pentobarbital sodium

British

/ ˌpɛntəˈbɑːbɪˌtəʊn /

noun

US equivalent: sodium pentabarbital. a barbiturate drug used in medicine as a sedative and hypnotic. Formula: C 11 H 17 N 2 O 3 Na

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"The department was required to develop a new protocol because we have limited supplies of pentobarbital sodium that will expire at the end of November 2013," Cash said.

From Reuters • Oct. 16, 2013

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