Recent news on Thiopental

Death Row inmates sue again over lethal injection  -  May 24, 2007
Louisville Courier-Journal,Inmates Thomas Clyde Bowling, Ralph Stevens Baze and Jeffrey DeVan Leonard also are asking for an injunction barring the state from using sodium thiopental

Arnie ready to terminate again  -  May 16, 2007
Melbourne Herald Sun,The first, sodium thiopental, renders prisoners unconscious and keeps them in that state before the injection of pancuronium bromide, which induces

REGIONAL: STATE OFFICIALS ANNOUNCE NEW EXECUTION PROTOCOL  -  May 15, 2007
CBS 5,The three drugs used in the procedures are sodium thiopental, a sedative that induces unconsciousness; pancuronium bromide, which paralyzes the inmate;

Corrections officials unveil new lethal injection procedures  -  May 15, 2007
Sacramento Bee,The old lethal injection method made no provision for any objective assessment of consciousness of the inmate following administration of sodium thiopental

Lethal Injection Questioned  -  May 16, 2007
SLCC Globe Link (subscription),The first drug administered is called Sodium Thiopental. The five-milligram dose is 14 times the typical dose. This usually renders the inmate unconscious

The Mechanics of Death by Lethal Injection  -  May 3, 2007
Desicritics.org,The first one that goes in is between 2.5 to 5 grams of Sodium Thiopental, which is about 5 to 10 times the recommended maximum for therapeutic use.

Study: Lethal Injection Violates Eighth Amendment  -  Apr 25, 2007
Newsinferno.com,The problem relates to the particular combination of drugs used in current lethal-injection protocols: the barbiturate thiopental, the neuromuscular blocker

Lethal Injections are Cruel Punishment  -  May 2, 2007
The Hornet,First, sodium thiopental flows through the drips to render the condemned unconscious. Pancuronium bromide, the second drug administered,

Executed in US may be awake as they suffocate  -  Apr 25, 2007
New Zealand Herald,The drugs used are the anesthetic thiopental, pancuronium bromide to paralyze the muscles and lungs, and the electrolyte potassium chloride to stop the

Lethal injection drugs 'unreliable'  -  Apr 25, 2007
New Scientist (subscription),In most states, the lethal injection is a three-drug cocktail: sodium thiopental to make the person unconscious; followed by pancuronium bromide to paralyse

Does execution by lethal injection involve conscious asphyxiation?  -  Apr 26, 2007
HULIQ,The drugs used are a barbiturate, thiopental (which acts as an anesthetic, but does not have any analgesic effect), a neuromuscular blocker,

At least 30 states use lethal injection method  -  May 9, 2007
WMC-TV,The combination is thiopental, an anesthetic; pancuronium bromide, a nerve blocker and muscle paralyzer; and potassium chloride, a drug to stop the heart.

State Works on New Death Chamber to Resume Executions  -  May 17, 2007
The Sacramento Union,After injecting an initial 1.5 grams of the sedative sodium thiopental, for instance, the executioner would have to “brush the back of his/her hand over the

Delay hampers Workman autopsy  -  May 17, 2007
Dickson Herald,Under proper lethal injection protocol, the condemned prisoner receives three separate drugs: first an injection of sodium thiopental, an anesthetic that

State offers new lethal injection protocol  -  May 16, 2007
Los Angeles Times,Under the new protocol, the state will administer less sodium thiopental — 3 grams rather than 5, more pancuronium bromide — 50 milligrams rather than 40,

State's new death plan  -  May 16, 2007
Sacramento Bee,An inmate is first injected with sodium thiopental, a barbiturate sedative, to induce unconsciousness. Then an injection of pancuronium bromide induces

State proposes training, new death chamber to satisfy judge  -  May 15, 2007
San Jose Mercury News,After injecting an initial 1.5 grams of the sedative sodium thiopental, for instance, the executioner would have to "brush the back of his/her hand over the

Convicted killer fears his last moments  -  May 4, 2007
CNN InternationalThe study concluded the drug protocol a "failure" because the prisoners had below acceptable levels of thiopental in their systems indicating they probably

California Addresses Death Penalty Concerns  -  May 15, 2007
New York Times,...the first drug administered, sodium thiopental, might not have been given properly, leaving those inmates awake and in extreme pain.

