Dr. Kapoor: Methadone OK for Pregnant Anna

A lawyer for the doctor who prescribed drugs to Anna Nicole Smith in the late stages of her pregnancy says giving methadone to Smith was "medically sound and appropriate."

The lawyer for Dr. Sandeep Kapoor responded to allegations of medical misconduct today in a statement to TMZ, saying, in part, "Medical research and protocols confirm that methadone is approved for use by pregnant patients." According to the US Department of Health and Human Services, methadone treatment for pregnant women can "save [a] baby's life" and can "allow [one] to regain...quality of life." The government also says that using methadone while pregnant "will not cause birth defects for [a] baby."

The lawyer also defended the doctor's use of an alias for Smith's methadone prescription, explaining, "The media frenzy surrounding Smith's life and tragic death underscores why public figures may choose to use pseudonyms in order to protect the privacy of their medical treatment."

Kapoor's attorney didn't discuss the specifics of his treatment of Anna Nicole, citing the confidentiality of medical records, saying only that the "treatment program for Anna Nicole Smith was at all times medically sound and appropriate."

According to the statement, Kapoor "will cooperate with any inquiries by the Medical Board of California," which said yesterday that it would investigate the doctor's prescribing Smith's drugs to an alias. Kapoor's lawyer also says he is "saddened" by Anna's death and offers his condolences to her family.



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46. Why was she getting Methadone from this Dr Kapoor, wouldn't you think her OB/GYN should have been the prescribing doc ? Did they ever say who the doc was that prescribed her the Dermerol and Dalmane?

Posted at 2:18AM on Feb 17th 2007 by JacquieC

47. lol You for real, #14.? On Methadone for your entire pregnancy?

Were you _also_ one of those "mothers" who wrapped her in a plastic garbage bag and put her in a box and to rest in a garbage dumpster after you gave birth to your "healthy" baby?

Yeah, I bet Anna gave birth in the Bahamas due to the laxed laws over there for careless mothers giving birth with lesser consequences.

Posted at 7:00PM on Feb 16th 2007 by Jacob Kasza (jacobkasza)

48. so u are all saying that anna was on methadone to try to get off her addiction to heroin? so if she was pregnant and went into withdrawal how would this have affected the fetus in utero? the indian dr. was good looking and i am sure that anna and he were involved. wait next he will say he is little dannielynn's daddy. wow this whole saga is exhausing for me and my family day after day watching more drama and absurd things unfold. the judge took the cake yesterday. i need a vacation. i am going maybe to the hard rock casino and hotel just for a much needed rest.

Posted at 8:35PM on Feb 16th 2007 by merrill

49. Jacob Kasza how dear you make that comment to #14. You are one of the ignorant idiots I've been talking about that needs to educate your self on the subject. You have NO IDEA what you are talking about. You are a moron who should be insulted that he just left that post.

Posted at 7:06PM on Feb 16th 2007 by Jen

50. naked ann nichole from paramedics video cell phone

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-4427358201227890862&q=hillary+code+pink&hl=en

Posted at 7:14PM on Feb 16th 2007 by Reeko

51. Natalie, You have no clue what you are talking about...#14 sounds like a weirdo, have you read your own posts?

Posted at 7:15PM on Feb 16th 2007 by Mortified

52. lol #41 methadone being better for you? get real lol

Posted at 7:15PM on Feb 16th 2007 by natalie

53. you have to remember that the choice between her being on methadone to kick a killer drug addiction was a lot healther for her while pregnant than her going into withdrawls and being so sick and causing the baby stress. You see people withdrawing, its physical pain and they go psycho...she would have ended up hitting the drugs hard while preg. without the methadone.

Posted at 7:17PM on Feb 16th 2007 by chelsea

54. yes i did mortified and i will say it again...DID ANYONE READ #14'S POST!

Posted at 7:19PM on Feb 16th 2007 by natalie

55. LOL she was legally prescribed the medication under a fake name which is illegal #39

Posted at 7:20PM on Feb 16th 2007 by natalie

56. Natalie, do u know what methadone is for? It is clear you don't know anything about it. Stop insulting everyone else, your the ignorant one here.

Posted at 7:22PM on Feb 16th 2007 by Mortified

57. well #45 that's why she should have listened to people who really cared about her in the first place instead of crazy howard or she wouldn't have used drugs in the first place...and isn't this the reason why larry birkhead dumped her in the first place? because his claim was she used drugs while pregnant? i wouldn't doubt it now now that this methadone story has come out.

Posted at 7:27PM on Feb 16th 2007 by natalie

58. #14 said she was on methadone her entire pregnancy,what is the problem?

Posted at 7:25PM on Feb 16th 2007 by Jen

59. mortified no one gives a flying fuck only drug addicted pregnant women would use it in the first place and you condone drug use while pregnant like larry birkhead said she did you crazy nut?

Posted at 7:32PM on Feb 16th 2007 by natalie

60. i don't need to know what methadone is for but what i do know like everyone else that it was enough to kill daniel amnd possibly anna so please you're the one that is insulting here.

Posted at 7:33PM on Feb 16th 2007 by natalie

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