Table 4.
Medication, doses and frequency encountered for MAID provision by oral medication.
| Description | Dose range | Frequency |
| Barbiturates | ||
| Barbiturate not specified | NA | 17 |
| Pentobarbital | 9–15 g | 21 |
| Phenobarbital | 20 g | 10 |
| Secobarbital | 9–15 g | 20 |
| Brallobarbitalum | Not reported | 1 |
| Sodium thiopental | Not reported | 1 |
| Benzodiazepines | ||
| Benzodiazepine not specified | NA | 6 |
| Diazepam | 1 g | 3 |
| Lorazepam | 0.25–2 mg PRN, IV | 3 |
| Midazolam | 10 mg, PRN, IV | 2 |
| Antiemetics | ||
| Antiemetic not specified | NA | 8 |
| Metoclopramide | 10–20 mg | 8 |
| Ondansetron | 8 mg | 5 |
| Haloperidol | 5 mg, PRN | 2 |
| Miscellaneous sedatives | ||
| Chloral hydrate | 20 g | 5 |
| Cardiotoxic agents | ||
| Digoxin | 50 mg | 3 |
| Propranolol | 2 g | 3 |
| Opioids | ||
| Morphine | 15 mg–3 g | 13 |
| Dextropropoxyphene | Not reported | 2 |
| Neuromuscular blocker (for IV backup use) | ||
| Neuromuscular blocker | IV, PRN (backup) | 11 |
IV, intravenous; MAID, medical assistance in dying; PRN, pro re nata ("as needed").