Patient seeks remedy over 'hospital blunders'
- 9 years ago
A patient, who claims that medication from a government hospital has had adverse effects on her, is demanding compensation from the Health Ministry.
Chow Chooi Mei, 45, who suffers from tuberculosis (TB), alleged that the adverse medical condition she is currently experiencing was due to the side-effects of medications prescribed by a doctor while she was seeking treatment for TB at the Ipoh Hospital.
In a press conference today, Dr D Jeyakumar (PSM-Sungai Siput) said that Chow was diagnosed as having TB on Sept 2, 2004, and she was administered a dosage of medications for an adult weighing 60kg despite only weighing 32kg.
Full story here: http://www.malaysiakini.com/news/147853
Chow Chooi Mei, 45, who suffers from tuberculosis (TB), alleged that the adverse medical condition she is currently experiencing was due to the side-effects of medications prescribed by a doctor while she was seeking treatment for TB at the Ipoh Hospital.
In a press conference today, Dr D Jeyakumar (PSM-Sungai Siput) said that Chow was diagnosed as having TB on Sept 2, 2004, and she was administered a dosage of medications for an adult weighing 60kg despite only weighing 32kg.
Full story here: http://www.malaysiakini.com/news/147853