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A euthanasia solution is a drug-containing aqueous solution for intentionally ending life to either relieve pain and suffering or execute convicts. [1] The drugs used in euthanasia solution do not only need to be safe to personnel, but they also need to have a rapid onset of action and minimize the possible pain felt by humans and animals. [2]
Human. Secobarbital is used in assisted dying, either euthanasia or palliative sedation. [8] [9] [10]In the Netherlands, individuals have two options for assisted dying: they can orally consume 100 mL of concentrated syrup containing either 15 grams of pentobarbital or 15 grams of secobarbital, or they can choose to have 2 grams of thiopental or 1 gram of propofol administered intravenously by ...
Pentobarbital, often used for animal euthanasia, [56] was used as part of a three-drug cocktail for the first time on December 16, 2010, when John David Duty was executed in Oklahoma. [51] It was then used as the drug in a single-drug execution for the first time on March 10, 2011, when Johnnie Baston was executed in Ohio. [57]
In 2011 the U.S. manufacturer of sodium thiopental stopped production, and importation of the drug proved impossible. Pentobarbital was used in a U.S. execution for the first time in December 2010 in Oklahoma, as part of a three-drug protocol. [16] In March 2011 pentobarbital was used for the first time as the sole drug in a U.S. execution, in ...
Medications that have been used in assisted suicide include Barbiturates, particularly secobarbital (brand name Seconal) [203] [204] and pentobarbital [205] [206] Propofol [207] Midazolam [207] Rocuronium [207] Combinations of medications are sometimes used. [203] Other medications and medication combinations have been considered. [208] [209]
A secluded forest near Merishausen, Switzerland, became the center of controversy when a so-called "suicide capsule" claimed its first life under deeply questionable circumstances.The death of an ...
Following is a list of antipsychotics, sorted by class. Antipsychotics. Antipsychotics by class Generic name Brand names Chemical class ATC code
Embutramide (INN, USAN, BAN; brand name Embutane) is a potent sedative drug that is structurally related to GHB. [1] [2] [3] It was developed by Hoechst A.G. in 1958 [4] and was investigated as a general anesthetic agent, but was found to have a very narrow therapeutic window, with a 50 mg/kg dose producing effective sedation and a 75 mg/kg dose being fatal.