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Dr Haridass Ramdass is accused of prescribing 10 tablets of methotrexate to Mr Savarimuthu Arul Xavier without first arranging for him to undergo the required tests.
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A 75-year-old Singaporean doctor has been charged in the State Courts with the death of a patient, allegedly caused by tablets he had prescribed.
Dr Haridass Ramdass, who operated from a clinic in Chander Road in Little India at the time of the incident, is accused of prescribing 10 tablets of methotrexate (MTX) to Mr Savarimuthu Arul Xavier, 28, without first arranging for him to undergo the required tests.
