A female Chinese physician and acupuncturist has been suspended
by the Traditional Chinese Medicine Board.
Peh Ya Xiang of Peh Acupuncture Medical Hall in Jurong East wont
be able to practice for three years.
She will also have to pay the costs and expenses of the
inquiry.
According to the board, Peh was found guilty of professional
misconduct in treating a patient with piles.
The practitioner also failed to keep proper and accurate records
of the treatment she administered to the patient.
Peh was also convicted for possessing and selling two poisons,
(lidocaine and prednisolone) without a licence.
--938Live