APRETUDE is the long-acting cabotegravir PrEP option for people who want HIV prevention without relying on a daily pill, but it still works only when appointment timing and HIV testing stay current.
APRETUDE is administered by a healthcare provider. After two initiation injections one month apart, maintenance injections continue every two months. HIV testing and follow-up scheduling must stay current the entire time.
Many major insurance plans are accepted for PrEP-related visits, HIV testing, lab work, and follow-up care, including Medicaid, Medicare, Medicare Advantage, Healthfirst, MetroPlus, Fidelis, UnitedHealthcare, United Healthcare Community Plan, EmblemHealth, Aetna, Cigna, Blue Cross Blue Shield, and many commercial plans. APRETUDE medication coverage can still depend on prior authorization, benefit design, and where the injection is administered.
Nao Medical offers APRETUDE evaluation, long-acting PrEP scheduling, coverage review, administration-location planning, and ongoing follow-up across NYC and Long Island.
This lane is for patients who want long-acting PrEP and need a clean path through candidacy review, HIV testing, scheduling, and administration logistics.
The first visit can review sexual-health history, HIV-negative confirmation, whether long-acting PrEP fits better than an oral option, and how the calendar should be set up.
Apretude can feel easier than a daily pill only when the patient can actually return for repeat visits. The best clinic is usually the one that makes the schedule realistic.
If the answer is not inside the Nao footprint, the official APRETUDE locator and ViiVConnect support path are more useful than a generic search result.
Open the clinic page that best fits repeat follow-up, directions, and the real appointment cadence you can keep.
Bronx
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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Queens
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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Bronx
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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Brooklyn
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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Long Island
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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Queens
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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Queens
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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Queens
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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Long Island
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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Manhattan
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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Brooklyn
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.
View APRETUDE location page Get directionsMany major insurance plans are accepted for PrEP-related visits, HIV testing, lab work, and follow-up care, including Medicaid, Medicare, Medicare Advantage, Healthfirst, MetroPlus, Fidelis, UnitedHealthcare, United Healthcare Community Plan, EmblemHealth, Aetna, Cigna, Blue Cross Blue Shield, and many commercial plans. APRETUDE medication coverage can still depend on prior authorization, benefit design, and where the injection is administered.
Self-pay visits can also be reviewed when insurance is not workable or when a faster evaluation path makes more sense. The visit, labs, medication acquisition, and administration steps are not always one bundled number, so the care team walks through the path before the schedule is locked.
ViiVConnect can help patients understand insurance coverage, savings-program eligibility, and other ways to save if they do not have insurance. ViiVConnect is not health insurance, but it is the official APRETUDE access-support path and can be reached at 1-844-588-3288.
Use the scheduling page when the main question is how to keep the injection cadence realistic across work, travel, and follow-up testing.
Use the workflow page for the sequence from candidacy and HIV-negative confirmation through initiation and long-term maintenance.
Use the insurance page when the main blocker is coverage, prior authorization, or whether self-pay makes more sense.
Use the locations page when geography or administration setting is the main issue instead of medication choice.
Use the HIV testing hub when the immediate need is testing, results discussion, or follow-up rather than long-acting PrEP access.
Use the broader STD testing hub when patients need a wider sexual-health workup, symptoms review, or related testing beyond HIV prevention.
What patients say about Nao Medical
Verified Patient
The APRETUDE hub explained the schedule and location side much better than the average injectable PrEP page.
Verified Patient
Helpful that it covered HIV testing, insurance, and the actual appointment cadence in one place.
Verified Patient
The location grid made it easier to pick a clinic that would work for repeat visits.
Verified Patient
It felt practical instead of sounding like a generic PrEP article.
Verified Patient
Good page for someone deciding between daily pills and a long-acting option.
Verified Patient
The outside-network locator guidance was useful and not pushy.
The right clinic is the one that makes repeat injections, HIV testing, and scheduling discipline realistic, not just the one that looks closest on a map.
See APRETUDE locations
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