Definition of pentobarbital
: a granular barbiturate C11H18N2O3 used especially in the form of its sodium or calcium salt as a sedative, hypnotic, and antispasmodic
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Carlton Gary, 67, was pronounced dead at 10:33 p.m. Thursday after an injection of the barbiturate pentobarbital at the state prison in Jackson, authorities said.
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The agency notes the levels of pentobarbital found in the withdrawn cans is at a low level, and will unlikely pose a health risk to pets.
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Hawley wrote that the lethal dose of pentobarbital could be administered through a leg or other vein instead of the arm.
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Hawley wrote that the lethal dose of pentobarbital could be administered through a leg or other vein instead of the arm.
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Although the case was settled, no further executions have yet been scheduled because the Corrections Department has so far not obtained either of the two drugs approved for execution in Arizona: sodium thiopental and pentobarbital.
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Only one brand, Gravy Train, repeatedly tested positive for trace amounts of pentobarbital, according to ABC7.
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The state’s new execution rules replace a three-drug mixture with a one-drug injection using one of two barbiturates, pentobarbital or sodium pentothal.
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Georgia uses a single drug, pentobarbital, in its executions and does not have provisions for death by firing squad.
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medical Definition of pentobarbital
: a granular barbiturate used especially in the form of its sodium salt C11H17N2NaO3 or calcium salt (C11H17N2O3)2Ca as a sedative, hypnotic, and antispasmodic
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