Federal judge and legislators plan to fix death penalty  -  May 16, 2007
Stockton Record,Developed a way to train executioners in the proper way to mix sodium thiopental, a key drug for putting inmates to sleep for execution.

State proposes new lethal injection procedures  -  May 15, 2007
Los Angeles Times,They said the changes in procedure will assure that the condemned inmate is rendered unconscious by the first drug--sodium thiopental, a fast-acting

State Official Reveal New Lethal Injection Procedures  -  May 15, 2007
abc7news.com,They'll keep the three drug protocol starting with sodium thiopental to render the inmate unconscious, another drug to paralyze him and stop his breathing,

Death penalty foes hold vigils for inmate  -  May 9, 2007
Taipei Times,At least 30 states use the three-drug injection, which consists of thiopental, an anesthetic; pancuronium bromide, a nerve blocker and muscle paralyzer;

Vigils for death row inmate push for end of death penalty  -  May 8, 2007
International Herald Tribune,At least 30 states use the three-drug injection: thiopental, an anesthetic; pancuronium bromide, a nerve blocker and muscle paralyzer; and potassium

(AP) Workman's death does not end lethal injection challenges  -  May 9, 2007
WKRN,At least 30 states use the three-drug cocktail _ thiopental, an anesthetic; pancuronium bromide, a nerve blocker and muscle paralyzer; and potassium

Workman execution scheduled  -  May 8, 2007
commercialappeal.com (subscription),The latest appeals focused on whether Tennessee's lethal mix of sodium thiopental, pancuronium bromide and potassium chloride violates the US Constitution's

Leave the Barbarity to the Past  -  May 7, 2007
Broadside,Postmortem analyses indicate that some inmates may not have received sufficient amounts of the first drug used, sodium thiopental, which is meant to make

Narcoanalysis and some hard facts  -  May 8, 2007
Frontline,..."Thiopental sodium will not make him [the patient] tell everything that is inside him. There is no guarantee that he will tell the truth," he says.

Judge blocks execution of Tennessee man  -  May 5, 2007
Los Angeles Times,The first, sodium thiopental, is a fast-acting barbiturate that is supposed to render the inmate unconscious. The second, pancuronium bromide, paralyzes the

Missouri dismisses dyslexic executioner  -  May 1, 2007
The Missourian,...of different chemicals: a harmless saline solution, the anesthetic sodium thiopental, the muscle relaxant pancuronium bromide and potassium chloride.

Lethal injection creator: Maybe it's time to change formula  -  Apr 30, 2007
CNN InternationalOne criticism has been that the anesthetic, sodium thiopental, doesn't completely anesthetize all inmates. "Now there are other agents that work much faster

Thousands await executions in US prisons  -  Apr 29, 2007
Malaysia Sun,On Thursday, nearly thirteen years later he was injected with sodium thiopental to sedate him; pancuronium bromide to relax his muscles and to collapse his

Is capital punishment justified and effective?  -  Apr 27, 2007
Ranger (subscription),The anesthetic thiopental is given so that the inmate is unconscious and numb to feeling. The anesthetic isn't always efficient, however, and the person

Study: Lethal injection method flawed  -  Apr 25, 2007
Columbus Ledger-Enquirer,Most states use three drugs - thiopental, an anesthetic; pancuronium bromide, a nerve blocker and muscle paralyzer; and potassium chloride, a drug to stop

Does execution by lethal injection involve conscious asphyxiation?  -  26 Apr 2007
HULIQ,The drugs used are a barbiturate, thiopental (which acts as an anesthetic, but does not have any analgesic effect), a neuromuscular blocker,

