AOD-9604 Calculator

AOD-9604 dosage calculator

The AOD-9604 dosage calculator above converts a target dose into exact syringe units based on your vial size and how much bacteriostatic water you used to reconstitute it. AOD-9604 is commonly sold in 2 mg, 5 mg vials. The calculator supports both U-100 and U-40 insulin syringes and flags draws that are too large for the syringe barrel or too small to measure accurately. A synthetic fragment corresponding to the C-terminal 176-191 residues of human growth hormone, studied for lipolytic signaling. Enter your target dose in the calculator above to see the exact number of units to draw.

AOD-9604 dosage chart

AOD-9604 and HGH fragment peptides

AOD-9604 is an HGH fragment 176-191. A synthetic fragment corresponding to the C-terminal 176-191 residues of human growth hormone, studied for lipolytic signaling.

AOD-9604 is a synthetic peptide corresponding to the C-terminal fragment (amino acids 176–191) of human growth hormone, with an additional N-terminal tyrosine residue. Published research has studied AOD-9604 in animal and cell models of lipolysis and fat metabolism. The literature characterizes it as having been investigated for lipolytic activity without the classical growth-promoting or insulin-antagonistic effects of full-length growth hormone. AOD-9604 is not approved by the FDA for human use; it has been notified as a GRAS ingredient in certain food contexts in some jurisdictions, which is a separate regulatory category from injection. Research-grade AOD-9604 is labeled for laboratory research only.

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How to reconstitute AOD-9604

Research vendors typically offer AOD-9604 in 2 mg or 5 mg lyophilized vials. Reconstitution with 2–3 mL of bacteriostatic water is commonly reported.

Reconstituting AOD-9604 is the same unit-conversion process used for any lyophilized peptide:

1. Draw your chosen volume of bacteriostatic water into a syringe.
2. Inject the bacteriostatic water slowly down the side of the AOD-9604 vial — do not shoot it directly onto the powder.
3. Swirl gently until the powder fully dissolves. Do not shake.
4. Store the reconstituted vial refrigerated.
5. To dose, calculate your draw volume: divide your target dose by the concentration (vial mg ÷ water mL = mg/mL). The calculator above does this automatically.

For AOD-9604 specifically, 2 mg, 5 mg vials are common. A typical reconstitution adds 2 mL of bacteriostatic water, producing a concentration of 2.5 mg/mL for the 5 mg vial size.

AOD-9604 half-life and storage

Published pharmacokinetic data on AOD-9604 is limited. As a small peptide fragment, the parent compound is expected to have a short plasma half-life on the order of minutes, though downstream effects may persist longer.

Lyophilized AOD-9604 is typically stored refrigerated. Reconstituted solutions are commonly refrigerated and protected from light.

Common AOD-9604 dosing mistakes

Most AOD-9604 draw errors are unit errors, not arithmetic errors: confusing mg with mcg (1 mg = 1,000 mcg), or reading a U-40 syringe with U-100 math — the same printed mark holds 2.5× the volume. Two more worth avoiding: leaving the vial unlabeled, so the concentration and reconstitution date are lost, and under-diluting to the point where the draw is under about one unit and can no longer be read accurately.

Each of these is covered in full in the guides: reconstitution math from first principles, U-100 vs U-40 syringes, storage and shelf life, and how to reconstitute peptides.