U.S. Surgical Anesthetic Supply Dwindles as Companies, Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Limited, Hospira, Inc. Exit the Market for a Difficult, Unprofitable Drug

BNET -- You know Propofol as the drug that killed Michael Jackson, but in the pharmaceutical business it’s familiar as the surgical anesthetic used in about 75 percent of all operations — and its supply has been drastically reduced in the last few months.