Michael Jackson’s doctor order hundreds of bottles of Propofol
January 10, 2011 by admin
Filed under Manslaughter Trial
Large quantities of propofol were sent by a Las Vegas specialty pharmacy to Dr. Conrad Murray in the three months before Michael Jackson died from an overdose of the surgical anesthetic.
Pharmacist Tim Lopez said Murray never mentioned the pop star was his only patient at the time and instead led him to believe the 255 vials of propofol he requested were being used for patients at a Los Angeles clinic.
The four shipments, however, including a final order 10 days before Jackson stopped breathing, went to the Santa Monica apartment where Murray’s mistress lived.
Lopez said that when he volunteered to personally deliver an order during a trip to Los Angeles, Murray told him not to.
“He said just Fed Ex it the way we normally do,” Lopez recalled.
The pharmacist also told the court that Murray asked several times for advice on what the doctor might take to boost his energy and “wakefulness.”
Jackson usually had Murray work an overnight shift at his rented Holmby Hills mansion, according to other witnesses. Lopez said he created a capsule of three over-the-counter products — caffeine, ephedrine and aspirin — for the doctor, who later said it had helped his problem.
