LA Coroner’s Office Putting Off Determination In Brittany Murphy’s Death

LOS ANGELES – The Los Angeles County Coroner’s Office is putting off a determination in the Dec. 20 death of actress Brittany Murphy while trying to gather more information about what medications she may have been taking, it was reported today.

TMZ.com reported that Murphy was anemic and being treated for other conditions around the time of her death, but the Coroner’s Office has only files from a doctor who saw her months before her death.

The pathologist assigned to the case is looking for other doctors who may have prescribed drugs to her, TMZ.com reported.

Toxicology tests typically take about six weeks.

Paramedics sent to Murphy’s home about 8 a.m. that Sunday morning in response to frantic 911 calls found her lifeless.

Notes written by a coroner’s investigator and obtained by TMZ.com said numerous prescription drugs were found on Murphy’s nightstand, including: Topamax, an anti-seizure medication also used for migraine headaches; Methylprednisolone, an anti-inflammatory; Fluoxetine, a medication for depression; Klonopin, an anti-anxiety medication; Carbamazepine, for diabetic symptoms and a bipolar medication; Ativan, another anti-anxiety medication; Vicoprofen, a pain reliever; Propranolol, for hypertension and to prevent heart attacks; Biaxin, an antibiotic; and hydrocodone, a pain medication.

The Coroner’s Office is investigating how TMZ.com got the documents.