Dextromethorphan / Quinidine
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Oct 15, 2026
Joshua ReitzesSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
She's been diagnosed with multiple sclerosis and Parkinson'sism, conditions that greatly impact the neurological system.
Joshua ReitzesSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
Prior to the flight init- prior to the flight in issue, Ms. Blair missed several, uh, doses of Nuedexta, a powerful medication that controls severe neurological symptoms.
Joshua ReitzesSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
And Ms. Blair, um, boarded this flight after being, um, on set and, uh, working extensive hours and exhaustive hours in the days leading up to this flight.
Joshua ReitzesSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
Where Ms. Blair actually fell and hit her head.
Joshua ReitzesSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
Again, this was a medical emergency.
Megyn KellyHOST
Okay.
Megyn KellyHOST
Uh, well, Nuedexta, the drug that he mentioned there, is a prescription medication used to treat, um, something called pseudobulbar affect, PBA, a neurological condition that causes sudden uncontrollable episodes of crying or laughing that do not necessarily match how a person feels emotionally.
Megyn KellyHOST
It can occur in people with neurological diseases or brain injuries, including MS.
Dave MackCORRESPONDENT
And we've talked a little bit about MS.
Dave MackCORRESPONDENT
But listen, Nancy, the medication that she's missing, and I don't know how to pronounce this, but it's Nuedexta.
Dave MackCORRESPONDENT
Um, this is a, a, a medication that is used to treat PBA, uh, pseudobulbar affect, okay? It's a neurological condition involving the involuntary episodes of laughing or crying.
Dave MackCORRESPONDENT
Now, we're hearing the, the screaming going on.
Chris Van CleaveCORRESPONDENT
Blair's attorney said her actions were not intentional.
speaker_11UNKNOWN
Ms. Blair missed several, uh, doses of Nuedexta, a powerful medication that controls severe neurological symptoms.
speaker_11UNKNOWN
Additionally, Your Honor, at one point during the flight, um, there was an incident where Ms. Blair actually fell and hit her head.
Chris Van CleaveCORRESPONDENT
Blair revealed she'd been diagnosed with MS in 2018.
Chris Van CleaveCORRESPONDENT
Blair's attorney said her actions were not intentional.
Skyler HenryCORRESPONDENT
Ms. Blair missed several, uh, doses of Nuedexta, a powerful medication that controls severe neurological symptoms.
Skyler HenryCORRESPONDENT
Selma, Selma.
Chris Van CleaveCORRESPONDENT
The Legally Blonde star revealed she had been diagnosed with MS in 2018.
Steven FabianCORRESPONDENT
She claims she was having a medical emergency on the flight.
speaker_9SOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
Prior to the flight in issue, Ms. Blair missed several doses of Nuedexta, a powerful medication that controls severe neurological symptoms.
Steven FabianCORRESPONDENT
Nuedexta is used to control sudden emotional outbursts.
Steven FabianCORRESPONDENT
Selma Blair has suffered from MS since 2018 and is often seen at red carpet events walking with the help of a cane.
Steven FabianCORRESPONDENT
Her attorneys revealed she also has motor symptoms similar to those of Parkinson's disease.
WoodyHOST
Yeah.
SammyPANELIST
And the medication that she was supposed to be taking is called Nuedexta.
SammyPANELIST
And so that medication is used, people with MS take it if they have this, like, neurological sort of issue.
SammyPANELIST
It is a neurological thing, but if it's this bad, and a- also people with Parkinson's take it, Alzheimer's, people who had strike-