Talk about a walking drug store, this is what they found in Anna Nicole Smith's body...
Ativan, sold generically as lorazepam, is a prescription drug prescribed for general anxiety disorder and sleeping problems.
-- Topamax, prescribed for preventing migraine headaches, is known generically as topiramate and can cause side-effects including irregular heartbeat.
-- Valium, known generically as diazepam, is an anti-anxiety drug that can be habit-forming.
-- Klonopin, which is known generically as clonazepam but is the only one of the drugs not available generically, is made by Roche AG (ROG.VX: Quote, Profile , Research) and is prescribed for panic disorder. It is in the same class of benzodiazepine drugs as Valium and should not have been taken along with the other drugs.
-- Meprobamate is an older, anti-anxiety drug once marketed under the brand name Miltown. It was emblematic of the "happy pills" of the 1950s.
-- Robaxim, known generically as methocarbamol, is a muscle relaxant prescribed mainly to relieve pain and discomfort caused by strains, sprains and other muscle injuries.
-- Chloral hydrate is a powerful sedative given to induce sleep over the short term.
-- Tylenol, known generically as acetaminophen or paracetamol, is an over-the-counter analgesic or painkiller.
-- Benadryl is an over-the-counter antihistamine used to relive acute cold and allergy symptoms. |
