by a trained healthcare professional, not a reconstituted injection.	subcutaneous
Phase 3 (NEJM 2015): 16 mg implant every 60 days phase 3 trial · 2015 · PMID:26132941	Patients with erythropoietic protoporphyria (94 US, 74 EU)	16 mg one implant every 60 days 180 days (US study, 3 implants) and 270 days (EU study, 5 implants) Two randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trials (NCT01605136, NCT00979745).	subcutaneous
Phase 1 (Arch Dermatol 2004): 0.16 mg/kg SC daily injections phase 1 trial · 2004 · PMID:15262693	Healthy adult volunteers (three small studies, 8, 12 and 8 subjects)	0.16 mg/kg once daily 10 days; in the sunlight study, 5 days per week for 4 weeks The first study used 0.08 mg/kg per day for 10 days; later studies used 0.16 mg/kg per day combined with UV-B or sunlight exposure.	subcutaneous

Sources checked Nov 4, 2026.

Melanotan-1 10mg in 2 mL

amount to syringe units

Melanotan-1 10 mg in 2 mL: amount to syringe units
amount	mL	U-100 units	U-40 units
100 mcg	0.02	2	0.8
250 mcg	0.05	5	2
500 mcg	0.1	10	4
1 mg	0.2	20	8
2 mg	0.4	40	16
2.5 mg	0.5	50	20
5 mg	1	100	40

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

every Melanotan-1 vial size on sale

reconstitution chart

Concentration and amount per 10 units for Melanotan-1 vial sizes and water volumes
vial	1 mL water	2 mL water	3 mL water	5 mL water
10 mg	10 mg/mL 10 units = 1 mg	5 mg/mL 10 units = 0.5 mg	3.333 mg/mL 10 units = 0.333 mg	2 mg/mL 10 units = 0.2 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 Melanotan-1 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

Melanotan-1 calculator questions

How much bacteriostatic water do I add to Melanotan-1 10mg?

Any volume the vial holds; 2 mL gives 5 mg/mL, so 10 units on a U-100 syringe holds 500 mcg. More water makes each draw read more units. The table below shows 1–5 mL for every Melanotan-1 vial size on sale.

What changes the calculated concentration?

Only two inputs: the amount of Melanotan-1 in the vial and the water added. 10mg in 2 mL is 5 mg/mL; twice the water halves it, and the amount per draw then reads twice the units. A lot certificate's measured content replaces the label: Amino Club's 10mg lot MI0002 measured 10.3 mg, which in 2 mL is 5.15 mg/mL. HPLC purity is a share of peak area, not a measured mass, so it is shown only as an estimate.

What doses of Melanotan-1 were used in research?

Afamelanotide is FDA-approved as Scenesse (2019) for adults with erythropoietic protoporphyria as a 16 mg subcutaneous implant every 2 months; earlier phase 1 studies gave daily subcutaneous injections. The table on this page lists 3 sources with amounts, schedules and links.

What does Melanotan-1 cost per mg?

The lowest current US price is $30.00 for 10mg at Amino USA (about $3.00 per mg, checked 2026-11-06). The calculator turns any vial price into cost per draw.

How much Melanotan-1 is really in the vial?

Lot certificates on file report measured content: for example Amino Club's 10mg lot MI0002 measured 10.3 mg at 99.88% purity. Use the certificate correction to calculate from the measured amount.

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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.