FILE - In this Thursday, Oct. 20, 2011 file photo, anesthesiology expert Dr. Steven Shafer demonstrates the use of propofol after placing a bottle of the drug in an empty saline bag during Dr. Conrad Murray's involuntary manslaughter trial for Michael Jackson's death in Los Angeles. Jackson died 10 years ago at his Los Angeles home after receiving a lethal dose of the drug intended for use only during surgery and other medical procedures _ not for insomnia.
Jackson died 10 years ago at his Los Angeles home after receiving a lethal dose of the drug intended for use only during surgery and other medical procedures — not for insomnia. Discoverer John B. Glen kept at it and found a better formula using soybean oil. Thirteen years after its discovery, propofol rapidly replaced sodium thiopental in most operating rooms. Up to 50 million U.S. patients receive propofol annually.
These days, patients aren’t as afraid of going under, she said. “Now it’s more of a matter of curiosity rather than being afraid for their own safety.”
CarlaKJohnson Used in HOSPITALS - not for home use, not for rich people to obtain from their less than ethical personal physicians. HOSPITAL USE, FFS.
CarlaKJohnson You could also kill someone by administering too many bags of IV fluids in a non-hospital setting. In the hands of someone skilled at sedation, propofol isn’t any riskier than other meds in its class. Garbage tweet, AP.
CarlaKJohnson My last surgery, my anesthesiologists looked at me and said, 'ok, I just gave you the Michael Jackson drug'. My eyes got so big and then I was in the recovery room with a deep sigh of relief! Lol!
CarlaKJohnson This is an irresponsible tweet & article. The headline is disgusting and dangerous. You people won’t be satisfied until all you’re given is a stick to bite down on while undergoing surgery and some whiskey for pain control after. Delete this. Do your job properly. Be responsible
CarlaKJohnson propofol is a great drug . As an anesthetic, used by a physician trained to use it, on a patient in a critical care setting. the idea of it being a drug of abuse still boggles the mind.
CarlaKJohnson A drug does not kill but the ppl who puts it to your veins!
CarlaKJohnson Why wouldn't it still be used in hospitals? When used properly, it is safe. Any medication is deadly if abused. Even otc Tylenol.
CarlaKJohnson And I’ll gladly use it for the next 10 years. Patient is monitored more than the FBI monitors its citizens. Jackson’s doc used it in a private residence, of course something’s gonna happen.
CarlaKJohnson In other news: wheelchairs still used in hospitals. Film at 11.
CarlaKJohnson they paid Murray money to kill Michael Jackson everything was already planned., that's why Murray called 3 people ... before the ambulance ,,, I wait 2 hours to call the ambulance I kill him
CarlaKJohnson Duh! Bad headline, bad concept.
CarlaKJohnson God bless Propofol and God bless anesthesiologists. I don't want to be awake for that colonoscopy.
CarlaKJohnson Because... it’s.... an... anesthetic... Remember they put you under to the degree that surgery (like knee replacements) can be performed.
CarlaKJohnson His doctor killed him WITH the drug 🙄 propofol is safe IF used with a competent doctor, which dr murray was not. That ass should have gone down for murder and license revolver for life.
CarlaKJohnson Michael Jackson WAS KILLED! REPEAT AFTER ME MICHAEL 👏 JACKSON 👏 WAS👏 KILLED 👏
CarlaKJohnson No joke? Used correctly by anesthesia and doctors monitoring vitals in the hospital it is very effective. They aren't dermatologists giving people injections in their bedrooms
CarlaKJohnson You are doing the public a grave disservice by recycling “old headlines” (heavily regurgitating) then attempting a correlation that pts have a “fascination” w/ propofol as thoughtful commentary. Time for media to dispense w/ the “tired narrative.”
CarlaKJohnson This headline is beneath you. Do better.
CarlaKJohnson That’s because the guy that gave it to him in his house was the problem, not the drug itself
CarlaKJohnson Michael Jackson died!!!
CarlaKJohnson Surgeon_General is a board certified anesthesiologist you should ask him how many hundreds of times he has used propofol without incident?
CarlaKJohnson Wait to you hear that hospitals use fentanyl!
CarlaKJohnson ClickBait
CarlaKJohnson Michael Jackson was killed. Anybody still thinking it was an accident or whatever need to wake the f up
CarlaKJohnson Do you think we should go back to the olden days and have people take a couple of shots of liquor and bite on a bullet for anesthesia? Should patients simply remain awake during surgery? Truly the dumbest headline ever.
