The purpose of this health alert is to provide an update to a health alert originally disseminated on 6/17/2024 regarding a disruption involving a Wayne, New Jersey-based clinician who prescribed controlled dangerous substances (CDS).
Attached to this alert are four PDF documents: One document to alert providers to the potential health concerns for impacted patients, the second and third provide an overview of options for patients who are prescribed a medication and have lost access to their healthcare provider (one English and one Spanish) and the fourth is a notice regarding recent overdose spikes in Passaic County.
If you have any additional questions, please contact Amanda Gan, Public
Health Analyst, at Amanda.Gan@doh.nj.gov.
This information has been broadcast to: Dermatologists Physicians; Emergency Medical Services / First Responders; Family Practice Physicians; Health Care Facilities/Other; Health Care Providers; Hospitals/Acute Care; Hospitals/Other; Hospitals/Veterans; Infectious Disease Physicians; Internists Physicians; Neurologists Physicians; OB/GYNS Physicians; Occupational Med Physicians; Ophthalmologists Physicians; Other Physicians; Pediatricians Physicians; Pharmaceutical Suppliers; Physicians; Surgeons Physicians; Always Include Middlesex County; Local Boards of Health;