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Drug Linked to Jackson Death Focus of Recall

Feds report about 40 bad reactions from patients around US

By John Johnson,  Newser Staff

Posted Jul 14, 2009 7:11 PM CDT
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(Newser) – Add this to the tangle of drug-related reports surrounding Michael Jackson's death: Some lots of the potent sedative propofol are being recalled because of contamination, reports ProPublica. Vials of the anesthetic were reportedly found in Jackson's house, though the recall has been triggered not by Jackson's case but by bad reactions from about 40 patients elsewhere. TMZ, meanwhile, says investigators are zeroing in on which doctor supplied Jackson with the drug.

The CDC and the FDA have told doctors to stop using propofol from two lots produced by Teva Pharmaceuticals, which has agreed to a voluntary recall. Because officials have yet to confirm the discovery of propofol at Jackson's house, it's all but impossible to determine whether his vials could have been affected. Teva, meanwhile, is working with investigators to go through its supply chain to determine which of Jackson's doctors had access to the drug, sources tell TMZ.

The Teva Pharmaceuticals building in Irvine, Calif.
The Teva Pharmaceuticals building in Irvine, Calif.   (AP Photo/Nick Ut)
Michael Jackson, in 2007.
Michael Jackson, in 2007.   (AP Photo/Danny Moloshok, file)
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brawne
Jul 15, 2009 3:14 AM CDT
What is up with Teva? Their generic Wellbutin dumps out at an hour instead of four or five. My sister, whose husband has a practice in Internal Medicine tried to save 300 bucks a month by going to Teva. She ended up in the hospital, which says two things now, avoid Teva and even doctors can't deal with three dollar a day brand names. Forget the fact that she had to have a cardiac ablation from her IUD. Drugs, can't live without them--read the fine print. It's so they don't get fined. Thank goodness she doesn't read Newser or Thanksgiving would be a bitch. Well, more of a bitch. Ten Xanax? WTF?

 
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