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Posted
Tue 28 Jul 2009 12:00am
Now that Dr Conrad Murray has reportedly admitted to giving Michael Jackson Propofol in his home,we need to dispel a few rumors:
Propofol is safe when given....
An IV drip of Propofol allows a constant, steady infusion of the drug for a period of time determined by the person administering it.
It is considered reckless in the medical
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Posted
Tue 15 Sep 2009 12:00am
Pretty much as expected now that pop icon Michael Jackson has a confirmed death due to the home use of Propofol, people are worried about their use of the drug.
The ironic thing about this is that Propofol is safe (in the right situation of course) and preferred by many anesthesiologists for short procedures as it wears off quickly
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Posted
Wed 01 Jul 2009 12:00am
With the news that Michael Jackson may have had Propofol (trade name Diprovan) administered in his home, the unusual gets even more so. Propofol is used commonly... not for home use. One of the first cases I reviewed for the California Medical Board years ago involved the improper use of Propofol by a nurse in a doctor’s office operating room
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Posted
Mon 02 Aug 2010 7:47pm
in the Midwest is out of both Sodium Pentathol and Propofol and has been for months.
To fill the void an older drug, Etomidate is being used and you can read his comments below on how... be due to the fact that propofol is in short supply and the demand has increased to fill the gaps. BD
Anesthesia Drug Shortage Confirmation: I would like to confirm
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Posted
Thu 11 Feb 2010 10:00pm
. That’s when his deadly tragedy got me to thinking about propofol and how we veterinarians use it.
Why? Because propofol (AKA“milk of amnesia”) is a great drug. But it’s not for every... backed the coroner's determination made last August the Jackson died from "acute propofol intoxication."
Jackson's personal doctorConrad Murraytold investigators he gave
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Posted
Thu 06 Aug 2009 10:06pm
Propofol (brand name Diprivan). It’s the perfect high for some:
Because it is quick-acting and rapidly leaves the system, it is convenient for routine procedures such as same-day knee and cosmetic surgery, colonoscopies and bone repair.
The qualities that make propofol a popular sedative also make it a recreational drug for some in the medical
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Posted
Fri 28 May 2010 5:23pm
is used in surgery to “put us under” as stated below 75% of surgeries in the US involve propofol. I hope Europe has a big supply to handle this. APP Pharmaceuticals is the company to fill in the shortages. BD
NEW YORK - The drugmaker Teva said Friday it won't make any more of its sedative propofol, which could intensify a shortage of one of the most
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Posted
Thu 03 Feb 2011 12:41am
Ok now we are coming full circle and hopefully by this time since November when I posted about the hotline created for propofol that has maybe evened out a little, but I wouldn’t hold my breath. We do not make any propofol in the US any longer and in 2 years went from 2 companies in the US to zero. Now the choice of drug #2 for anesthesia
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Posted
Thu 17 Feb 2011 11:25pm
Propofol requires by label that an anesthesiologist be present and the device would administer the drug for surgical procedures such as colonoscopies without... company in Germany to supply the entire US. The company in the US that distributes propofol set up hot lines to help hospitals with their orders a couple months ago.
Here
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