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Doc fined $100,000 for not telling patient of side effects, although treatment was appropriate
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Dr Lim Lian Arn, who had pleaded guilty and had also apologised to the patient, requested either the maximum fine of $100,000 or the minimum suspension of three months
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SINGAPORE - An orthopaedic doctor in private practice has been fined the maximum $100,000 for not telling his patient of the possible side effects of an injection he gave her.
The H&L (steroid) injection can cause a patient to experience "increased pain and inflammation in the area injected that can be worse than the pain and inflammation caused by the condition being treated".
