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• Sodium thiopental was used by most U.S. states as part of a lethal injection combination, but many have switched to an alternative drug called pentobarbital amid an ongoing shortage. The Seattle Times
• The regulations proposed by O'Malley's Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services include multiple references to the drug in question, sodium thiopental, which is also known as sodium pentothal. Halt in production of lethal drug to be issue in Md. death penalty deliberations
• He and others canvassed six American states for information about their execution protocols, all of which use sequential injections of thiopental, a muscle relaxant, and potassium chloride to kill condemned prisoners.
• One of the most damning indictments of lethal injections as a means of capital punishment came from a 2005 article in The Lancet, which found that 43% of inmates undergoing lethal injection may be conscious when the fatal and excruciatingly painful dose of potassium chloride is delivered, due to insufficient doses of the anesthetic sodium thiopental. Nature Versus Nurturing the Death Penalty
• States Depend on Unapproved Foreign Drugs for Executions Because of a U.S. shortage of sodium thiopental, which is the first of three drugs used for most lethal-injection executions, some states have resorted to importing the drug from foreign sources. ABC News: Top Stories
• The procedure typically involves the injection of three substances: first, sodium thiopental to induce anaesthesia, followed by pancuronium bromide to relax muscles, and finally potassium chloride to stop the heart.
• Its reason is sodium thiopental, the anesthetic administered when euthanizing living things so they will not feel pain when the two death dealing drugs are administered, is short acting and may have worn off before the remaining two drugs are administered. Christopher Brauchli: Executions Should be Painless
• Ohio and Washington state recently switched to using only sodium thiopental, which is also known as Pentothal. Company to stop making drug commonly used in executions
• Ohio and Washington state recently switched to using only sodium thiopental, which is also known as Pentothal. Company to stop making drug commonly used in executions
• Sodium thiopental, known by the brand name Pentothal, is no longer the most commonly used anesthetic in Canada, but is critical because it's considered the best drug for geriatric, cardiovascular, obstetric and other patients who may be prone to side effects or complications from other medications. The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed