▁used ▁in ▁high ▁dos es . ▁It ▁is ▁used ▁for ▁e uth anas ia ▁for ▁humans ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁animals . ▁It ▁is ▁also ▁used ▁by ▁itself , ▁or ▁in ▁combination ▁with ▁complement ary ▁agents ▁such ▁as ▁ph eny to in , ▁in ▁commercial ▁animal ▁e uth anas ia ▁inject able ▁solutions . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁Netherlands , ▁the ▁standard ▁protocol ▁for ▁phys ician - ass isted ▁suic ide ▁is ▁to ▁provide ▁ 9 ▁gr ams ▁of ▁pent obar b ital ▁sod ium ▁along ▁with ▁sugar ▁sy rup ▁in ▁a ▁ 2 0 % ▁eth an ol ▁solution ▁for ▁self - admin istration ▁by ▁the ▁patient . ▁ ▁The ▁or al ▁dos age ▁of ▁pent obar b ital ▁indicated ▁for ▁phys ician - ass isted ▁death ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁states ▁of ▁Oregon , ▁Washington , ▁Verm ont , ▁and ▁California ▁( as ▁of ▁January , ▁ 2 0 1 6 ) ▁is ▁typically ▁ 1 0 ▁g ▁in ▁liquid ▁form . ▁This ▁is ▁consider ably ▁higher ▁than ▁the ▁do se ▁for ▁the ▁management ▁of ▁status ▁ep ile pt icus . ▁ ▁Exec ution ▁ ▁Pent obar b ital ▁has ▁been ▁used ▁or ▁considered ▁as ▁a ▁substitute ▁for ▁other ▁dru gs ▁tradition ally ▁used ▁for ▁capital ▁pun ishment ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁when ▁they ▁are ▁in ▁short ▁supply . ▁Such ▁use ▁however ▁is ▁illegal ▁under ▁Dan ish ▁law , ▁and ▁when ▁this ▁was ▁discovered , ▁after ▁public ▁out c ry ▁in ▁Dan ish ▁media , ▁Lund beck , ▁the ▁owner ▁of ▁the ▁drug