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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91. well #76 i have been trying to say the same exact thing and i believe larry birkhead has been right all along! about how her going to the bahamas was well planned and thought out..only thing no one was expecting was for her son to die.

Posted at 8:36PM on Feb 16th 2007 by natalie

92. Wow, the ex junkie is calling others morons.

Posted at 8:43PM on Feb 16th 2007 by Sara

93. I'm not a medical doctor but here's the reason that many other licensed physicians should be doctors either:

You find the source of the trouble, pain and problem and you fix it. You don't milk the client for money and let the problem persist. You remove the stomach stapling and the implants and fix the problem. You don't keep them drugged up and out of it for life so that they are vulnerable, weak easy prey for others to take advantage of such as all of the many people standing in line for their money.

Morons!

Posted at 8:44PM on Feb 19th 2007 by AnnaNicoleIsJesus

94. lol merrill was that supposed to be a joke at the end?

Posted at 8:45PM on Feb 16th 2007 by natalie

95. Withdrawing from Opiates while pregnant is EXTREMELY dangerous for the fetus. Believe it or not, it's safer to detox the baby when it is born than in utero. She was, I'm sure, abusing methadone long before she became pregnant. I've never heard anything about her being a heroin addict. Methadone is synthetic heroin though. I'm sure she did have an affair with the doctor which is how he got her to prescribe the meth.

Posted at 8:45PM on Feb 16th 2007 by ??!!

96. sara...jen is an ex junkie?? well that would explain that big waste of time

Posted at 8:45PM on Feb 16th 2007 by natalie

97. #81 Am I wrong or are you the one going arguing on "TMZ"...You posted a comment saying you don't care about all of this. I've read 100 posts from you, with something to say about everyone else's post. I think you need to get out more.

Posted at 8:51PM on Feb 16th 2007 by SOMEONE NEEDS A LIFE

98. jesus where the hell were the rest of ya when jen was on here saying it was ok for anna nicole to use methadone unsupervised while pregnant??...people all over the place said that baby looked too small...i thought she looked ok but u never know what the hell anna was doing while pregnant. Then her son just happens to die for mixing that methadone with his antidepressants...methadone turns up in two deaths and jen thinks that's ok??? ha!

Posted at 8:51PM on Feb 16th 2007 by natalie

99. thanks regina for that comment because JEN clearly wasn't getting it!

Posted at 8:54PM on Feb 16th 2007 by natalie

100. Was H k Stern around when the son of Mr. Marshall died?

Posted at 2:09PM on Feb 18th 2007 by sandra

101. He did not think that he would ever get caught. It was cute to have his association with anna nichol and perscribe those killer drugs to her and make those easy bucks without any questions about it. But now he is exposed and hiding under a blanket, where is his shirt now? This is such a sad tale, he studied all of those years and took and oath to " first do no harm " and what happens all he does is harm! She is dead with the doc's who ever else's help!

Posted at 8:59PM on Feb 16th 2007 by DW

102. So glad I came back, I'm a junkie now...lol...where do you people get this crap. Gossiping on a gossip website. Someone who is is uses methadone for pain maintance is a junkie? Wow!!!!!!!! IT's a pain killer! Hello? Natalie, who was saying it was ok for Anna to take methadone unsupervised? Not me, thats for sure. ANY medication can be harmful to a new born baby, including asprin!

Posted at 9:01PM on Feb 16th 2007 by Jen

103. #90 your services aren't needed thanks and it's a free country i can post however many times i want or do you want to be next to argue and waste your time as well? because you seem to be looking for a fight.

Posted at 9:00PM on Feb 16th 2007 by natalie

104. and I do get it thanks, Natalie, this is a subject that I have discussed with 3 doctors, all who will explain the pros with the cons...although reginas post was factual, it left out other important information.

Posted at 9:03PM on Feb 16th 2007 by Jen

105. if ANY medication can be harmful to a new born baby then stop justifying people's actions...and didn't you say you were going to bed??? ffs

Posted at 9:07PM on Feb 16th 2007 by natalie

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