Lethal injection drugs 'unreliable'  -  Apr 25, 2007
New Scientist (subscription),In most states, the lethal injection is a three-drug cocktail: sodium thiopental to make the person unconscious; followed by pancuronium bromide to paralyse

Is there really a truth serum?  -  Apr 22, 2007
Scienceline,When people commonly refer to “truth serum,� they generally mean sodium thiopental. It inhibits GABA, a sort of all-purpose neurotransmitter that conveys

Controversy Brewing Over Lethal Injections  -  Apr 24, 2007
Dog Flu Diet and Diseases,The lethal injection consists of a mix of different drugs; an anesthetic, thiopental; pancuronium bromide, to paralyze the muscles and lungs; and potassium

New death chamber under construction  -  Apr 13, 2007
Sacramento Bee,...inconsistent and unreliable record keeping; and improper mixing, preparation and administration of sodium thiopental, a barbiturate sedative.

Gov. halts work on new death chamber  -  Apr 21, 2007
Los Angeles Times,The first drug, sodium thiopental, is a fast-acting barbiturate that is supposed to render the condemned inmate unconscious before the other drugs

Lethal Injection Study Finds Inhumane Treatment Lethal Injection ...  -  Apr 24, 2007
ToTheCenter.com,The study concentrated on the executions of 42 people and the level of the drug thiopental after death and the time between the administration of the drugs

ECT in Patients With Intracranial Masses  -  Apr 12, 2007
Journal of Neuropsychiatry (subscription)Anesthesia technique included glycopyrrolate as antisialogogue, thiopental for induction, and succinylcholine for neuromuscular blockade.

The Death Penalty.....A life for a life?  -  25 Feb 2007
ProgressiveU.org,Almost all the states use the same 3-drug combination for lethal injections: sodium pentothal (an anesthetic, also called Thiopental sodium),

Anaesthetics linked to Alzheimer's  -  Feb 7, 2007
TVNZ,The effect was seen with propofol after exposure for 48 hours, but no clumping was seen with thiopental, the researchers report.

Judge rejects lethal injection challenge  -  Feb 2, 2007
Kentucky Post,The drug, sodium thiopental, is a controlled substance, and federal law requires a doctor buy and prescribe it. The state does not make public its execution

Judge Rejects Lethal Injection Challenge  -  Feb 1, 2007
Lex 18,The inmates claimed that the state violated federal laws when it purchased sodium thiopental, one of the three drugs used in an execution.

Judge Turns Away Lethal Injection Challenge  -  Feb 1, 2007
WTVQ,Federal law requires a doctor to buy and prescribe the drug sodium thiopental, which is considered a controlled substance.

Role Of Anesthetics In Alzheimer's Disease  -  Jan 28, 2007
Medical News Today (press release),The intravenous thiopental did not cause the clustering of AB peptides even at high concentrations. Additionally, the molecular details for the interaction

Molecular mechanism behind aggregation of amyloid beta peptide due ...  -  Jan 28, 2007
News-Medical.net,The intravenous thiopental did not cause the clustering of Abeta peptides even at high concentrations. Additionally, the molecular details for the

Secret execution talks challenged  -  Feb 2, 2007
Los Angeles Times,The first drug, sodium thiopental, is a fast-acting barbiturate that is supposed to render the condemned inmate unconscious before the second two drugs

Lethal Injection on Trial  -  18 Jan 2007
Kansas City infoZine,...of the anesthetic thiopental in their blood that they probably were awake but unable to move or scream when the fatal potassium chloride was injected.

