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Posted Aug 13th 2009 5:01PM by TMZ Staff
We just got off the phone with Hospira Inc., one of the Propofol manufacturers mentioned in the Las Vegas warrant used to search a pharmacy connected to Dr. Conrad Murray.
It appears law enforcement believes Hospira manufactured one of the bottles of Propofol found in Michael Jackson's home after he died.
A rep from Hospira tells us "Hospira is one of a number of companies that currently produce Propofol. Hospira has no information regarding the manufacturer of the alleged bottles of Diprivan/Propofol at Michael Jackson's home. Any licensed health care provider could purchase drugs from many sources, including wholesalers and other distribution channels."
Translation ... they won't say if law enforcement has contacted the company -- though we know the DEA has already contacted the manufacturers of the Propofol lots found in Jackson's home.
The company also appears to be saying ... once it leaves their facility, they have no idea where it goes.
Filed under: Michael Jackson, Exclusives
Tags: DEA, diprivan, hospira, michael jackson, MichaelJackson, propofol
Posted Jul 9th 2009 8:58AM by TMZ Staff
Dr. Arnie Klein, Michael Jackson's longtime friend and dermatologist, admits to giving MJ Demerol -- one of the strong painkillers we're told Jackson sought out.
Klein says it was only "on occasion" to sedate him, and when asked about the drug Diprivan -- the brand name for the drug Propofol, which was found in Jackson's house when he died -- Klein said he was aware Michael was using it but warned him of its dangers.
As for fathering Michael's kids, Klein admits to donating sperm once -- to a sperm bank -- not specifically to Jackson. Klein hedged on whether he was the father of Jackson's kids but at one point said he was not.
Klein also strongly intimated he felt Debbie Rowe should get the kids -- because he felt Katherine was too old and Joe was out of it. Interestingly, Klein didn't go to the memorial and as we reported, the Jackson family gave LAPD a list of doctors they were suspicious of -- and Klein was on the list.
Filed under: Michael Jackson
Tags: anesthesia, demerol, diprivan, dr. arnie klein, dr. arnold klein, Dr.ArnieKlein, Dr.ArnoldKlein, drug abuse, DrugAbuse, drugs, larry king live, LarryKingLive, michael jackson, MichaelJackson, prescription, propofol, video
Posted Jul 1st 2009 7:20AM by TMZ Staff
Cherilyn Lee, a registered nurse who Michael Jackson allegedly begged to supply him with the dangerous drug Diprivan, was on "Good Morning America" -- saying she warned him about the medicine, telling him "you might not wake up the next morning."
As TMZ first reported, Propofol -- the generic name for Diprivan -- was found in Jackson's house after he died.
Filed under: Michael Jackson
Tags: cherilyn lee, CherilynLee, diprivan, michael jackson, MichaelJackson, proforol, video
