"M Jackson's Death: propofol (Diprivan) FAQ
Propofol is a drug that was on trial as causing the death of the music icon. Guilt by association: not the doctor who administered the drug but for the propofol itself. Here is a perfectly fine anesthetic agent, minding its own business, being scrutinized just because it was in the wrong place at the wrong time.
Actually, propofol (Diprivan) should never be carried by a doctor making a house call. It's meant for hospital use in the intensive care unit or the operating room, for patients who are intubated and on a ventilator. It's meant for the emergency room when people have to be sedated for a few seconds to undergo a painful procedure such as cardiac shock, or to fix a joint dislocation. The drug is meant to be given by physicians trained in critical care with equipment available to deal with any complication that might occur. It is not meant to be used as a sleeping pill."
He died of acute propofol and benzodiazepine intoxication after suffering cardiac arrest. His so called Doctor left him alone to make phone calls when he should have been monitoring him and he is the reason Michael died.
Drug overdose.
Drug overdose.
