A California pharmacist testified that he refused to fill a prescription for Anna Nicole Smith written by Smith's psychiatrist, Dr. Khristine Eroshevich, in 2006.
Why wouldn't he do so? Because the high doses of medication the doc wanted to give Smith amounted to "pharmaceutical suicide." That's a fairly good reason.
Ira Freeman said he received a request for painkillers, muscle relaxants and sedatives on September 15, 2006, four days after Smith's son Daniel passed away.
According to the Los Angeles Times, he declined to fill it: "If she got ahold of these medications, it could have fatal consequences," he told a judge Thursday.
Anna Nicole Smith died five months later of a drug overdose. Reports of her final days are not pretty, and those responsible could pay dearly with jail time.
Is Dr. Khristine Eroshevich responsible for Anna Nicole's death?
The testimony took place during a preliminary hearing to determine whether Eroshevich, Dr. Sandeep Kapoor and Smith's boyfriend, Howard K. Stern, should be tried on felony charges of conspiring to aid the drug addict Smith.
The three face 23 felony counts of doing so through fraudulent means.
Freeman said Eroshevich's prescription for the Playboy model called for a staggering eight times the recommended dosage of a hypnotic sedative called Dalmane.
He also said Eroshevich seemed unfamiliar with the meds she was ordering. He recounted a toxicologist saying Eroshevich "was way out of her league on this."
An autopsy revealed Smith's death was caused by a combination of toxic drugs, especially chloral hydrate, Benadryl, clonazepam, diazepam and lorazepam.
Earlier this week, another psychiatrist testified that Smith tried to quit prescription drugs in 2006, when pregnant with her daughter, but failed to do so.
Luckily, Dannielynn is healthy and happy, living with dad Larry Birkhead.
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October 23rd, 2009 11:15 AM
Larry Birkhead knew very well that Anna Nicole was mentally ill woman and drug addict, but he said he impregnated her on purpose. Only a person without any moral values can do such a revolting thing. All Anna Nicole's friends, Big Moe, Alex Denk, Patrik Simpson,... knew that Birkhead was a gay sperm donor with contract. During recent Preliminary hearing, Birkhead said he earned $2 mil. from tabloids. He accomplished his goal, earned a fortune without hard work and talent. Exploitation of Dannielynn and Anna's tragic life and death will go on. Anna died as a result of her own debauchery and egoism, i hope her daughter will have better life though i always think about "apple doesn't fall far from the tree."
October 23rd, 2009 9:52 PM
All Anna Nicole wanted was fame, all for the wrong reasons too, but she got it. She was foolish and she ended up being used in the end too. Sad story, i hope the best for her daughter.