Maxus-MIFA9 Supersonic June 1, 2012 Share June 1, 2012 (edited) CNA reports : Doctor, 3 patients charged with selling cough mixture illegally By Alvina Soh | Posted: 31 May 2012 1357 hrs SINGAPORE: A doctor and three of his patients have been charged with illegally selling cough mixture containing the pain-relieving drug, codeine. Dr Ho Thong Chew, 41, a registered doctor of Focus Medical Group in Ang Mo Kio Avenue 1, was charged with 35 counts of contravening the Medicines Act on Thursday. He allegedly sold 846 canisters of the codeine-laced cough syrup to three patients without a wholesale dealer's licence over five months from January 2011. Each canister contained 3.8 litres of the mixture. Dr Ho's case will be heard again on June 11. The other three accused are Yap Beng Keong, 37; Ng Yong Yi, 30; and Ng Jin Jie, 28. They were alleged to have sold the cough mixture which they bought from Dr Ho. Yap, who faces nine charges, allegedly bought 424 canisters of the cough mixture from Dr Ho and sold them in Geylang and Yishun between January and March last year. His case will be mentioned again on June 11. Ng Yong Yi, who faces 14 charges, is said to have bought 374 canisters from Dr Ho and allegedly sold them in Geylang from February to May last year. He will appear in court again on June 1. Ng Jin Jie, who faces 11 counts, allegedly sold 48 canisters he bought from Dr Ho from his flat in Yishun, between March and May last year. Ng told the court, through his lawyer, that he would plead guilty later on Thursday. Under the Medicines Act, it is illegal to sell medicinal products without a wholesale dealer's licence. Offenders can be jailed up to two years and fined a maximum of S$5,000. - CNA/wm The doctor future gone down the drain should he be jailed for the offences. The Medical Council will haul him up for hearing after court case. How he secure 846 canisters & each canister contained 3.8 litres of the mixture? Edited June 1, 2012 by Picnic06 ↡ Advertisement Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamesc Hypersonic June 1, 2012 Share June 1, 2012 (edited) What a bunch of drug pushers. Edited June 1, 2012 by Jamesc 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Celicar Turbocharged June 1, 2012 Share June 1, 2012 Why would people want to buy so much cough mixture? For drug abuse? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scb11980 1st Gear June 1, 2012 Share June 1, 2012 better becareful everyone there is someone out there with a very very very bad cough keep clear On 6/1/2012 at 6:07 AM, Picnic06 said: CNA reports : Doctor, 3 patients charged with selling cough mixture illegally By Alvina Soh | Posted: 31 May 2012 1357 hrs SINGAPORE: A doctor and three of his patients have been charged with illegally selling cough mixture containing the pain-relieving drug, codeine. Dr Ho Thong Chew, 41, a registered doctor of Focus Medical Group in Ang Mo Kio Avenue 1, was charged with 35 counts of contravening the Medicines Act on Thursday. He allegedly sold 846 canisters of the codeine-laced cough syrup to three patients without a wholesale dealer's licence over five months from January 2011. Each canister contained 3.8 litres of the mixture. Dr Ho's case will be heard again on June 11. The other three accused are Yap Beng Keong, 37; Ng Yong Yi, 30; and Ng Jin Jie, 28. They were alleged to have sold the cough mixture which they bought from Dr Ho. Yap, who faces nine charges, allegedly bought 424 canisters of the cough mixture from Dr Ho and sold them in Geylang and Yishun between January and March last year. His case will be mentioned again on June 11. Ng Yong Yi, who faces 14 charges, is said to have bought 374 canisters from Dr Ho and allegedly sold them in Geylang from February to May last year. He will appear in court again on June 1. Ng Jin Jie, who faces 11 counts, allegedly sold 48 canisters he bought from Dr Ho from his flat in Yishun, between March and May last year. Ng told the court, through his lawyer, that he would plead guilty later on Thursday. Under the Medicines Act, it is illegal to sell medicinal products without a wholesale dealer's licence. Offenders can be jailed up to two years and fined a maximum of S$5,000. - CNA/wm The doctor future gone down the drain should he be jailed for the offences. The Medical Council will haul him up for hearing after court case. How he secure 846 canisters & each canister contained 3.8 litres of the mixture? 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philipkee Twincharged June 1, 2012 Share June 1, 2012 (edited) Why would people want to buy so much cough mixture? For drug abuse? yes, the can get high from it Edited June 1, 2012 by Philipkee Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lala81 Hypersonic June 1, 2012 Share June 1, 2012 He deserves to lose his practicing certificate and go to jail. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
