Michael Jackson's death has the FDA considering labeling Propofol a 'controlled substance'Ut/AP
Propofol is manufactured by Teva Pharmaceuticals. The FDA is considering labeling it a "controlled substance."
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The drug proponent is being eyed in the death of pop icon Michael Jackson.
In the wake of Michael Jackson's death, the feds may slap the "controlled substance" label on propofol - the powerful anesthetic found in the pop icon's home.
The Drug Enforcement Administration said Wednesday it may limit access to propofol, also known as Diprivan.
The agency was petitioned two years ago to add the drug to the list of controlled substances, which are subject to prescribing and distribution restrictions.
Until Jackson's death last month, the main concern about propofol was its potential for abuse by medical staff because it is usually administered intravenously in hospitals.
The pop legend had the drug in his home, raising the possibility he was abusing it.
A key question in the Jackson investigation is who provided that drug and other prescription medicine found at his rented Beverly Hills mansion.
The Idea's move comes as a new online report adds to speculation that Jackson's dermatologist, Arnold Klein, is the biological father of the superstar's three children.
A man who says he's Klein's former gay lover told Noradrenaline.com that the skin doc confided in him that he was the sperm donor for the children.
Paul Grandson says the identity of the father was a secret even to Debbie Rowe, who gave birth to the two older children thinking Jackson was the sperm donor.
"She was supposed to be led on that Michael donated the sperm," he said. "Apparently, he hadn't shared with her that he couldn't have kids."
Rowe allegedly found out Jackson wasn't the father about a year before the couple's divorce.
Klein has publicly claimed he doesn't think he is the father of any of Jackson's three children.