pentobarbitone

Re: pentobarbitone

sisterscope1 — Tue, 23 Nov 2010 20:11:50 GMT

Pentobarbitone used to be a common barbiturate anaesthetic "in the old days", it is still used extensively in research. Sagatal (trade name) was a sterile solution for induction of anaesthesia in small animals, to my knowledge it isn't available, thiopentone ditto.

It also used to be used for status patients prior to propofol CRI's and in the depths of my mind, metaldehyde poisonings and similar. I have heard of vets watering down Euthatal to do similar, though it isn't sterile or licenced for this use.

Be careful Googling, remember to look at the date of publication and country of origin before drawing too many conclusions relevant to your research!

Re: pentobarbitone

Sal the 1st — Tue, 23 Nov 2010 19:10:33 GMT

I thought it was because it is a non sterile solution. I have seen it used in desperation when treating status epilepticus (and before anybody asks yes the client did sign and give their permission and understood it wasnt licensed for this use, that there were serious risks associated with using it and this was last resort - we had tried everything else

Re: pentobarbitone

Lisa Yates — Tue, 23 Nov 2010 18:50:16 GMT

Thanks

Re: pentobarbitone

Honeybadger — Tue, 23 Nov 2010 18:36:01 GMT

The NOAH conpendium only lists it as a drug used for euthanasia (http://www.noahcompendium.co.uk/Compendium-datasheets_by_AI/Active_Ingredients/-24769.html) but I know it is used as an anaesthetic drug in humans. I'm not 100% sure but I assume its just not licensed for use in animals as an anaesthetic.