Update: Coroner: Brittany Murphy Died of Accidental Drug Intake, Pneumonia
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Actress Brittany Murphy – who was found dead Dec. 20 at the age of 32 – died of pneumonia "exacerbated" by multiple drug intoxication, Los Angeles County Coroner’s Office Chief Investigator Craig Harvey tells UsMagazine.com. Her death has been ruled an accident.
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According to a release Thursday from the Los Angeles County Department of Coroner, Murphy also suffered from iron deficiency and anemia.
"She wasn’t the healthiest person in the world," Harvey tells Us.
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Though a number of prescription drugs were found in her bedroom, her husband Simon Monjack -- who has denied that Murphy suffered from prescription drug problems or an eating disorder -- has claimed that she was only taking the painkiller Vicoprofen and Fluoxetine, an antidepressant to treat her menstrual cramps.
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Harvey told Us that the specific drugs found in Murphy's system "will be contained in the toxicology report when it is released in a couple weeks."
He said that all drugs were "oral medications."
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8BULLSHIIT-ACCIDENTAL...CALL IT DRUG OVERDOSE!
@yellie It was accidental overdose not intake. She probably wasn't trying to kill herself. Depending on what she was taking sometimes when you mix drugs it has a bad effect and can kill you. She probably just mixed the wrong drugs.
@H-Puff You are exactly right because I had it too right after I had my daughter. I was losing a lot of blood and I was very low on iron. I had to take iron pills as well for about a month. I wish that when some people feel that their body is not acting normal that they go get checked out by a doctor. Sad. Rest In Peace Brittany. You will truly be missed my many.
@H-Puff You are exactly right because I had it too right after
Accidental!??! Yeah right. She was a druggie, just tell the truth don't blame pneumonia.
Wow! I have heard of pneumonia being fatal in certain cases but never with someone this young. I wonder if she took one type of medication thinking it was another type and that is how she passed. Now that the coroner has filed his report, I hope Brittany's family can now find peace. Rest in Peace Brittany, you will be missed!
It's called iron deficiency anemia... I had it from extreme menstrual bleeding. You have to take iron pills to bring iron levels and ferretin levels back up. You feel exhausted all the time. I can't believe her husband didn't take her to the ER, instead of letting her take his meds. RIP, Brittney
how can it be accidental drug intake? not like she was fixing a car and the antifreeze spilled right into her mouth ...?????