A doctor who treated Prince in the weeks ahead of his death has been identified in a search warrant.
Police obtained a warrant for North Memorial Medical Centre in Minneapolis where Dr. Michael Todd Schulenberg, a family practitioner, worked, according to TMZ.
The warrant authorised the search for all medical records, prescriptions and doctors notes for the late singer.
The website reports that police interviewed the doctor and he acknowledged that he had treated the Raspberry Beret star twice in April - once on April 7 and again on April 20 which was the day before he was found dead in a lift.
He also said he prescribed medication for Prince, which were reportedly supposed to be filled at Walgreen's, where he visited four times in the week before his death.
He also reportedly told police he ran tests on the singer and was at Princes home the day he died in order to give him the test results.
It's unclear what the tests were for.
what a dummy.
We don't know, it might have been intentional.
Not surprised at the final cause...well, maybe I kind of am, after all, I don't get why talented musicians would abuse such drugs...but they do...and because of that, I'm really NOT surprised that drug OD was the cause of his death.
this has absolutely nothing to do with him being a musician and everything to do with his needing a double-hip replacement and dealing with serious pain, just like plenty of normal Americans.
fuck you. you have no idea what he was going through and how horribly addictive fentanyl is.
doesn't change the fact he's a dummy for OD'ing on it.
I don't think you get it. You don't have to be a dummy to OD this way. You can be, but it isn't a requirement in the least.
This is very easy to do because these pills are relatively benign on their own in typical doses, with regular users.
doesn't change the fact he's a dummy for OD'ing on it.
doesn't change the fact he's a dummy for OD'ing on it.
gonna have to disagree, since there are so many many people who take these meds and don't OD and die.
gonna have to disagree, since there are so many many people who take these meds and don't OD and die.
And Michael Jackson as well.
Can you imagine performing before millions, adored by millions, then coming home and being able to sleep after all that?
One would need the help of a doctor and to be put out in a coma to come anywhere near settling down and coming back down to earth.
Fame?
Fentanyl
Common brands: Duragesic, Abstral, Subsys
Narcotic
It can treat severe pain.
Controlled substance
High risk for addiction and dependence. Can cause respiratory distress and death when taken in high doses or when combined with other substances, especially alcohol.
Just too bad his life ended that way. Yet another "accidental" drug related death. Pain must have been severe for him and take a dose that was enough to kill him.