THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) - A Dutch toxicologist confirmed Monday that he found traces of a non-prescribed drug in a blood sample taken from former Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic earlier this year.
Donald Uges said he was asked to examine the sample after Milosevic's blood pressure failed to respond to medication given by doctors at the U.N. detention center near The Hague, where he was being held during his war crimes trial.
Uges said he found traces of rifampicin, a drug that could have reduced the effectiveness of his other medications.
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Milosevic was found lifeless on his prison bed Saturday morning, just hours after writing an accusatory letter alleging that a ``heavy drug'' had been found in his bloodstream.
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He cited a Jan. 12 Dutch medical report which showed traces of medication used against leprosy and tuberculosis, but said Milosevic had never knowingly taken them.
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