Washington Post Writer Sneers At Injustice of Death Penalty  -  Jan 14, 2007
NewsBustersAlso, a bunch of sodium thiopental -- an addictive controlled substance -- was taken from the prison pharmacy by execution team members and, um,

Execution debate hits Missouri court today  -  Jan 9, 2007
St. Louis Post-Dispatch,Since the early 1990s, Dr. Alan Doerhoff has injected three drugs: a solution containing 5 grams of sodium thiopental followed by pancuronium bromide and

Rights activists flay handling of case by police and media  -  Jan 12, 2007
Gulf News,In India the use of the anaesthetising drug thiopental sodium has become increasingly common in the last five years. Woozy suspects are supposed to find it

India uses "truth serum" as media bay for blood  -  Jan 11, 2007
Hemelhempstead Today,But no such reservations exist in India, where the use of the anaesthetising drug thiopental sodium has become increasingly common in the last five years.

5 ways to kill a man  -  Jan 4, 2007
Health24.com,An overdose of the anaesthetic sodium thiopental is injected into your body. This is followed by pancuronium bromide, which stops your breathing.

Ohio appeals delay of Biros' execution  -  Dec 23, 2006
Sharon Herald,...there is any medical certainty Biros or anyone else will experience pain and suffering because of the failure of the numbing agent, sodium thiopental.

Lethal Injection: A Closer Look  -  Jan 16, 2007
ABC NewsThis injection contains a triple overdose of anesthesia drugs: sodium thiopental, which induces unconsciousness; pancuronium bromide, which paralyzes the

Attorney general's office appeals delay in execution  -  Dec 22, 2006
Youngstown Vindicator,He wrote that he will not "turn a blind eye" to evidence that contradicts an expert's opinion that all persons given the dose of sodium thiopental

Tulsa killer set to die for quadruple slaying  -  Jan 9, 2007
Bartlesville Examiner Enterprise,Dickson says Oklahoma's method of lethal injection recently was modified to give the condemned double the amount of the anesthetic sodium thiopental to

The search for truth with a serum  -  Jan 7, 2007
Times of India,Now, sodium thiopental or sodium pentothal is widely used as a truth serum. This drug decreases higher cortical brain functioning. The main hypothesis that

Botched executions incite fight against death penalty  -  Jan 5, 2007
Workers WorldFogel states that the deficiencies are correctable and suggests that the state execute prisoners using the anesthetic, sodium thiopental, or another

Florida Death Penalty Inquiry Welcomed  -  Dec 22, 2006
OneWorld US,After that, the inmate is injected with sodium thiopental, an anesthetic, which puts the inmate to sleep. Next flows Pavulon or Pancuronium Bromide,

Ruling halts state method of execution  -  Dec 16, 2006
ktla 5,The first drug, sodium thiopental, is a fast-acting barbiturate that is supposed to render the condemned inmate unconscious before the second two drugs ...

Ohio appeals delay of Biros' execution  -  Dec 23, 2006
Sharon Herald,...not shown there is any medical certainty Biros or anyone else will experience pain and suffering because of the failure of the numbing agent, sodium thiopental ...

Attorney general's office appeals delay in execution  -  Dec 22, 2006
Youngstown Vindicator,...that he will not "turn a blind eye" to evidence that contradicts an expert's opinion that all persons given the dose of sodium thiopental prescribed under ...

Federal Judge's Ruling Bans Executions in Calif.  -  Dec 15, 2006
Law.com (subscription),Fogel's key question is whether the sedative sodium thiopental, administered at the beginning of the execution process, prevents dying inmates from feeling ...

Botched killing puts Death Row on hold  -  Dec 16, 2006
Independent,It will focus on streamlining procedures for administering the drugs - sodium thiopental, pancuronium bromide, and potassium chloride. ...

The Big Needle Stops Dripping  -  Dec 19, 2006
Washington Post,...of the execution team" to "inconsistent and unreliable record-keeping" to "improper mixing, preparation, and administration of sodium thiopental by the ...

Slow death raises execution questions  -  Dec 14, 2006
St. Petersburg Times,Sodium thiopental, a sedative also known as Sodium Pentothal that quickly causes loss of consciousness; pancuronium bromide, used to paralyze the entire muscle ...

