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The APRETUDE every-2-month workflow

This page explains how APRETUDE moves in practice: candidacy review, HIV-negative confirmation, initiation, maintenance injections every two months, and what changes when timing slips.

Care starts with HIV-negative confirmation, candidacy review, medication safety review, and planning for the first two initiation visits. Some patients may also discuss an optional oral lead-in before the first injection. Once established, the maintenance cadence is every two months.

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Long-acting PrEP needs a reliable operating plan The strongest APRETUDE pages make the timing, access steps, and administration choices clear enough that patients do not lose the window between interest and follow-up.

Injection Workflow in plain language

Care starts with HIV-negative confirmation, candidacy review, medication safety review, and planning for the first two initiation visits. Some patients may also discuss an optional oral lead-in before the first injection. Once established, the maintenance cadence is every two months.

Start with candidacy and HIV-negative confirmation

The first step is deciding whether long-acting PrEP fits the patient, not just whether the injection is available. HIV-negative confirmation and sexual-health history are part of that first decision.

Initiation first, maintenance second

The workflow is first injection, second injection one month later, then maintenance injections every two months. The maintenance pattern is only clean if the initiation phase is handled correctly.

Do not treat delays as a clerical problem

Once a patient is more than seven days off schedule, the question becomes clinical and operational: what is the safest next PrEP step, and where should the next administration happen?

What matters most here

Care starts with HIV-negative confirmation, candidacy review, medication safety review, and planning for the first two initiation visits. Some patients may also discuss an optional oral lead-in before the first injection. Once established, the maintenance cadence is every two months.

The reason this workflow matters is simple: long-acting PrEP removes the daily pill burden but raises the importance of timing, HIV testing, and clean follow-up.

If the cadence breaks, the next step should be decided with a clinician rather than guessed from a static web page.

Active APRETUDE locations across the network

These location pages carry the same program framing, then add the local address, directions, and booking context needed for repeat follow-up.

174th Street APRETUDE administration clinic

Bronx

174th Street

932 E 174th St, Bronx, NY 10460

A Bronx access point for long-acting PrEP scheduling, HIV testing coordination, and reliable follow-up for patients in West Farms, Crotona Park East, and nearby Bronx neighborhoods.

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Astoria APRETUDE administration clinic

Queens

Astoria

37-15 23rd Ave, Astoria, NY 11105

A Queens access point for long-acting PrEP scheduling, HIV testing coordination, and reliable follow-up for patients in Astoria, Ditmars, East Elmhurst, and nearby Queens neighborhoods.

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Bartow Mall APRETUDE administration clinic

Bronx

Bartow Mall

2063A Bartow Ave, Bronx, NY 10475

A Bronx access point for long-acting PrEP scheduling, HIV testing coordination, and reliable follow-up for patients in Co-op City, Pelham Bay, Baychester, and nearby Bronx neighborhoods.

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Crown Heights APRETUDE administration clinic

Brooklyn

Crown Heights

341 Eastern Pkwy, Brooklyn, NY 11216

A Brooklyn access point for long-acting PrEP scheduling, HIV testing coordination, and reliable follow-up for patients in Crown Heights, Prospect Heights, and nearby Brooklyn neighborhoods.

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Hicksville APRETUDE administration clinic

Long Island

Hicksville

232 W Old Country Rd, Hicksville, NY 11801

A Long Island access point for long-acting PrEP scheduling, HIV testing coordination, and reliable follow-up for patients in Hicksville, Plainview, Bethpage, and nearby Nassau County communities.

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Jackson Heights APRETUDE administration clinic

Queens

Jackson Heights

80-10 Northern Blvd, Jackson Heights, NY 11372

A Queens access point for long-acting PrEP scheduling, HIV testing coordination, and reliable follow-up for patients in Jackson Heights, Elmhurst, Corona, and nearby Queens neighborhoods.

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Jamaica APRETUDE administration clinic

Queens

Jamaica

90-18 Sutphin Blvd, Jamaica, NY 11435

A Queens access point for long-acting PrEP scheduling, HIV testing coordination, and reliable follow-up for patients in Jamaica, Briarwood, Richmond Hill, and nearby Queens neighborhoods.

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Long Island City APRETUDE administration clinic

Queens

Long Island City

30-07 36th Ave, Astoria, NY 11106

A Queens access point for long-acting PrEP scheduling, HIV testing coordination, and reliable follow-up for patients in Long Island City, Astoria, Sunnyside, and nearby Queens neighborhoods.

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Mineola APRETUDE administration clinic

Long Island

Mineola

135 Mineola Blvd, Mineola, NY 11501

A Long Island access point for long-acting PrEP scheduling, HIV testing coordination, and reliable follow-up for patients in Mineola, Garden City, Westbury, and nearby Nassau County communities.

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StuyTown APRETUDE administration clinic

Manhattan

StuyTown

259 1st Ave, New York, NY 10003

A Manhattan access point for long-acting PrEP scheduling, HIV testing coordination, and reliable follow-up for patients in StuyTown, East Village, Gramercy, and nearby Manhattan neighborhoods.

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Williamsburg APRETUDE administration clinic

Brooklyn

Williamsburg

308 Graham Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11211

A Brooklyn access point for long-acting PrEP scheduling, HIV testing coordination, and reliable follow-up for patients in Williamsburg, Greenpoint, Bushwick, and nearby Brooklyn neighborhoods.

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Helpful links for this step

Questions patients usually have

No. The initiation phase comes first, and only after that does the ongoing every-two-month cadence begin.
Yes. HIV testing stays part of the care process before starting and across follow-up visits.
Possibly. That decision depends on HIV-negative confirmation, medication history, tolerability, and scheduling reliability.
If an injection will be delayed by more than seven days, the plan should be reviewed right away instead of assumed from the old calendar. That is the point where scheduling, oral coverage, or another PrEP path may need to be discussed.

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This workflow page was the first one that actually explained initiation versus maintenance clearly.

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The page made it clearer why appointment timing matters so much with injectable PrEP.

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Felt more trustworthy because it explained what has to happen before the shot, not just after.

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Use the location pages next

Once the page-level question is clear, the location pages handle the practical part: which clinic, how to get there, and whether the follow-up cadence is realistic.

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