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  • noun An intravenous sedative.

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Examples

  • With Diprivan or what we call propofol, you take a little more than is recommended and you die.

    CNN Transcript Jul 3, 2009 2009

  • "He never mentioned the word 'propofol,' " Senneff testified.

    News - latimes.com 2011

  • At 10: 40am, Murray says that Jackson repeatedly demanded to be given his "milk" (which is what he called propofol) so the doctor gave in and administered 25 milligrams of it.

    EveryJoe 2009

  • At 10: 40am, Murray says that Jackson repeatedly demanded to be given his "milk" (which is what he called propofol) so the doctor gave in and administered 25 milligrams of it.

    EveryJoe 2009

  • Hmmm … i think that diprivan propofol is finally kicking in

    Beat 360° 9/24/09 2009

  • Murray told detectives Jackson begged for his "milk," his nickname for propofol, after a sleepless night and just hours before he died from what the coroner said was an overdose of the surgical anesthetic.

    CNN.com 2011

  • He was later ruled to have died from an overdose of propofol, which is normally used in surgery, and sedatives.

    Case of Michael Jackson's doctor goes to the jury 2011

  • As you know, his doctor, Conrad Murray, is under investigation, potential manslaughter charges or what he could face because it's alleged that he gave Michael Jackson a dose of Diprivan otherwise known as propofol that contributed to his death?

    CNN Transcript Sep 3, 2009 2009

  • Because the one thing about propofol, which is also known as Diprivan - you know, it ` s not something that you can take orally.

    CNN Transcript Aug 24, 2009 2009

  • Because, keep in mind, propofol, which is at the center of this investigation, is not a prescription.

    CNN Transcript Jul 28, 2009 2009

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