Report: Prescription drugs taken from Michael Jackson home
when he found Life & Style magazine is reporting that police seized bags of prescription drugs from Michael Jackson's home.

Police searched Michael's rented Beverly Hills home and took away "bags of material," including vials of prescription drugs, family lawyer Brian Oxman told the magazine.

Oxman also said he was prepared to name names of doctors who prescribed drugs to Michael.

He told Life & Style, "Police seized bags of material from his house. They were looking for drug vials and syringes. I don't know if they found syringes, but there would have been a lot of drug vials."

Oxman said he would help the police investigation into Michael's death, adding, "I did warn him about the drugs, but I am sorry I didn't warn him enough."

"I am going to wait until I get the toxicology report, and if his death has something to do with drugs, I am prepared to name names of doctors who prescribed them."

He added that the Jackson family was totally devastated by Michael's death: "They couldn't even talk to one another in the hospital. It was total silence, and they were just holding one another's hands."

If there was some sort of malpractice then I hope the people responsble are brought to justice

doctors should be held responsible for the drugs they prescribe Alot of people celebrities included have multiple doctors in order to get the medications they want not necessarly need.There should be a system set up to keep track of what a patient is prescribed even from multiple doctors

I agree.. there are so many leeches out there for money. These people should be hang!

I agree

that would go against patient confidentiality to share medical info like that

i do not think so

if that was the case then when they ask each other for consults it would break that confidentiality

there also could be a confidentiality number assigned nationwide used to be able to buy controlled substances (i didn't just say that did i)

my bad

where is my self flogging strap

when doctors share information the patient has to sign a release authorizing it

they can't even disclose information to your insurance without a release signed by the patient

it is probably in the fine print somewhere on the paper work you fill out authorizing treatment

Mr. Oxman is enjoying his time in the limelight is all I see, why and what would an attorney have to gain by releasing the deceased private medical professional info?

As for the Jackson's thought they'd stopped talking to each other years ago?

ya beat me to it....

Because of HIPAA...the patient has to sign a release. For insurances releases...it's usually standard when filling out the initial forms. but any other doctor...they have to sign to release information. most do it each time somethingneeds to be released

There ARE safe guards set up within the pharmacy data banks to track the prescriptions that people get. I know that the state of MI has this program.

This is not against patient confidentiality at all because it is within the pharmacy data banks.

I will look for the link. I know that other states also have this as well.

HIPAA forms are not what many people think they are. If you sign to your insurance company (which if you don't you have to pay for the treatment) there is a bunch of people that you release the information to.

Patient confidentiality is supposed to protect you outside of the health care system, not within it.

some clinics and places have more strict policies than others, but the HIPAA forms are not as EXclusive as some may think...

here is the link from the state of MI for tracking prescription drugs...

http://www.htcinc.com/admin/files/MAPSsuccessStory.pdf

I agree, and we are slowly getting to that. The insurance company (if they used it to pay for each drug) can provide a printout. I have seen them myself. A patient had a HUGE list of drugs prescribed by multiple providers and the account was red flagged for overuse.

I know that narcotics are tracked here as well. Every single prescription is tracked...and put in a paharnmaceutical database, shared by all to keep track. Keeping patients from over buying and cheating by using several Drs.

I would hate for them to come looking in my house for scripts. They would find stuff I have long forgot about. It was about a year ago I finally went through my never used meds and threw them away. And I did it when we moved as well. I never realized how many really "good" drugs I had til I started throwing them away. Wow.

Shoulda thought about selling them. lol Not...but could have made a small mint. If you looked in some of the crap I had...you would think me to have a drug problem too. Not saying he didn't...but I don't...it would sure be hard to prove it in a court of law. Just made up my mind...my next few days off...I am finding the ones I dont need again and getting rid of them. Don't need anymore problems......again.

Kat

But the pharmacists would notice. There ought to be a way for them to report something like that.

I do know that an overdose of vicodin will stop the heart

your breathing just slows down until you just don't inhale and the heart stops

don't ask me how I know


oh alright I saw it on House