AP Source: Jackson Doc Bought Anesthetic in Vegas

[steven johnson]

The sordid trail of improperly administered drugs is unraveling in the Michael Jackson death.

LAS VEGAS (AP) -- The potent anesthetic that Michael Jackson's doctor gave him as a sleep aid came from a Las Vegas pharmacy searched Tuesday by federal drug agents and police, a law enforcement official told The Associated Press.

Authorities are investigating Jackson's June 25 death as a manslaughter and believe the anesthetic propofol he was given at his rented Los Angeles mansion was a major factor. Propofol normally is used to render patients unconscious for medical procedures and only is supposed to be administered by anesthesia professionals in medical settings.

As investigators build their case, a central issue is what drugs were in Jackson's system when he died and how those medications were obtained. Jackson's physician, Dr. Conrad Murray, has told investigators he administered propofol and multiple sedatives to Jackson in the hours before he died, the law enforcement official told The Associated Press.

Los Angeles and Las Vegas police and Drug Enforcement Administration agents served a sealed search warrant Tuesday morning at Applied Pharmacy Services in Las Vegas, which the official said legally sold propofol to Murray. Investigators discovered large amounts of the drug and other medications in Jackson's home after his death. DEA agents were able to track the anesthetic back to the Las Vegas pharmacy.



AP Source: Jackson Doc Bought Anesthetic in Vegas

[silverweb]

1. I do believe that's a felony.

Doc Murray is going to jail.

[Happyhippychick]

7. Can you imagine what will be waiting for him in jail? He killed the biggest entertainer in human

history, much beloved by millions. He will not survive unless he is in solitary confinement 24/7.

[silverweb]

9. You're absolutely right.

I sure wouldn't want to be him about now, and I'll bet he's been looking back and asking why he ever decided to take that fatal wrong fork in the road.

[no_hypocrisy]

2. Why is an anesthetic like propofol being sold in a retail pharmacy?

I'd imagine you'd only find it in three places: the factory, wholesale, and a hospital.

[Triana]

5. Good question. (?) n/t

[kirby]

3. The same company indicted in steroid distribution last Jan?

http://blog.al.com/live/2009/01/pharmacy_owners_others_are_cha.html

[Triana]

4. The fact that he gave him that stuff ALONE is unethical if not illegal

and a violation of his oath as a physician. (first, do no harm).

I realize M.J. asked for it but he should have told him what the other doctors told him (the ETHICAL ones who were not in it for the money) - he should have told him NO!

Murray is creepy. He acted strangely waiting 30 minutes to call 911 when he found M.J. - did CPR on a BED (and he calls himself a cardiologist?!) - and called Prince - the 12-year-old in to watch the hideous scene, and then disappeared for 2-3 days - and returned all lawyered up. The man is a quack, IMO.

He ADMITTED giving M.J. that stuff in an IMPROPER setting in which it was NOT meant to be used and without the appropriate monitoring equipment.

He's GUILTY as they come, IMO.

[guitar man]

6. In other news

"Limbaugh sends housekeeper to Vegas"

:D

[FarCenter]

8. Apparently it didn't "stay in Vegas"