10-Year-Old Girl Claims 1Malaysia Clinic Gave Her Expired Medication
10-year-old K. Keerthana sought help from a 1Malaysia Clinic in Ipoh and was allegedly given medicine that had already expired five months ago.
By Mei Mei Chu — 19 Feb 2014, 04:56 PM — Updated over 10 years ago
A 10-Year-Old Girl Is Claiming That A 1Malaysia Clinic Prescribed Expired Medication To Her Which Made Her Sickness Worse
IPOH, Feb 19 — A young girl who sought treatment for diarrhoea at a government health clinic here on Monday saw her symptoms dramatically worsen after she was allegedly given medicine past its use-by date.
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K. Keerthana Sought Treatment At The 1Malaysia Clinic In Pengakalan For Diarrhoea On Monday, 16 February 2014
According to Punithadevi, her daughter had been suffering from diarrhoea since Thursday and sought treatment at a 1Malaysia Clinic at Pengkalan but showed no improvement.
yahoo.comKeerthana's uncle, K. Sri Ganesh, 20, then took her to the government health clinic at about noon on Monday.
The girl took the medicine when she got home, but “was vomiting after some time”, said Punithadevi.
After Taking A Dose Of Diphenoxylate And Atropine Suplhate Together with Panadol And Oral Rehydration Salts, She Started To Vomit
K. Keerthana, 10, of Taman Pengkalan Jaya, started to vomit after she consumed a dose of diphenoxylate and atropine suplhate together with Panadol and oral rehydration salts. She was rushed to a private clinic the same day to receive alternative treatment and was given two days' MC.
yahoo.comUpon Checking, They Discovered That The Medicine Had Expired In October 2013
On checking, it discovered the prescribed medication had expired in October 2013.
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The Girl And Her 35-Year-Old Mother Have Lodged A Complaint At The Perak DAP Office
She and her mother, housewife R. Punithadevi, 35, came to the Perak DAP office yesterday to highlight the issue.
Also present was Buntong assemblyman A. Sivasubramaniam.
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Buntong Assemblyman A. Sivasubramaniam Says The Health Ministry Should Take Responsibility For Supplying Expired Medicine To The Clinic
Subramaniam said: “It is negligence on the part of the clinic, which should check its stocks regularly before dispensing the medicine.
“The Health Ministry should also take responsibility for supplying expired medicine to clinics.”
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He said he would write a letter to the Perak State Health Department to conduct an investigation. Department director Datuk Dr Nordiyanah Hassan had asked the family to lodge a complaint so that appropriate action can be taken.
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Buntong Assemblyman A. Sivasubramaniam Says The Health Ministry Should Take Responsibility For Supplying Expired Medicine To The Clinic
Image via freemalaysiatoday.comThe Girl's Uncle, 20-Year-Old Sri Ganesh Has Also Lodged A Police Report
Sri Ganesh lodged a police report on the same day.
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