A patient, who claims that medication from a government hospital has had adverse effects on her, is demanding compensation from the Health Ministry. <br /> <br />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. <br /> <br />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. <br /> <br />Full story here: http://www.malaysiakini.com/news/147853
