Sodium thiopental is used to render prisoners unconscious before they are killed with other drugs. ❋ Chris McGreal In Washington (2010)
Tennessee has ordered a supply of sodium thiopental from a foreign source, possibly in the U. K, according to the suit, which was filed by a London law firm and by Reprieve, a London-based human rights group. ❋ Nathan Koppel (2010)
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. ❋ John Wagner (2011)
Ohio and Washington state recently switched to using only sodium thiopental, which is also known as Pentothal. ❋ Rob Stein (2011)
For example, before Ohio switched to pentobarbital, the state purchased its supply of sodium thiopental from the Southern Ohio Medical Center, a hospital in Lucasville just a few miles from the prison where Ohio puts inmates to death. ❋ Unknown (2011)
Two states, Ohio and Washington, use only one drug, sodium thiopental, which is fatal at larger doses for executions. ❋ By ERIK ECKHOLM (2011)
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. ❋ Unknown (2011)
One of them is the easy-to-use and fast-working anesthetic sodium thiopental, which is used to execute criminals in the states of Ohio and Washington. ❋ Unknown (2011)
The three drugs used in previous lethal injection executions in California are the sodium thiopental, which is intended to make the inmate unconscious; pancuronium bromide, a paralyzing agent; and potassium chloride, which stops the heart. ❋ Unknown (2010)
Inmates on death row are initially injected with sodium thiopental, which is capable of inducing unconsciousness in a few seconds. ❋ Mark Townsend (2010)
The current US protocol still relies on three drugs to give the same effect - a short-acting anaesthetic called thiopental, a muscle paralyser called pancuronium bromide, and an agent called potassium chloride to stop the heart beating. ❋ Unknown (2009)
Intravenous etomidate (0.1 mg / kg - 0.3 mg / kg) or short-acting barbiturates, such as thiopental ❋ Unknown (2009)
States began sharing lethal injection drugs last year when the sole U.S. supplier of sodium thiopental stopped selling the drug because of anti-death penalty pressure from Italy, where it is produced. ❋ Unknown (2011)
Tennessee said it has a DEA permit to handle sodium thiopental and that its actions were all above board. ❋ Unknown (2011)
Some states have abandoned sodium thiopental in lethal injections. ❋ Unknown (2011)
An [injection] with a dose of sodium thiopental renders the [prisoner] [unconscious] so he does not feel pain. ❋ Anan James (2011)
