Jackson’s doctor banned from prescribing sedatives

The Nevada State Board of Medical Examiners on Thursday banned Michael Jackson's deathbed doctor from prescribing or administering strong sedatives, including the drug linked to the pop star's death.

Under the order from the board's investigative committee, Dr. Conrad Murray cannot use propofol or any other heavy sedatives normally administered by anesthetists.

The order stems from the bail conditions set in Murray's pending criminal case in California, the board said in a news release.

Murray, a cardiologist who lived and worked in Las Vegas, is accused of involuntary manslaughter in Jackson's June 25 death in Los Angeles. He had been hired as Jackson's personal doctor for the pop star's London concert series when Jackson died under his care last year.

The Los Angeles County coroner's office blamed Jackson's death on acute propofol intoxication.

Murray pleaded not guilty to the charge in February and was released on $75,000 bail. One condition of his bail barred him from using any anesthetic agent, including propofol.