thiopental
noun
thio·pen·tal
ˌthī-ō-ˈpen-ˌtal 
-ˌtȯl
: a barbiturate C11H18N2O2S used in the form of its sodium salt especially as an intravenous anesthetic compare pentothal
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States, then the federal government, turned to it when the European Union banned the export of sodium thiopental to prevent its use in executions.
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Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 25 June 2024
Most executions were conducted with sodium thiopental as the anesthetic.
—Chiara Eisner, NPR, 18 Apr. 2024
One likely strategy is to continue to lobby the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to allow the importation of thiopental.
—Jen Fifield, The Arizona Republic, 5 Aug. 2021
Other states replaced sodium thiopental with the benzodiazepine midazolam, which is also used as a sedative before medical procedures.
—Dana G. Smith, Scientific American, 23 Sep. 2022
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Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 25 June 2024
Most executions were conducted with sodium thiopental as the anesthetic.
—Chiara Eisner, NPR, 18 Apr. 2024
One likely strategy is to continue to lobby the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to allow the importation of thiopental.
—Jen Fifield, The Arizona Republic, 5 Aug. 2021
Other states replaced sodium thiopental with the benzodiazepine midazolam, which is also used as a sedative before medical procedures.
—Dana G. Smith, Scientific American, 23 Sep. 2022
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thiopental
noun
thio·pen·tal
ˌthī-ō-ˈpen-ˌtal
-ˌtȯl
-ˌtȯl
: a barbiturate used in the form of its sodium salt C11H17N2NaO2S especially as an intravenous anesthetic see pentothal
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