Sodium thiopental is part of six -drug cocktail used in lethal injection . `` FDA has not determined whether the thiopental being imported into the United States is safe and effective , whether the imported thiopental is adulterated or whether the imported thiopental is counterfeit , '' the suit says . The Texas manufacturer of the drug said Wednesday it would stop making the drug . three states that use the drug in executions are asking feds if they will share their supplies . Meanwhile , three death row inmates are suing to stop imports they claim may be unsafe .
Sodium thiopental is part of six -drug cocktail used in lethal injection . The Texas manufacturer of the drug said Wednesday it would stop making the drug . three states that use the drug in executions are asking feds if they will share their supplies . Meanwhile , three death row inmates are suing to stop imports they claim may be unsafe .