Case Report
Pentobarbital Toxicity after Self-Administration of Euthasol Veterinary Euthanasia Medication
Table 1
Pentobarbital-containing veterinary euthanasia solutions [
12].
| Pentobarbital-containing veterinary euthanasia solutions | | Concentrations | Trade names | Veterinary uses |
| Pentobarbital sodium powder | 392 mg/mL when reconstituted in 250 mL | Fatal-Plus Powder (Vortech) Pentasol Powder (Virbac) | Approved for all warm-blooded animals |
| Pentobarbital sodium for injection | 260 mg/mL in 100 mL bottles | Sleepaway (Fort Dodge) | Approved for use in dogs and cats | 389 mg/mL in 100 mL or 250 mL vials | Socumb-6 gr (Butler) Somlethal (Webster) | Approved for use in dogs and cats | 390 mg/mL in 250 mL vials | Fatal-Plus Solution (Vortech) | Approved for use in dogs and cats |
| Pentobarbital sodium/phenytoin sodium | 390 mg/mL pentobarbital sodium and 50 mg/mL phenytoin sodium in 100 mL vials | Beuthanasia-D Special (Schering-Plough) Euthasol (Virbac) | Approved for use in dogs |
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