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Brittany Murphy Died of Pneumonia and Anemia, Coroner Says
by Bob Sassone, posted Feb 4th 2010 1:25PM
All of the speculation involving the death of actress Brittany Murphy can stop now. The coroner says that she died from pneumonia and anemia. The drugs that were in her system were all prescription drugs, including cramp medication, and over the counter (cough syrup). The medication she took didn't help things at all (she wouldn't have been as bad off if she hadn't take the medication while being sick) but the actual cause of death was the pneumonia and anemia.Of course, this doesn't mean that she couldn't have been saved. TMZ is reporting that authorities at the coroner's office say that Murphy's death was "preventable" if only she had been taken to the hospital sooner. This is probably the part of the coroner's report that family and friends don't want to hear about.
According to the IMDb, Murphy had worked on two movies before she died, 'Abandoned' and 'Something Wicked.'
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