Tragic Michael Jackson was shelling out a whopping $45,000 a month on prescription drugs, it has been claimed.
The King of Pop — who died Thursday (June 25) after suffering an apparent cardiac arrest after he apparently overdosed on painkillers — was said to have consumed “mountains of medication” as he battled numerous disorders in the year leading up to his tragic demise.
Jackson’s many prescriptions were bought under the fictitious name Omar Adams.
He took drugs like the narcotic pain reliever Vicodin, muscle relaxant Soma and sedative Xanax.
He also took antidepressant Zoloft, anti-anxiety drug Paxil and heartburn pill Priolosec, according to British newspaper The Sun.
“Randy (Jacko’s brother) was due to be sent a copy of the autopsy yesterday, but the coroner’s office still haven’t sent it,” said Jackson family lawyer Brian Oxman.
“But the autopsy details from you [The Sun] — as you can expect — unbelievably awful, horrifying reading.
“The family response? ‘Oh My God’. That’s what they shouted. They kept saying, ‘Oh My God’.
“They suspected the drugs were harming Michael — but not as badly as this. They are beside themselves, it’s truly, truly, awful. What is crucial to them is not the drug types Michael was taking, but the quantities he was taking them in.
“This is a huge and major concern. During Michael’s court trial he was taking 40 Vicodin a day — and this may have even increased.
“It’s an insane amount of drugs to be given — and to be taken.”
Some of the King of Pop’s prescriptions were allegedly written by his Beverly Hills dermatologist Dr Arnold Klein.
Most were taken to Jacko’s local drug store Mickey Fine Pharmacy.
But many paid for by the singer were made out not to him, but to his aides and nurses. And the majority were filled in for Omar Adams — claimed to be a name Jackson devised for a fictitious alter ego. The cost of the superstar’s spiralling prescription drugs usage led to a number of lawsuits.
In 2001 he was sued by Mickey Fine Pharmacy for arrears of about £7,000 on his account.
Jacko also owed Dr Klein around £18,000 at the same time. And in 2002 lupus specialist Dr Allen Metzger claimed he was owed £16,000.
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