The prolonged execution of an death row inmate with a new, two-drug combo has highlighted the patchwork quilt approach that states now take with lethal drugs, with types, combinations and dosages varying widely. A question and answer look at how the disparity came about and why, following more than three decades in which all death penalty states used the exact same three-drug mixture.
Q: What are states currently using for lethal drugs?
A: , and use single doses of compounded pentobarbital, an anesthetic similar to the drug used to put pets to sleep. Arizona and use a combination of midazolam, a sedative, and hydromorphone, a painkiller. uses midazolam, vecuronium bromide and potassium chloride. Oklahoma has authorized five different lethal injection protocols: a three-drug method beginning with sodium thiopental, pentobarbital, or midazolam, a two-drug procedure using midazolam and hydromorphone, or a single, lethal dose of pentobarbital.
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