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NEWS ABOUT: Propofol

Propofol stories: 14 news summaries

 Coroner Confirms 
 Jackson's Death 
 Was Homicide 

Two sedatives blamed for entertainer's demise

Aug 28, 09 2:27 PM CDT
(Newser) - Confirming reports leaked Monday, the LA County coroner's office said today that Michael Jackson's death was a homicide. The ruling means someone else caused the death but does not assign blame or even necessarily mean a crime was committed, MSNBC reports. The official cause of death is "acute intoxication"... More »

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entertainment • death • Michael Jackson • Los Angeles County Coroner • Conrad Murray • celebrity death • Propofol • drug overdose

 Jacko Doc 
 Disputes 
 Cops' Timeline 

Plus, more dirt on yet another Jacko doc

Aug 25, 09 10:13 AM CDT
(Newser) - As a timeline of Michael Jackson’s final hours began to emerge, Dr. Conrad Murray’s lawyer was was quick to question it, calling it “police theory” in a statement yesterday, the AP reports. “Dr. Murray simply never told investigators that he found Michael Jackson at 11am not... More »

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entertainment • drugs • drug addiction • celebrity • prescription drugs • drug abuse • Michael Jackson • prescription painkillers • drug cocktail • Conrad Murray • celebrity death • Propofol • Arnold Klein • drug overdose

(Newser) - Michael Jackson's death will be officially ruled a homicide by the LA County coroner's office, sources tell the AP. Jackson's body contained "lethal levels" of a powerful prescription anesthetic, the office determined during his autopsy, according to an affidacit unsealed today. Dr. Conrad Murray administered the drug, propofol, but... More »

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entertainment • homicide • autopsy • Michael Jackson • Los Angeles County Coroner • Conrad Murray • celebrity death • Propofol • drug overdose

Cops Search Pharmacy That Sold Drug to Jacko Doc

Coroner's report finished, 'confidential'

Aug 12, 09 7:38 AM CDT
(Newser) - Police yesterday searched a Las Vegas pharmacy that reportedly sold the drug Propofol to Michael Jackson's doctor, Conrad Murray, CNN reports. Warrants for earlier searches of Conrad Murray’s home and office have suggested that authorities think Jackson was a drug addict. Meanwhile, the Los Angeles coroner's office says it’... More »

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Michael Jackson • pharmacy • search warrant • Conrad Murray • Propofol

Doctors Abuse Drug That May Have Killed MJ

Propofol induces
short nap, nice high
between shifts

Aug 6, 09 10:30 AM CDT
(Newser) - Abuse of propofol, the potent sedative suspected in Michael Jackson's death, isn’t common among the general public, but it’s a growing problem amongst doctors and nurses, the Wall Street Journal reports. Addicts refer to the habit of injecting propofol, which doesn't show up in standard drug tests,... More »

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substance abuse • Michael Jackson • Propofol

 As Doc Snoozed, 
 Aide Killed Jacko 
 With Demerol: 
 Source 

Doctor was asleep as fatal dose was given

Aug 3, 09 9:50 AM CDT
(Newser) - In the race to figure out what—and who—killed Michael Jackson, the Sun declares itself the winner. A source tells the British tabloid that at Jackson's request, an aide gave him Demerol “but it was too soon after receiving the anesthetic” Propofol earlier in the day from... More »

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entertainment • drugs • celebrity • painkiller • Michael Jackson • anesthetic • Demerol • Conrad Murray • Katherine Jackson • celebrity death • Propofol

(AP) - The Los Angeles County coroner's office says release of Michael Jackson's autopsy results will be delayed. Officials had said they planned to make the reports public this week, but Assistant Chief Coroner Ed Winter said today the announcement will probably not come until next week. Winter did not discuss reasons... More »

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entertainment • autopsy • Michael Jackson • coroner's report • Los Angeles County Coroner • cause of death • Propofol • Ed Winter

Jacko Doc May Have Dozed During IV Drip

Cops think Murray awoke to find singer already dead

Jul 28, 09 9:09 AM CDT
(Newser) - Conrad Murray told police he gave Michael Jackson a powerful IV drip hours before he died, but authorities suspect the doctor dozed off only to awaken and find the singer already dead of heart failure, reports TMZ. Experts consider it “reckless” to administer Propofol without using an EKG to... More »

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entertainment • sleep • heart failure • Michael Jackson • sedatives • Conrad Murray • celebrity death • Propofol

(AP) - A law-enforcement official with knowledge of the investigation into Michael Jackson's death says the star's personal doctor administered the powerful drug authorities believe killed him. Jackson regularly received the anesthetic Propofol to go to sleep. The official, who requested anonymity because the probe is ongoing, said today that Dr. Conrad... More »

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entertainment • overdose • manslaughter • Michael Jackson • anesthetic • Conrad Murray • celebrity death • Propofol

 DEA Hits Jacko Doc's Office 


Jul 22, 09 12:08 PM CDT
(Newser) - A task force of federal drug-enforcement agents, Los Angeles detectives, and local police raided the Houston offices of Michael Jackson’s personal doctor today, ABC News reports. Sources say a search warrant was obtained based on preliminary autopsy results linking Jackson’s death to an anesthetic used only in hospitals.... More »

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entertainment • DEA • autopsy • doctor • Drug Enforcement Administration • Michael Jackson • cardiologists • police raids • criminal investigation • search warrant • Conrad Murray • cause of death • Propofol

Drug Linked to Jackson Death Focus of Recall

Feds report about
40 bad reactions from patients around US

Jul 14, 09 7:11 PM CDT
(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... More »

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recall • Michael Jackson • anesthetic • Propofol • Diprivan • Teva Pharmaceuticals

Jackson Doc Gives LAPD
the Brushoff

Murray may face manslaughter charge
if linked to anesthetic

Jul 11, 09 3:43 PM CDT
(Newser) - The doctor by Michael Jackson's side when he went into cardiac arrest may face manslaughter charges if the LAPD concludes he gave the pop star a powerful anesthetic, TMZ reports. Dr. Conrad Murray isn’t cooperating with authorities, sources say, but investigators have evidence linking him to Propofol, a drug... More »

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prescription drugs • LAPD • manslaughter • cardiac arrest • Michael Jackson • police investigation • Conrad Murray • Propofol

(Newser) - The doctor with Michael Jackson the night he died is stonewalling questions about whether he provided the singer with the dangerous anesthesia Propofol, reports TMZ. The attorney for Dr. Conrad Murray has denied that the physician gave Jackson OxyContin or Demerol. But as for the Porpofol found in Jackson's home,... More »

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drugs • OxyContin • Los Angeles • heart attack • Michael Jackson • Demerol • Conrad Murray • Los Angeles Police Department • Propofol

JACKSON ROUNDUP

 Risky Drug 
 Found at 
 Jackson's 

Nurse admits he begged her for it, she refused

Jul 1, 09 12:39 PM CDT
(Newser) - Propofol, a surgical anesthetic so dangerous the person who provided it could be prosecuted for manslaughter, has been found in Michael Jackson’s home, sources tell TMZ. “There is no conceivable way this drug can be properly prescribed for home use,” one source says of Propofol, which can... More »

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entertainment • drugs • Al Sharpton • celebrity • Michael Jackson • cause of death • celebrity death • Propofol

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