Gov't Issues Warning Over Propofol

We've learned the FDA and CDC have issued a warning over certain batches of Propofol -- the drug found in Michael Jackson's home on day he died and the drug that may have killed him.

As far as we know the investigation is not related to Jackson, but certain lots from a pharmaceutical company in Irvine, Calif. have proven to be "tainted" and the company has issued a voluntary recall.

There have been no fatalities and so far the cases have only been reported in Florida, Arizona and Missouri -- but the CDC is urging physicians across the country to check their inventories because the product was distributed nationwide.

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46. Odd that they are now on the track with narrowing down which doctor had access to a certain numbered lot and they have traced that lot number to Teva and now they have a voluntary recall on a certain couple lots. Well, they did say each lot had a thousand vials and that could make their job tougher. But certainly it would be easier if unsuspecting people voluntarily sent back their numbered vials. :)

Posted at 9:58PM on Jul 14th 2009 by Leta

47. Oh, how convenient that just NOW the FDA is issuying this after they've had report of tainting since 2007.
Someone needs to ask MJ's doc if he had took the drug on Father's Day when he called the nurse in a panic saying one side of his body was very cold and numb.
BTW, can you all hear the paper shredders in those doctor's offices?

Posted at 11:28PM on Jul 14th 2009 by pusherswithdegrees

48. Jermaine even suggested his father may have set up Michael to be somehow victimized by older men.

From Jermaine's unpublished 2003 book:

He tells how his father would have Michael join in at late-night hotel room meetings with "important business people," and wondered whether "something happened" to Michael at those sessions.

He said he sensed something was wrong because Michael would be sick for days after. "What was Joseph doing?" Jermaine wrote.

In weighing the 2003 child-molestation allegations against Michael, Jermaine wondered whether his father's behavior could have made his younger brother go bad.

Posted at 10:20PM on Jul 14th 2009 by Harvery Rocks

49. Teva is bad news! This is not the first time they have had something like this happen. Google "teva wellbutrin".

Posted at 11:22PM on Jul 14th 2009 by Nick

50. What? Dang nab it! I always liked some Propofol on my ice cream after dinner and the turqoise label was my favorite flavor! Now what am I supposed to do, go back to butterscotch Demerol? Crickey!

Posted at 11:23PM on Jul 14th 2009 by PolarBear

51. To 43 "Someone Who Knows"

I wouldn't count Tom Green as a reliable source on anything..

Posted at 11:24PM on Jul 14th 2009 by ly9512

52. Is this the crooked doctors/drug dealers latest defense?

Posted at 11:56PM on Jul 14th 2009 by snickers

53. Even the CIA is in on the action money money money DOA money that is DOCTOR VOODOO is CIA gone way bad.

Posted at 3:06AM on Jul 15th 2009 by MJ COVERUP

54. but Murry gave Michael those injections Just the same

Posted at 3:24AM on Jul 15th 2009 by MyBijou

55. I agree with number 28 tainted or not it NEVER I repeat NEVER should have been given outside a hospital thats the point Dr Murry OMG!!!!!!!!!!!

Posted at 3:49AM on Jul 15th 2009 by MyBijou

56. you know I just can't understand for the life of me why some people continue to walk around with blind eyed to the facts that are so clear , all the Michael haters or is it envey that he was so successful and talented ?????

Posted at 3:56AM on Jul 15th 2009 by MyBijou

57. Booya !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Posted at 3:58AM on Jul 15th 2009 by MyBijou

58. Propofol has to be handled carefully. You can use one bottle once only and it cannot be used on more than one person. It also has to be used right away due to it being highly susceptible to becoming contaminated with bacteria.

I'm going to guess, the above scenario was not what happened. I think Murray fell asleep on the job and was supposed to be monitoring Michael like anesthesiologists do in the OR. He was not trained in anesthesia so didn't handle things properly and his lazy butt probably went to sleep when he should have been monitoring Michael..

Two men put together, both in financial predicaments, allegedly and both become careless.

Murray waiting at least a half hour to call 911 and performing CPR on a non-hard flat surface are both highly suspicious. Was he waiting for the Propofol to leave Michael's system?

By the way, just for the record, Grace claimed she got fired for trying to do an intervention. She is on tape saying she got terminated, but then admits that she was not terminated, but they asked her to take a pay cut which she called a "ridiculous" amount, so in essence, she quit over money, and she never in all her 17 years as an employee, staged an intervention. Considering she claims to have witnessed 17 years of drug use, she seems to not really care about his welfare, but only getting paid. She claimed she did an intervention with family, but La Toya has said Grace was one who kept the family away from Michael, so she was an enabler and never tried to help him. When the going got tough and the pay got cut, she packed up her bags and left and joined interviewer Daphne Barak whom she had met through the Jackson's while Daphne interviewed them. She allegedly spent months with Daphne at Daphne's expense (I'm seeing a pattern here) and when she found out Michael had died, she then worried how her spiteful interview would look, so she claimed it never happened. Daphne has it on tape and I read she is shopping it around. Grace's true colors will be revealed when that is aired.

Grace cannot claim she loved Michael or the children, because if you love someone, you stay to be there for them, even if you get a pay cut. She was also angry because Michael didn't ask her to take the pay cut personally, but had one of his lackey's do it.

La Toya also confirmed Grace was not Michael's girlfriend and says she is really odd and she doesn't trust her. She appears to be spying on the family. Probably getting ready to write a book.

Posted at 7:17AM on Jul 15th 2009 by Grace is creepy

59. This is to post 6. His Dad was on dateline or 48 hours last night, cannot remember which one but he said Michael never woke up from the propofol.Why do you think he woke up and awalked around before collapsing?

Posted at 11:29AM on Jul 15th 2009 by Vicky L. in florida

60. There is no proof that Jackson's vials were tainted. The odds that they were tainted and he didn't just die of another cause related to overdose or overuse of propofol is miniscule. I'm an Anesthesiologist.

Posted at 2:24AM on Jul 16th 2009 by Sleep doc

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