CarlaKJohnson “The drug that has killed thousands still remains one of the most used medications nationwide. A closer look at Tylenol by josh_collard2:”
CarlaKJohnson Journalists shouldn’t write about things they don’t understand
CarlaKJohnson I know this will shock the author of the article, but when used appropriately these medications help save lives.
CarlaKJohnson notforhomeuse
CarlaKJohnson Conrad Murray killed Michael Jackson
CarlaKJohnson Please visit your local hospital ICU or OR and ask how proposal is used safely to help with PatientCare
CarlaKJohnson He abused it
CarlaKJohnson This is a needed medication when used in a surgical setting. It is completely safe in the hands of anesthesiologists. This headline is ridiculous & harmful. Get off the fentanyl/propofol fear mongering express.
CarlaKJohnson “Safe and effective drug used by highly trained professionals still in use.” 🙄
CarlaKJohnson Scuse me. It wasn’t the drug. It was his shitty fucking dr who may I add was convicted. Facts. Try them sometime.
CarlaKJohnson
CarlaKJohnson Michael Jackson was killed by the incompetence of his doctor as well as his own ignorance to the danger of the procedure he underwent every night. The drug propofol is completely safe when used in a hospital setting administered by professionals.
CarlaKJohnson The problem wasn't the propofol. The problem was how and for what it was used. Propofol is an anesthetic to be used in a safe hospital setting during surgery with the patient's breathing and heart rate monitored, not in a patients home to 'treat' insomnia.. The problem was Murray
CarlaKJohnson Holy shit. Drugs can kill people when used in unsafe environments and are abused, but hospitals and doctors still use them.
CarlaKJohnson Stop calling it Michael Jackson drugs the doctor killing him that the only way make someone read your story because you of to use his name you people need to stop 😕😕😩😩👋👋👋
CarlaKJohnson You mean the doctor who killed Michael Jackson
CarlaKJohnson I’ve never heard a patient at work even mention this drug.
CarlaKJohnson Guns, a weapon that has been used to kill people, remain the most widely used fatal weapon in the US.
CarlaKJohnson I JUST CANT!!!
CarlaKJohnson Is it the drug that killed him or it's the Dr who administered it and failed to monitor him? Had he been in a hospital he wouldn't have died from that drug, negligence by Dr Murray.
CarlaKJohnson Aren't there more current and important stories to be reporting? Like another credible rape accusation against the president? Or the OR GOP senators fleeing into the arms of right-wing extremists to avoid voting on climate change measures? Or, y'know, all the kids in cages?
CarlaKJohnson Fake News story here. Are you actually proud of this biased article in which has no relevance to today's social issues? Ignore the economy has jobs, ignore that the Liberal Arts degree is worthless....get a trade, economic effect of immigration, social effect on immigration.....
CarlaKJohnson Good story as usual Carla. But the headline 🤢
CarlaKJohnson Conrad Murphy killed Michael Jackson
CarlaKJohnson This headline is harmful. Change it.
CarlaKJohnson A man killed MJ. Get your facts straight and stop downplaying what happened.
CarlaKJohnson No no no.
CarlaKJohnson Propofol is a beautiful,effective drug used to induce anesthesia,in a safe hospital environment by trained doctors. Not by irresponsible idiots like Conrad Murray, in someone's bedroom, with no resuscitative measures or monitors in place. Disgusting headline.
CarlaKJohnson When using any general anesthetic It slows your breathing and heart rate hence why hospitals take over your breathing and monitor the heart. Murray didn't do neither.
CarlaKJohnson You meant the DOCTOR who killed him by walking away to talk on the phone to his GF for 45mins. Leaving his patient there while Propofol filled his veins, which lead to a cardiac arrest. Then he comes back and does CPR on a damn bed!
CarlaKJohnson It wasn’t Propofol which killed MJ, it was a combination of it with Benzodiazepines administered by Murray. So, fixed the headline for you. By the way, Proposal administered by professionals in a proper hospital setting for sedation and anesthesia is quite safe.
CarlaKJohnson Fix the headline. Medical professionals supervise patients who are using that drug. They ACTUALLY know what they are doing.
CarlaKJohnson Its been ten years!?!? Dang
CarlaKJohnson Because he died from being a junkie not from a medical treatment that caused an OD.
