5-Drug Mix
The 5-drug mix was developed in the US following steep price rises in the cost of a lethal dose of Nembutal.
The reason why the price of Nembutal was hiked so dramactically by its Danish (and other) manufacturers is because of the use of the same drug in capital punishment in the US.
European countries now refuse to sell Nembutal to the US, regardless of its use. This has led to a scarcity which in turn has seen the price increase astronomically to ~ US$20,000 per dose. A cheaper alternative was needed.
The 5-drug mix is that alternative.
The 5-drug mix came about after trials involving a variety of combinations of drugs (generally sedatives) that would bring about sleep and respiratory failure.
These were combined with cardiac switch drugs which would stop the heart. The most successful is the 5-drug mix DDMAPh which has given results that are even superior to a single dose of Nembutal.
In this regard there has been a shorter time to death (1.1 hours average) and fewer failures. This mix consists of five prescription-controlled drugs that can be taken orally (or rectally) without medical assistance.*
The Reliability-Peacefulness rating for DDMAPh is high on many indicie. Points are lost due to the complicated preparation demanded by having to use so many different drugs.
* Exit acknowledges the kind assistance of Drs Robert Wood, Carol Parrot, Sally McLaughlin & Lonny Shavelson for providing detail on the drug mix protocols.
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