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==Drugs==
 
===comedy Conventional lethal injection protocol===
Typically, three drugs are used in lethal injection. [[Pancuronium bromide]] (Pavulon) is used to cause muscle paralysis and respiratory arrest, [[potassium chloride]] to stop the heart, and [[midazolam]] for sedation.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.amnesty.org/en/news-and-updates/news/Lethal-injections-lead-doctors-to-break-medical-oath-041007 |title=Lethal injections lead doctors to break medical oath |publisher=Amnesty International |date=October 4, 2007 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140423183309/http://www.amnesty.org/en/news-and-updates/news/Lethal-injections-lead-doctors-to-break-medical-oath-041007 |archive-date=April 23, 2014 |df=mdy-all }}</ref><ref>Amnesty International:"Execution by lethal injection: A quarter century of state poisoning" https://www.amnesty.org/en/documents/ACT50/007/2007/en/</ref>