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SUPPLEMENT/CONTINUATION
FL0520300/ Clearwater Police Department
• Report No. 95-29 158
Offense
Death Investigation
Date of Report
2) May 13, 1993, Diflunisal, Carbamazepine, and Propoxyphene were found in her system


3)
May 17, 1993, Propoxyphene was found in her system
4)
February 25, 1993, Hydrocordone was found in her system.
5)
March 5, 1993, Carb-1 and Tegradol were found in her
system


Dr. Fitzgerald indicated that she was on several prescriptions at the time of the random drug tests. These were Synthroid, Anaprox, and Beconase Nasal Spray.


It should be noted that Dr. Fitzgerald’s file indicated she was in tremendous pain at one point. Her foot problem was apparently wrongfully diagnosed at first. However, she was eventually diagnosed as having a Morton’s Neuroma in her foot. She indicated that she had also had her back fused in early December of 1992, and that she had a physical at the Mayo Clinic outside of Phoenix on April 5, 1993 by Dr. G. G. The physical showed that Dr. Fitzgerald had an unusual amount of medical problems.


The transcript of the hearing that was held on March 16, 1992 at the Arizona Board of Medical Examiners indicated the following on Page 56: “Dr. Fitzgerald said that she was not hesitant in using drugs on people or patients.”


In conclusion, it is apparent that Dr. Fitzgerald had some type of medical and/or drug problem in Tucson, Arizona in 1992 and 1993. Records from the Arizona Board


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