Even Doctors Need to Struggle to Make Ends Meet in SG

[makapaaa]

As the greedy FAP-linked landlords just keow kar and collect exorbitant rental.

[h=2]Dr Ho Thong Chew blames addicts for ‘pressurizing’ him to sell cough mixtures[/h]Posted by temasektimes on June 23, 2012


Disgraced General Practitioner Dr Ho Thong Chew (pic left) who was convicted of illegally selling cough mixture laced with codeine has laid the blame squarely on his patients for ‘pressurizing’ him to sell them.
Ho sold more than 800 canisters of the cough syrup to three of his patients.
Ho Thong Chew, 41, is said to have sold Dhasedyl by the canister, each holding 3.8 litres.
He is alleged, for example, to have sold two to five canisters at $600 each to one of the three men every week. About $80,000 was seized from his home.
The prosecution had asked for between two and three months’ jail for each of the proceeded charges, arguing that Ho had abused his position as a medical practitioner, blatantly disregarding public safety and the law, to reap a profit of more than S$266,800.
In mitigation, Ho’s defence lawyer claimed that he was ‘pressured’ into committing the offences by cough mixture addicts, who drove his patients away causing his clinic Focus Medical Group in Ang Mo Kio to struggle to make ends meet.
He added that Ho has been suffering from depression for a ‘long time’ and needs money to care for a disabled daughter.
During the court session, Ho, whose clinic has now been shut down by the Health Ministry, was seen crying in the dock.

 

[Cruxx]

Who did this Sinkie vote for? His dumbfuck face has 60.1% written all over it

 

[erection2015]

Who did this Sinkie vote for? His dumbfuck face has 60.1% written all over it

He is only 41yrs old...thats too young to vote la

 

[palden]

Aiya, when sinkee become entrepreneurial we condemn them. When FT become entrepreneurial we salute and honor them. What is Sinkapore coming to?

 

[scroobal]

SMC has been protecting it members for far too long. Disciplinary actions are slaps on the wrist and the cycle goes on. For 20 years, every year, doctors are hauled in after CNB lodges complaint. So this guy went overboard.

All SMC had to do wa to send an advisory that it will suspend doctors for 6 mths in the first instance and 2 years on the second and this will stop. It has become no different to parking infringement at the rate the doctors turn up each year.

 

[jw5]

Ho sold more than 800 canisters of the cough syrup to three of his patients.
Ho Thong Chew, 41, is said to have sold Dhasedyl by the canister, each holding 3.8 litres.
He is alleged, for example, to have sold two to five canisters at $600 each to one of the three men every week. About $80,000 was seized from his home.
The prosecution had asked for between two and three months’ jail for each of the proceeded charges, arguing that Ho had abused his position as a medical practitioner, blatantly disregarding public safety and the law, to reap a profit of more than S$266,800.

There are doctors who have over-prescribed or given controlled drugs too liberally, perhaps to help the patient get better quickly, or to get the patient to stop bugging him, or because they were negligent or did not realise what had already been prescribed.
They were duly given suspensions and fines.

This case seems different. He sold more than 800 cannisters each containing 3.8 litres.
He is not that much different from a drug dealer and should be much more severely punished.
He can cry all he wants.

 

[Leckmichamarsch]

SMC has been protecting it members for far too long. Disciplinary actions are slaps on the wrist and the cycle goes on. For 20 years, every year, doctors are hauled in after CNB lodges complaint. So this guy went overboard.

All SMC had to do wa to send an advisory that it will suspend doctors for 6 mths in the first instance and 2 years on the second and this will stop. It has become no different to parking infringement at the rate the doctors turn up each year.

Not only SMC......... Singapore Dental Council is over protecting their members

Make a complaint n dentist does not respond, further complaint to SDC, it will say the dentist did no wrong!! Can you imagine???? A shadow of PAP...........

 

[laksaboy]

Even seemingly prestigious and secure rice bowls (doctors, lawyers, engineers) are feeling squeezed by the influx of FTs.

It is a lie that doctors earn a lot. That's only true if you're a top-tier surgeon or specialist consultant.

General practitioners are struggling to make ends meet too.

Most of them had also started pushing certain drugs and vaccines from pharmaceutical companies, in order to earn a little extra money.

 

[GoldenDragon]

This case seems different. He sold more than 800 cannisters each containing 3.8 litres.
He is not that much different from a drug dealer and should be much more severely punished.
He can cry all he wants.

Exactly. He machiam trafficking. Let's see if this case ends up as WW part 2. Imo, it won't. Nowadays, too much scrutiny and ground sipei sensitive to rich men vs poor men cases and outcome.

Other than this mistake, getting Choo Si Sen as his lawyer is another. Useless PG lawyer.

 

[kopiuncle]

uncle got one gp very kind and always waiver my consult and charge me cheap.but his business drops and i also paiesh to go to see him.now uncle go opds.but very croweded and very congested.i pity those gps really.work everyday and face so many problems.sad hor.

 

[scroobal]

Agree with you.

There are doctors who have over-prescribed or given controlled drugs too liberally, perhaps to help the patient get better quickly, or to get the patient to stop bugging him, or because they were negligent or did not realise what had already been prescribed.
They were duly given suspensions and fines.

This case seems different. He sold more than 800 cannisters each containing 3.8 litres.
He is not that much different from a drug dealer and should be much more severely punished.
He can cry all he wants.

 

[jw5]

Exactly. He machiam trafficking. Let's see if this case ends up as WW part 2. Imo, it won't. Nowadays, too much scrutiny and ground sipei sensitive to rich men vs poor men cases and outcome.

Won't be like WW lah...........................
This fellow's case is obviously for profit. Now trying to claim that the addicts drove his patients away.
Those other doctors in the past, they could still claim oversight or negligence.

 

[Television]

Hi, Humans love getting high and Getting Rich. It seems to me like a win win situation for all parties inc. Shipper, supplier, delivery man untill the Police got to enter the fray and become Buzz Killers.