Pentobarbital (Nembutal) has been used in neurosurgery to reduce blood flow to the brain. This reduces swelling and pressure in the brain, making brain surgery safer.
There is no such thing as pentobarbital alcohol. Pentobarbital is a barbiturate medication used for sedation or anesthesia, while alcohol refers to ethanol found in beverages like beer, wine, and spirits. Mixing pentobarbital with alcohol can be dangerous and life-threatening due to their combined depressive effects on the central nervous system.
Pentobarbital sodium is a controlled substance and is mainly used for veterinary euthanasia. It is illegal to purchase it for human use without a prescription in most countries. It is important to seek professional help and follow legal procedures if considering using pentobarbital sodium for any purpose.
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Yes, but I wouldn't recommend it. Drinking pentobarbital would cause severe stomach cramps and vomiting, a great deal of pain, and may or may not be lethal.
Sodium pentobarbital is no longer widely used due to safety concerns and the availability of alternative medications that are considered safer and more effective. It has a narrow therapeutic window, meaning the difference between a therapeutic dose and a lethal dose is small, making it risky to use. Additionally, there is a high potential for abuse and addiction with this medication.
Most vets use an injection of Sodium Pentobarbital in a vein. The Humane Society of the US is one of the agencies trying to get all municipal shelters to use Pentobarbital.
Pentobarbital is a short acting barbiturate that is available as both a free acid and a sodium salt, the former of which is only slightly soluble in water and ethanol. One trade name for this drug is Nembutal®, coined by Dr. John S. Lundy, who started using it in 1930, from the structural formula of the sodium salt-Na (sodium) + ethyl + methyl + butyl + al (common suffix for barbiturates). Pentobarbital's FDA approved human uses include treatment of seizures and preoperative (and other) sedation; it is also approved as a short-term hypnotic. In France, it is used in the treatment of insomnia, and as a preanesthetic. http://www.answers.com/topic/pentobarbital-sodium?cat=health
One common chemical used for euthanasia in animals is sodium pentobarbital. This substance is a barbiturate that induces a painless and peaceful death when administered in a high enough dose.
Nembutal (Pentobarbital) is a barbiturate. Barbiturates act as depressants on the central nervous system.
A painless injection, that puts the animal "to sleep" as they say. Injection of an OD with sodium pentobarbital is preferred. However several other methods less humane are used including gas chambers.
It is a temporary state of unconsciousness brought on by a controlled dose of a barbiturate drug, usually pentobarbital or thiopental
Nembutal, medical nam for pentobarbital, was de-registred as a medicine in Sweden in 1985, and there are no medicines containing the substance for sale in Sweden today.