Michael Jackson's doctor purchased 255 vials of anesthetic Propofol

[Bluebear]

'Involuntary manslaughter' my eye.

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LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Prosecutors began connecting a doctor Monday to a trail of pharmaceuticals blamed for the death of Michael Jackson.

Testimony by a pharmacist showed Dr. Conrad Murray purchased 255 vials of the powerful anesthetic propofol during the three months before the singer died from a lethal combination of the drug and other sedatives.

Murray bought 130 vials of propofol in 100-milliliter doses and another 125 vials in the smaller dose of 20 milliliters, said Tim Lopez, owner of Applied Pharmacy Services in Las Vegas, where Murray has a clinic.

Lopez took the witness stand during the fifth day of a preliminary hearing to determine if there is enough evidence for Murray, who was Jackson's personal physician, to stand trial after pleading not guilty to involuntary manslaughter.

The four shipments of propofol were purchased between April 6 and June 10, 2009, with most of the drugs shipped to the Santa Monica home of Murray's girlfriend, testimony showed. Jackson died on June 25.

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[Drale]

1. Jesus Christ I bet most Doctors offices don't buy that much

of one thing.

[arcane1]

2. "other sedatives"???? WTF???

A surgical anesthetic that can make a person stop breathing isn't ENOUGH of a sedative???

:wtf:

[Zanzobar]

3. So?

The US military has purchased more than five thousand nuclear warheads and has only used two.

[Gold Metal Flake]

5. Hm. You have a dark sense of humor.

Proceed.

[Zanzobar]

8. Thank you for understanding

Sometimes it gets lonely in this prison.

[Bluebear]

6. So he had no call to buy ANY of this anesthetic, OK?

[cbayer]

4. I think it was his intention to detox him under sedation. Very dangerous.

[LisaL]

7. There has been absolutely no information to suggest anything

of the sort.

[cbayer]

10. I understand that and only post it as my supposition. MJ's pharmacy records would indicate

that he may have been physically dependent on a number of substances and was using them in high doses. Since he was preparing to go on tour, I think it is possible that he needed/wanted to be detoxed. Propofol could possibly be used for that purpose. That's all.

:hi:

[NotThisTime]

9. There is nothing INVOLUNTARY about what he did, the doctor didn't even know CPR

[cutlassmama]

11. How can a doctor get a degree and not know CPR?