Heath Ledger’s Accidental Overdose: How Did It Happen?

A day after a toxicology report was released confirming actor Heath Ledger died of an accidental overdose, two pressing questions remain: Why was he taking six different medications? And how did he get them?

“At best it would be sloppy prescribing because there are duplicates of medications,” Dr. Vatsul Thakkar, who did not treat Ledger, told Access Hollywood.

Ledger was taking two opiates and four Benzos, or relaxers.

It’s common for patients to get different prescriptions from different doctors, unbeknownst to physicians.

Prescriptions can also be ordered illegally online – both domestically and overseas.

Ledger’s medications came from several sources – three were prescribed in Europe where he had been shooting his last film.

“If we had maybe an overarching system where doctors could easily communicate with each other, then maybe this could be avoided in the future,” Thakkar said.

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