alphard96 6th Gear February 10, 2015 Share February 10, 2015 update: Dr loses medical license. http://www.straitstimes.com/news/singapore/health/story/singapore-medical-council-bars-doctor-who-sold-cough-syrup-illegally-pra By Carolyn Khew SINGAPORE - A doctor who was jailed and fined for illegally selling codeine-laced cough syrup can no longer practise medicine. In a statement issued on Monday, the Singapore Medical Council (SMC) said 44-year-old Ho Thong Chew's name was removed from the Register of Medical Practitioners with effect from Jan 18 this year. In 2012, the general practitioner was sentenced to 7 1/2 months of jail and fined $60,000 on 12 counts of selling the cough syrup wholesale without a licence. The decision to remove Dr Ho from the Register was made after a Disciplinary Tribunal (DT) inquiry by the SMC weighed his sentencing and mitigating factors. While the DT took into account that Dr Ho suffers from depression, among other mitigating factors, it also ruled that he had sold the cough syrup to the public despite knowing he had "no control over the ultimate recipients (of the syrup) and the potential harm that could be caused to the public through its sale". The DT also said that he had a "blatant disregard of the law" by continuing to sell the cough syrup even after his clinic had been raided by the Health Sciences Authority. "The DT was of the view that the overriding interests in this case must be the protection of public interests and to uphold the integrity of the medical profession," said the SMC in its statement. In July 2012, Dr Ho was found to have made more than $260,000 in profits from a scheme to supply codeine-based cough syrup to addicts. He sold the medicine to three patients, who then repackaged it and passed it on to others. He was the operator of Focus Medical Group Clinic in Ang Mo Kio then. Health Sciences Authority checks showed that Focus Medical Group had bought 908 3.8-litre canisters of codeine-based cough syrup from January to May 2011. The clinic has since been closed down by the Health Ministry. kcarolyn@sph.com.sg Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mustank Hypersonic February 10, 2015 Share February 10, 2015 Wah piangz!!!! 3 years Scb11989 Donno tio ban long liao Jit tong Cheng 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Achtung 6th Gear March 1, 2015 Share March 1, 2015 What a pity. Was a fellow car enthusiast. On 2/10/2015 at 12:30 AM, alphard96 said: update: Dr loses medical license. http://www.straitstimes.com/news/singapore/health/story/singapore-medical-council-bars-doctor-who-sold-cough-syrup-illegally-pra By Carolyn Khew SINGAPORE - A doctor who was jailed and fined for illegally selling codeine-laced cough syrup can no longer practise medicine. In a statement issued on Monday, the Singapore Medical Council (SMC) said 44-year-old Ho Thong Chew's name was removed from the Register of Medical Practitioners with effect from Jan 18 this year. In 2012, the general practitioner was sentenced to 7 1/2 months of jail and fined $60,000 on 12 counts of selling the cough syrup wholesale without a licence. The decision to remove Dr Ho from the Register was made after a Disciplinary Tribunal (DT) inquiry by the SMC weighed his sentencing and mitigating factors. While the DT took into account that Dr Ho suffers from depression, among other mitigating factors, it also ruled that he had sold the cough syrup to the public despite knowing he had "no control over the ultimate recipients (of the syrup) and the potential harm that could be caused to the public through its sale". The DT also said that he had a "blatant disregard of the law" by continuing to sell the cough syrup even after his clinic had been raided by the Health Sciences Authority. "The DT was of the view that the overriding interests in this case must be the protection of public interests and to uphold the integrity of the medical profession," said the SMC in its statement. In July 2012, Dr Ho was found to have made more than $260,000 in profits from a scheme to supply codeine-based cough syrup to addicts. He sold the medicine to three patients, who then repackaged it and passed it on to others. He was the operator of Focus Medical Group Clinic in Ang Mo Kio then. Health Sciences Authority checks showed that Focus Medical Group had bought 908 3.8-litre canisters of codeine-based cough syrup from January to May 2011. The clinic has since been closed down by the Health Ministry. kcarolyn@sph.com.sg scb11989? apa ini? On 2/10/2015 at 12:34 AM, Mustank said: Wah piangz!!!! 3 yearsScb11989 Donno tio ban long liao Jit tong Cheng 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wt_know Supersonic March 1, 2015 Share March 1, 2015 (edited) why pay for cough syrup .... msia boleh addicts just scoop cow dung and sniff can also get high liao ... hmm ... spore no cow? lol Edited March 1, 2015 by Wt_know Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mustank Hypersonic March 1, 2015 Share March 1, 2015 On 3/1/2015 at 2:30 PM, Wt_know said: why pay for cough syrup .... msia boleh addicts just scoop cow dung and sniff can also get high liao ... hmm ... spore no cow? lol I go and goggle Whoa!! Real one ↡ Advertisement Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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