A number of medicines are or have been sought by US states for use in lethal injection executions. Every one of them was developed to save and improve patients’ lives — and their manufacturers have put strict controls in place to keep them that way.
A number of medicines are or have been sought by US states for use in lethal injection executions. These medicines are made by healthcare companies that develop and manufacture them to save and improve patients’ lives and health. The companies do not condone the misuse of medicines in lethal injections (see Industry Position) and have put distribution controls in place to protect their medicines and ensure they are sold exclusively for legitimate medical use.
Every active FDA-approved manufacturer of the drugs on execution protocols has strict controls in place to prevent Departments of Corrections from diverting their products for use in lethal injection executions.
Below is a summary of the medicines that are or have been listed in US lethal injection protocols, or that US states have proposed using in executions, along with their manufacturers and the controls in place to protect these medicines from misuse.
Each manufacturer below has implemented a control system so that its product is supplied for legitimate medical use only.
The medicines listed in, or proposed for, US lethal injection protocols, and the manufacturers of each.
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