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pentobarbital [pen-tuh-bahr-bi-tawl, -tal] ExamplesWord Origin noun Pharmacology.
- a barbiturate, C11H17N2O3, used as a hypnotic and as a sedative.
Origin of pentobarbital 1930–35; pent- + -o- + barbital Examples from the Web for pentobarbital Contemporary Examples of pentobarbital
A shortage of pentobarbital has forced some states to improvise, often with gruesome consequences.
Pennsylvania’s Lethal Injection Fiasco
Christopher Moraff
September 18, 2014
That means it will need to get pentobarbital from a compounding pharmacy, another source of concern, experts say.
Pennsylvania’s Lethal Injection Fiasco
Christopher Moraff
September 18, 2014
Therefore in 2011, manufacturers of pentobarbital stopped selling the product to states, creating a second shortage.
The Death Penalty’s Gruesome Truth
Kent Sepkowitz
February 6, 2014