Fogel criticizes California officials for lethal injection ...  -  Dec 16, 2006
Fog City Journal,In California's current three-drug procedure, a condemned inmate is first injected with sodium thiopental, a barbiturate sedative that renders a person ...

Florida Death Penalty Inquiry Welcomed  -  Dec 22, 2006
OneWorld.net,...adjoining room. After that, the inmate is injected with sodium thiopental, an anesthetic, which puts the inmate to sleep. Next flows ...

San Quentin's execution team is called incompetent  -  Nov 29, 2006
Los Angeles Times,5, said that for the last eight executions, he did not require team members to practice mixing sodium thiopental, which is supposed to anesthetize the inmate ...

Brief alleges major shortcomings in state's lethal injection ...  -  Nov 28, 2006
Los Angeles Times,5," said that for the last eight executions, he did not require team members to practice mixing the first of three drugs, sodium thiopental, which is supposed ...

Slow death prompts renewed calls to end US executions  -  Dec 14, 2006
Guardian Unlimited,The three-drug cocktail of sodium thiopental, an anaesthetic; pancuronium bromide, which paralyses the body; and potassium chloride, which causes cardiac arrest ...

In ruling, judge calls California's lethal-injection procedure ' ...  -  Dec 15, 2006
Los Angeles Times,...drug protocol. The first drug, sodium thiopental, is a fast-acting barbiturate that is supposed to anesthetize the inmate. The second ...

State Executions May Violate Constitution, Judge Rules  -  Dec 15, 2006
WCSH-TV,...supervision and oversight of that team, unreliable record-keeping, inadequate facilities and impromper mixing and administering of sodium thiopental during the ...

Executions Halted Indefinitely in California  -  Dec 15, 2006
Bay Area Indymedia,...cites a lack of screening and improper training of executioners, unreliable record-keeping, improper handling and admininistration of sodium thiopental, and a ...

Florida suspends executions after injection goes awry  -  Dec 16, 2006
Fort Worth Star Telegram,Texas uses the same lethal cocktail as California -- sodium thiopental, a fast-acting sedative to induce unconsciousness; pancuronium bromide, a paralyzing ...

Kentucky high court upholds lethal injection  -  Nov 22, 2006
Houston Chronicle,Kentucky, like many states, uses a four-drug combination that includes Valium, designed to relax the inmate; sodium thiopental, intended to render the inmate ...

State high court upholds lethal injection method  -  Nov 22, 2006
Kentucky Post,Kentucky, like many states, uses a four-drug combination that includes Valium, which is designed to relax the inmate; sodium thiopental, which is designed to ...

'Tis season to start shopping  -  Nov 24, 2006
Kentucky Post,When Kentucky executes, it uses a four-drug cocktail: Valium to relax the inmate, sodium thiopental to render him unconscious, pancuronium bromide to paralyze ...

Anesthetics can raise Alzheimer’s risk  Oct 26, 2006
...deadly effects. However, the researchers said that the intravenous anesthetic thiopental did not show any effect on the proteins. The ... -South Asian Women's Forum, Alzheimer's alarm over anesthetics  Oct 25, 2006
The good news is that the intravenous anaesthetic thiopental (known as thiopentone in the UK) appears to have no effect on the proteins. ... -EurekAlert (press release), Forensic pathologist disputes cult killer's claim  Oct 20, 2006
The lethal injection potion contains three key chemicals: sodium thiopental, which paralyzes the inmate and causes a state of unconsciousness while the other ... -Ashtabula Star-Beacon, A glimpse inside the death house  Oct 15, 2006
...``Medical delivered the following medications to the death house. Thiopental sodium, pancuronium bromide, and potassium chloride,'' the guard writes. ... -Akron Beacon Journal, Capital punishment is costly, immoral  Oct 8, 2006
A UM study found that in 43 of 49 investigated cases, condemned prisoners did not receive enough sodium thiopental to induce a quick and effective state of ... -UWM Post,

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