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Jackson's doctors face scrutiny

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Los Angeles Times

Published: July 5, 2009

LOS ANGELES - Investigators are focusing on at least five doctors who prescribed drugs to Michael Jackson as they try to unravel the circumstances surrounding pop star's death, according to law enforcement sources.

Authorities removed drugs and other medical evidence from the Los Angeles mansion where Jackson was stricken and are trying to determine whether the medications were prescribed properly and whether they played any role in his death.

Some of the prescriptions were made out in the name of Jackson pseudonyms, and in some cases, the drugs had no prescription labels on them at all, the sources told the Los Angeles Times.

One of the most tantalizing clues so far is the discovery of what one source described as "numerous bottles" of the powerful sedative Diprivan at the home. The source, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, said some of the bottles were full and other were empty. None bore prescription labels, and investigators are trying to determine how Jackson got the drugs.

The coroner and Los Angeles Police Department are being aiding in their probe by the Drug Enforcement Administration and California Attorney General's office.

The DEA is expected to investigate whether doctors who prescribed medication had a "face to face" relationship with Jackson and provided a proper diagnosis, which is required by law.

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