Oklahoma last year became the first state to switch to another method, replacing sodium thiopental with pentobarbital, which is widely used to euthanize animals.    From Wordnik.com.  [Company to stop making drug commonly used in executions] Reference

Dieter now expects states to move to other anesthetics such as pentobarbital, but that can mean lengthy court battles and potential legislative delays.    From Wordnik.com.  [chicagotribune.com - News] Reference

If approved, pentobarbital could be a new standard for lethal injections.    From Wordnik.com.  [Plea for Execution Drug] Reference

Only two states, Ohio and Oklahoma, have used pentobarbital in executions.    From Wordnik.com.  [States moving quickly to switch execution drug] Reference

Oklahoma switched to pentobarbital last year and has since used it three times.    From Wordnik.com.  [Ohio switches lethal injection drug] Reference

I have not seen that pentobarbital has been used before in this context,' Dieter said.    From Wordnik.com.  [Oklahoma executes man using new drug combination] Reference

When used with morphine and pentobarbital, to a woman in labor, it produces a "twilight sleep.".    From Wordnik.com.  [Torture, Interrogation, and Intelligence] Reference

They're not being specific, but my guess is that they will substitute pentobarbital, as Ohio did.    From Wordnik.com.  [Europe's dangerous death penalty gesture] Reference

At pet shops across Mexico, there is a drug known as liquid pentobarbital that is used by pets to euthanize pets.    From Wordnik.com.  [Mexico Experiences A New Type of Tourism, Euthanasia Tourism] Reference

Those that advocate the right-to-die cause prefer the use of liquid pentobarbital than any other euthanasia drug.    From Wordnik.com.  [Mexico Experiences A New Type of Tourism, Euthanasia Tourism] Reference

Experts testified at a November federal court hearing that no other U.S. state uses pentobarbital during executions.    From Wordnik.com.  [Oklahoma executes man using new drug combination] Reference

However, pentobarbital has been used for doctor-assisted suicides in Oregon and by the Swiss euthanasia group, Dignitas.    From Wordnik.com.  [Oklahoma seeks to execute convicts with veterinary drug] Reference

Oklahoma has gone a different route, switching to pentobarbital, an anesthetic commonly used to put cats and dogs to sleep.    From Wordnik.com.  [Key Lethal Injection Drug Ceases Production] Reference

Some states, including Texas, have switched from using thiopental to pentobarbital, a sedative often used to euthanize animals.    From Wordnik.com.  [Indian Firm to Stop Selling Execution Drug to Prisons] Reference

But only Minelli believes that sodium pentobarbital should be made available without limitation to people with no illness at all.    From Wordnik.com.  [Death Becomes Him] Reference

Minelli provoked still more outrage when he responded by ordering his staff to begin administering sodium pentobarbital in hotels.    From Wordnik.com.  [Death Becomes Him] Reference

Last week, Oklahoma received a judge ' s approval to use pentobarbital, which has been used in animal euthanasia, for human executions.    From Wordnik.com.  [U.K. Limits Execution Drug] Reference

The injectable form of pentobarbital is made by Wyeth Ayerst, according to the Food And Drug Administration; Wyeth is a unit of Pfizer Inc.    From Wordnik.com.  [New Execution Drug Approved] Reference

The need for sodium pentobarbital has been a recurring problem for Dignitas and a vulnerability that has periodically threatened its operation.    From Wordnik.com.  [Death Becomes Him] Reference

The state vet, in turn, lists the barbiturate pentobarbital, carbon monoxide and any method approved by the American Veterinary Medical Association.    From Wordnik.com.  [Veterinary Rules Raise Questions] Reference

Judge Friot ' s ruling could prompt other states to use pentobarbital, and thus prevent delays in capital punishment triggered by the thiopental shortage.    From Wordnik.com.  [New Execution Drug Approved] Reference

Still, as I watched her drink her spritzer, it occurred to me that she could still swallow and would therefore have no problem drinking sodium pentobarbital.    From Wordnik.com.  [Death Becomes Him] Reference

But Oklahoma's law calls for the use of a fast-acting barbiturate to be administered first, which gave the state the flexibility to use pentobarbital, Massie said.    From Wordnik.com.  [Oklahoma executes man using new drug combination] Reference

In accordance with Switzerland's liberal euthanasia law, the doctor agreed that Mr. Crew was terminally ill and prescribed a deadly barbiturate, pentobarbital sodium.    From Wordnik.com.  [Archive 2003-02-01] Reference

Authorities say he was carrying vials of pentobarbital, a powerful animal tranquilizer.    From Wordnik.com. Reference

The bill would revise state law to restrict euthanasia methods to injected or ingested sodium pentobarbital.    From Wordnik.com. Reference

Animals that aren't adopted after several days are euthanized with injections of sodium pentobarbital, then picked up by D.    From Wordnik.com.  [Inland Valley Daily Bulletin Most Viewed] Reference