According to Drugs.com, “Watson 385” is a blend of acetaminophen and hydrocodone-a combination which is best-known in the pill Vicodin.
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However, according to an official investigating the musician’s death, almost two dozen pills found at his estate were falsely labeled as hydrocone, a weaker type of opioid. But the painkiller percocet was believed to be the cause of that overdose.
Pills seized from the home of USA music superstar Prince contained the dangerously powerful synthetic opioid fentanyl but were mislabelled, according to reports.
At the beginning of the investigation into Prince’s death, sources told CNN that painkillers were found inside his Paisley Park compound and they could not find a valid prescription for the medication. But the Drug Enforcement Administration said drug traffickers have since expanded the illicit fentanyl market by producing counterfeit pills that contain the opioid.
The official autopsy from Prince’s death revealed that he died from an accidental, self-administered dose of fentanyl.
But illegally manufactured fentanyl pills are readily available across America.
The DEA issued a nationwide alert about fentanyl overdose in March 2015. Schulenberg’s attorney, Amy Conners, has said patient-privacy laws do not allow her to say what the prescriptions were. But longtime friend and collaborator Sheila E. has told the AP that Prince had physical issues from performing, citing hip and knee problems that she said came from years of jumping off risers and stage speakers in heels.
A singer, songwriter, arranger and multi-instrumentalist, Prince recorded more than 30 albums.
The pills were seized from Prince’s Paisley Park estate near Minneapolis after his death. But the Star Tribune reports that a source says the amount of fentanyl in his system was so high it would have killed anyone.
Despite the finding, investigators still aren’t certain how Prince ingested the fentanyl.
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It has been four months since Prince died and the investigation into his death is still ongoing.