CarlaKJohnson Propofol and Fentanyl are still being used today!..... In hospitals By professionals... Stop with the pearl-clutching, Carol. The media scare tactics are just hype.
CarlaKJohnson That’s because it should only be used in hospitals. Duh.
CarlaKJohnson “In hospitals”
CarlaKJohnson Because it's extremely safe and effective. It's not meant to be used in your bedroom as a sleep aid. 🙄 science clickbait MedTwitter
CarlaKJohnson Milk & Cookies 🥛🍪🍪
CarlaKJohnson It's not necessarily the drug that has killed so many...it is the improper use of the drug that has killed so many...
CarlaKJohnson You mean an anesthetic shouldn’t be administered at home to help you get some more shut-eye? BreakingNews
CarlaKJohnson 'All things are poison, and nothing is without poison, the dosage alone makes it so a thing is not a poison.' - Paracelsus
CarlaKJohnson Propofol didn't kill MJ, medical negligence did. Propofol is a safe drug. Administering overdoses to a medically complex individual for recreational purposes is not safe.
CarlaKJohnson He walked from life to death unknowingly
CarlaKJohnson This is an irresponsible tweet. Yes - a drug for procedural anesthesia that’s being used at someone’s home for regular sleep will be dangerous.
CarlaKJohnson Holy fucking clickbait title, Batman
CarlaKJohnson Propofol is used to induce anesthesia. It's not an anesthetic. Who wrote this article?
CarlaKJohnson It's effective when used properly. By trained medical professionals. Under monitoring. I had some this Friday for a procedure! And I'm. . . Alive?! Do better, seriously.
CarlaKJohnson You’re going to absolutely shit yourselves when you find out how many people are killed by cars.
CarlaKJohnson Great drug to use in a supervised hospital setting... why the misleading headline?
CarlaKJohnson
CarlaKJohnson Because it works. And it's not lethal if you pay attention.
CarlaKJohnson So?
CarlaKJohnson People who are usually on a ventilator. Those are patients who need to have their bodies as calm as possible. Would you want to be awake with a tube down your throat? These medications do have true purpose. Michael Jackson is the one who abused them.
CarlaKJohnson Not to be used in bedrooms. That is all.
CarlaKJohnson For fuck’s sake.
CarlaKJohnson Gas powered cars remain the most widely used vehicle in the U.S, but many families remember vars as the vehicle that killed their loved ones. WTF kinda idiotic headline is this ?!?!
CarlaKJohnson Drug ABUSED by Jackson & Dr.! People use/abuse all kinds of drugs, jobs, & people! Personal Responsibility is what is needed; not, restricting/eliminating another drug that is needed & works because some people are irresponsible. Abusers will always find an alternative!
CarlaKJohnson So, water is still wet?
CarlaKJohnson the drug did not “ kill “ jackson, his choice of private quack killed him.
CarlaKJohnson Perhaps the problem with Propofol is with those who administer it, rather than the drug itself
CarlaKJohnson Propofol didn’t kill Michael Jackson, his doctor did.
CarlaKJohnson This is a very irresponsible clickbate headline. The drug wasn’t the problem. The problem was the doctor who administered the drug to Jackson. Stop with the nonsense
CarlaKJohnson Desperate clickbait
CarlaKJohnson It's misuse by Jackson killed Jackson. 🙄
CarlaKJohnson Bad
CarlaKJohnson So? It's a scheduled substance. Acquiring it illegally is still illegal. I double-dog dare anyone who thinks propofol is a bad thing to go through surgery without it.
CarlaKJohnson Notice how you mentioned hospitals... Not in someone's living room to get high.
CarlaKJohnson Safe when administered by professionals.
CarlaKJohnson Yeah but most people dont have private doctors willing to give you drugs for cash. He found a doctor specifically for this purpose.
CarlaKJohnson MichaelJackson faked his death. Knew him from '83. We had very interesting convo abt DrDeath Jack Kevorkian & moral issue involved in assisted suicide. Of course, this is the girl who created the song SuicideBlonde after KurtCobain (Buckethead) decided to Fake his death.
CarlaKJohnson Because doctors in the hospital usually know what they’re doing.
CarlaKJohnson The drug didn't kill Jackson. The misuse of the drug coupled with a negligent physician is what killed Jackson.
CarlaKJohnson *finds drug user on the floor* Annie, are you okay? Annie are you okay? Are you okay, Annie?
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