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Sodium thiopental: History & Applications

Sodium thiopental, also known as thiopental sodium or thiopentone and sold under the brand name Pentothal, is a rapid-onset short-acting barbiturate general anesthetic. It is the thiobarbiturate analog of pentobarbital, and an analog of thiobarbital. Sodium thiopental is a therapeutic alternative on the World Health Organization's List of Essential…

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Sodium thiopental topic overview

The analysis highlights History and Applications as prominent areas in the source structure around Sodium thiopental.

Related topics
88
Source areas
8
Connected nodes
96
Extracted relationships
126
Concept neighborhoods
25
Bridge connections
96

What this topic covers Research coverage

Source areas are shown by the number of related topics found in each part of the analysis. Use smaller areas too: they can reveal specialized angles and content gaps.

Uses · 37 topics
Contraindications · 12 topics
Overview · 11 topics
Dosage · 8 topics
History · 6 topics
Mechanism of action · 6 topics
Controversies · 4 topics
Metabolism · 4 topics

Smaller areas are not necessarily less important. They contain fewer connections in this analysis and can be useful for finding specialized angles or coverage gaps.

Key facts & relationships

High-confidence facts extracted from structured source data. Use them as anchors for further research.

3D model (JSmol)
Interactive image
AHFS/Drugs.com
Monograph
ATC code
N01AF03 (WHO) N05CA19 (WHO)
CAS Number
71-73-8 · 76-75-5
ChEBI
CHEBI:9561
ChEMBL
ChEMBL738

Suggested research paths

A focused starting point derived from the topic graph, ranked independently of the source article order.

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Explore all related topics Closing gaps

Browse the complete topic structure, not only the most central items. Less prominent entities and concepts can reveal missing angles, specialized context and useful research gaps. Each item opens a new analysis centered on that subject.

Overview

Uses

Mechanism of action

Controversies

Metabolism

Dosage

Contraindications

History

Advanced semantic analysis

Deeper signals for content research, entity SEO and topical coverage. The plain-language headings explain what each technical view is useful for.

How Sodium thiopental connects Entity context

The extracted context around Sodium thiopental shows recurring relationship patterns in the source. For example, Sodium thiopental → Abbott, Abbott Laboratories, Donalee, Dr, Ernest, Hospira, However, It, John, Lundy, March, Mayo Clinic, Of, Pearl Harbor, Ralph, Sodium, Tabern, These, Thiopental, Three Another extracted example is Sodium thiopental → According, American, Arizona, California, Courts, Drug Administration, FDA, Following, Hospira, In October, Italian, Italy, On January, Texas, The, The FDA, US, US Food. Use these groups to spot repeated connection types before inspecting the individual relationships.

Sodium thiopental

Top relations

related to history · 23
Sodium thiopental → Abbott, Abbott Laboratories, Donalee, Dr, Ernest, Hospira, However, It, John, Lundy, March, Mayo Clinic, Of, Pearl Harbor, Ralph, Sodium, Tabern, These, Thiopental, Three
related to Controversies · 18
Sodium thiopental → According, American, Arizona, California, Courts, Drug Administration, FDA, Following, Hospira, In October, Italian, Italy, On January, Texas, The, The FDA, US, US Food
related to Euthanasia · 11
Sodium thiopental → Belgium, Death, In, Intravenous, Nesdonal, Netherlands, Norcuron, Pavulon, Sodium, The, Then
related to Medically-induced coma · 10
Sodium thiopental → CMRO2, In, It, Patients, Reportedly, RICH, Robin Hood, Sodium, TBI, This
related to Mechanism of action · 9
Sodium thiopental → For, GABAA, GABAergic, HT3, Sodium, Such, Surprisingly, The GABAA, This
related to Anesthesia · 6
Sodium thiopental → At, Following, However, Its, Sodium, Thereafter
related to Lethal injection · 6
Sodium thiopental → Along, Although, In December, Kenneth Biros, Ohio, US
Legal status · 5
Sodium thiopental → AU: S4 (Prescription only), BR: Class B1 (Psychoactive drugs), CA: Schedule IV, UK: Class B, US: Schedule III
related to Metabolism · 4
Sodium thiopental → As, Once, Sodium, Thiopental
CAS Number · 2
Sodium thiopental → 71-73-8, 76-75-5

Important terminology

Use these terms to understand the vocabulary surrounding the topic, not as a checklist for keyword stuffing.

Important terminology

thiopental sodium drug used use injection us barbiturate due anesthesia drugs brain pentobarbital lethal hospira truth dose first intravenous execution

Sodium thiopental relationships Subject–Predicate–Object triples

TTTA extracted 126 structured relationships around Sodium thiopental. Examples in this analysis include Sodium thiopental → 3D model (JSmol) → Interactive image and Sodium thiopental → AHFS/Drugs.com → Monograph. The table shows each extracted connection, where it came from and its confidence.

SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Sodium thiopental3D model (JSmol)Interactive image1.00infobox
Sodium thiopentalAHFS/Drugs.comMonograph1.00infobox
Sodium thiopentalATC codeN01AF03 (WHO) N05CA19 (WHO)1.00infobox
Sodium thiopentalCAS Number71-73-81.00infobox
Sodium thiopentalCAS Number76-75-51.00infobox
Sodium thiopentalChEBICHEBI:95611.00infobox
Sodium thiopentalChEMBLChEMBL7381.00infobox
Sodium thiopentalChemSpider22722571.00infobox
Sodium thiopentalChiralityRacemic mixture1.00infobox
Sodium thiopentalCompTox Dashboard (EPA)DTXSID10217441.00infobox
Sodium thiopentalDrug classBarbiturate1.00infobox
Sodium thiopentalDrugBankDB005991.00infobox
Sodium thiopentalDuration of action5–10 minutes1.00infobox
Sodium thiopentalECHA InfoCard100.000.6941.00infobox
Sodium thiopentalElimination half-life5.5–26 hours1.00infobox
Sodium thiopentalFormulaC11H17N2NaO2S1.00infobox
Sodium thiopentalKEGGD007141.00infobox
Sodium thiopentalLegal statusAU: S4 (Prescription only)1.00infobox
Sodium thiopentalLegal statusBR: Class B1 (Psychoactive drugs)1.00infobox
Sodium thiopentalLegal statusCA: Schedule IV1.00infobox
Sodium thiopentalLegal statusUK: Class B1.00infobox
Sodium thiopentalLegal statusUS: Schedule III1.00infobox
Sodium thiopentalMetabolismLiver1.00infobox
Sodium thiopentalMetabolitesPentobarbital, others1.00infobox
Sodium thiopentalMolar mass264.32 g·mol−11.00infobox
Sodium thiopentalOnset of action30–45 seconds1.00infobox
Sodium thiopentalOther namesTruth serum, thiopentone, thiopental1.00infobox
Sodium thiopentalPregnancy categoryAU: D1.00infobox
Sodium thiopentalProtein binding80%1.00infobox
Sodium thiopentalPubChem CID30007141.00infobox

Related concept clusters Concept neighborhoods

The concept neighborhoods around Sodium thiopental bring nearby vocabulary together. In this analysis, examples include Thiopental, Used and Barbiturate. Use the clusters to find adjacent concepts and terminology that may deserve separate research.

  • Sodium thiopental
    • Thiopental
    • Used
    • Barbiturate
    • Anesthesia
    • Drugs
    • Us
    • Use
    • Due
    • Name
    • Pentothal
    • Coma
    • Euthanasia
  • sodium thiopental
    • Thiopental
    • Used
    • Barbiturate
    • Anesthesia
    • Drugs
    • Us
    • Use
    • Due
    • Name
    • Pentothal
    • Coma
    • Euthanasia
  • barbiturate
    • Drugs
    • Name
    • Pentothal
    • Coma
    • Thiopentone
    • Pressure
    • Sodium
    • Action
    • Serum
    • Euthanasia
    • Liver
    • Truth
  • general anesthesia
    • Used
    • Sodium
    • Action
    • Name
    • Pentothal
    • Serum
    • Thiopental
    • Coma
    • Euthanasia
    • Liver
    • Thiopentone
    • Truth
  • anesthesia in animals
    • Used
    • Sodium
    • Action
    • Name
    • Pentothal
    • Serum
    • Thiopental
    • Coma
    • Euthanasia
    • Liver
    • Thiopentone
    • Truth
  • barbiturate coma
    • Drugs
    • Euthanasia
    • Name
    • Pentothal
    • Coma
    • Thiopentone
    • Intravenous
    • Pressure
    • Serum
    • Sodium
    • Action
    • Liver
  • food and drug administration
    • Intravenous
    • Coma
    • Euthanasia
    • Hospira
    • Brain
    • Us
    • Injection
    • States
    • Administration
    • Drug
    • Lethal
    • Name
  • drug synergy
    • Hospira
    • Brain
    • Us
    • Injection
    • States
    • Administration
    • Intravenous
    • Lethal
    • Thiopental
    • May
    • Dose
    • Drugs

Connections between topic areas Semantic bridges

For Sodium thiopental, one of the stronger structural bridges in this analysis connects Sodium thiopental with Uses. Bridges highlight paths between different parts of the map and can reveal research angles that are easy to miss in a flat list.

Min side: 3
Sodium thiopental — Uses · splits 59 ⟂ 38
Sodium thiopental — Contraindications · splits 84 ⟂ 13
Sodium thiopental — Overview · splits 85 ⟂ 12
Sodium thiopental — Dosage · splits 88 ⟂ 9
Sodium thiopental — Mechanism of action · splits 90 ⟂ 7
Sodium thiopental — History · splits 90 ⟂ 7
Sodium thiopental — Controversies · splits 92 ⟂ 5
Sodium thiopental — Metabolism · splits 92 ⟂ 5

Map overview Semantic statistics

Sodium thiopental

Nodes97
Edges96
Triples126
Avg. degree1.98
Density0.020619
Components1

Source & methodology

TTTA analyzes the structure around Sodium thiopental to surface related topics, entities, relationships, concept neighborhoods and bridge connections. Use the map to explore areas such as History & Applications, including less central topics that may reveal useful research gaps. Automatically extracted connections are research leads rather than rewritten encyclopedia content.

Source: Wikipedia — Sodium thiopental · EN edition · Analysis: TopicsToTalkAbout

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