1 mL BAC
6 units
resulting U-100 draw
- Concentration
- 5 mg/mL
- BAC added
- 1 mL
SingleNot ApprovedEarly HumanLow confidenceSourced
AOD-9604
A modified growth-hormone fragment investigated for obesity. Human development did not establish an authorised obesity treatment or a routine-use protocol.
Evidence context, not a personal protocol
Quantities below reproduce their stated source context—label, human study, laboratory work or educational guide. They do not assess suitability, product equivalence or individual risk.
Community-reported schedule
Community-reported · not a validated scheduleCommunity dose schedule
A community-provenance subcutaneous dose from an authenticated research forum, around 250-500 mcg once daily taken fasted. Forum reports only, not a validated or trial-verified schedule.
Reported maximum quantity
Low daily dose (forum)
Choose the maximum quantity reported by this community line. Any earlier phase can be selected below for its arithmetic.Reported quantities by phase
Select a point for its calculation examples- Daily, fasted AM300 mcgReports cluster around 250-500 mcg once daily fasted; some lower to about 175 mcg if headaches occur. Add extra BAC water (2-3 mL per 5 mg vial) to avoid gelling.
Vial-aware arithmetic
Reconstitution examples, up to 3 mL
Choose the vial quantity and BAC water first. The diagram and results below update for the selected 300 mcg reported quantity. Higher-strength vials may naturally land outside the 20-30 unit band.
BAC water selected
3 mL
Basic example limit: 3 mL maximum. Check the actual vial and product-specific limits.
U-100 draw18 U
20-30 U reference band
2 mL BAC
12 units
resulting U-100 draw
- Concentration
- 2.5 mg/mL
- BAC added
- 2 mL
3 mL BAC
18 units
resulting U-100 draw
- Concentration
- 1.667 mg/mL
- BAC added
- 3 mL
Shown in the diagram. Closest of these examples to 25 units.
Formula: draw units = selected mg × BAC mL ÷ vial mg × 100. The 20-30 unit band is a measurement reference, not a recommendation. Results are mathematical examples, not preparation instructions.
Dosage and protocol evidence
Each card states what the quantities are based on. A third-party or animal schedule is not a validated human dose.
Human StudyOral and intravenous in early studiesStudy-specific; no quantitative regimen recovered
Adults with obesity enrolled in clinical development studies
Oral and intravenous research formulations were evaluated across early studies
The studies did not establish a subcutaneous research-vial regimen for routine use.
View sourceCommunity GuideSubcutaneous in guideDaily
Third-party educational schedule for a 2 mg research vial
300 mcg daily in weeks 1-4 followed by 500 mcg daily in weeks 5-12
This is a community subcutaneous convention, not the oral or intravenous regimen used in the human development programme.
View sourceCommunity GuideSubcutaneousOnce daily, fasted AM
authenticated research-forum (Peppys) reports
Subcutaneous reports cluster around 250-500 mcg once daily, taken fasted in the morning (some lower to about 175 mcg when headaches occur); dosing is described in micrograms rather than milligrams, and gelling or cloudiness is managed by adding extra bacteriostatic water, roughly 2-3 mL per 5 mg vial
Forum provenance from an authenticated archive with usernames omitted. Reports agree the injectable dose sits in the microgram range and that onset is slow, needing 8-12 weeks to judge; the subcutaneous route is kept separate from oral troche and topical cream forms rather than interconverted.
View sourceEvidence summary
The human development programme does not support the confident dosing schedules commonly repeated by commercial protocol sites.
Protocol status
This page documents the evidence gap rather than presenting an unsupported injectable schedule.
Online research community archive check
The reviewed archive supplied handling discussion, not an administration schedule: it describes AOD-9604 as aggregation-prone, proposes solution pH 4-6 and low concentration, and says bacteriostatic-saline compatibility is unknown (raw/expert-posts/ep-lets-stick-together-aggregation.md:244-264, :362-368). These formulation claims do not validate the third-party injection schedule above.
Community provenance (Peppys)
An authenticated research-forum archive records subcutaneous AOD-9604 clustering around 250-500 mcg once daily, taken fasted in the morning, with a few reports lowering to about 175 mcg when headaches appear. The dominant technical theme is anti-gelling: members add extra bacteriostatic water, roughly 2-3 mL per 5 mg vial, and prefill and refrigerate to stop the solution clouding or gelling. Reports agree the dose belongs in the microgram range, that onset is slow at 8-12 weeks, and that the injectable route stays separate from oral troche and topical cream forms rather than being interconverted. Usernames are omitted and the planner above reproduces the arithmetic of the reported quantities rather than validating them.
Warnings and contraindications
AOD-9604 is not an authorised medicine for weight management.
Commercial protocol claims exceed the conclusions supported by controlled human evidence.
Shared across protocols
Supplies and general handling
Keep the universal checklist short. Product-specific labelling and source documentation always take priority over a general guide.
Research vial
Select the labelled vial quantity used in the calculation.
View Peppys vialBacteriostatic water
Use only a diluent appropriate to the research method and formulation.
View Peppys BAC waterU-100 measuring syringe
Use a new sterile device for every entry. Source locally.
Source locallyWipes and sharps container
Plan clean handling and immediate sharps disposal. Source locally.
Source locallyStorage follows the label
Do not apply a universal refrigerator rule. Follow the product, diluent and study documentation for temperature, light and expiry.
Use sterile equipment once
CDC injection-safety guidance calls for a new sterile needle and syringe for each injection and entry into a medication container.
Stability is formulation-specific
Do not infer a post-mixing lifetime from BAC water alone. Discard material when identity, integrity or sterility is in doubt.