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1. Establish treatment history
Review prior oral or short-acting fluphenazine, other antipsychotics, response, adherence, side effects, diagnosis, and current symptoms.
Long-acting fluphenazine
Fluphenazine Decanoate Injection Care in New York
Prescriber-led assessment and coordination for a long-acting phenothiazine antipsychotic.
Fluphenazine decanoate is a long-acting antipsychotic used for patients who need prolonged parenteral treatment. The current label allows intramuscular or subcutaneous administration and says dose and interval must be individualized. A shorter-acting fluphenazine trial may be advisable when prior response is unknown. Nao confirms the prescriber-led plan before administration.
Evaluation comes before treatment
Two ways to coordinate care: If an outside psychiatrist prescribes and manages the treatment, Nao can review an accepted order and records for in-clinic administration. If the patient needs Nao to manage treatment, Nao psychiatry can evaluate, prescribe when appropriate, and provide follow-up. Product, order, delivery, staff, and site are confirmed separately.
Fluphenazine decanoate requires an individualized maintenance plan
The current label is explicit that no precise conversion formula fits every patient and that response must be monitored carefully.
Long-acting role
The medicine is intended for patients who require prolonged parenteral neuroleptic therapy, including people with chronic schizophrenia.
Prior response
When a person has not taken a phenothiazine, a shorter-acting fluphenazine form may be used first to assess response and an appropriate dose.
Route and timing
The current label allows intramuscular or subcutaneous administration; maintenance effects and intervals vary by patient.
Experienced oversight
The label calls for physician direction and facilities for periodic hepatic, renal, and blood monitoring outside institutional settings.
How the care team reviews a fluphenazine decanoate plan
The record should explain prior exposure, current stability, dose rationale, monitoring, and responsibility for follow-up.
2. Confirm individualized order
Document the dose, route, last administration, intended interval, next due date, and the psychiatric prescriber responsible for changes.
3. Review monitoring and access
Assess movement, blood-pressure, sedation, falls, seizures, blood counts, liver and kidney history, benefits, delivery, and site capability.
4. Administer and reassess
Document the administration route and dose, monitor immediate concerns, and maintain psychiatric and physical monitoring over time.
What to prepare for the first evaluation
Complete records reduce avoidable delays and help the clinician separate a new decision from continuation of an established plan.
- Prior oral, short-acting, or depot fluphenazine records, including response and adverse effects.
- Last injection date, dose, route, interval, next due date, and responsible prescriber information.
- Movement symptoms, falls, seizures, blood pressure, blood counts, liver or kidney results, vision concerns, and current medicines.
- Signed order, insurance, pharmacy, acquisition, and delivery information.
Safety, monitoring, and treatment boundaries
The clinical plan is individualized. These points highlight questions that need explicit review rather than replacing the current label, a full evaluation, or emergency care.
Movement disorders
Extrapyramidal symptoms and tardive dyskinesia can occur. Prompt review of new or worsening movements is important.
Blood and infection
The label discusses leukopenia, neutropenia, agranulocytosis, and blood-count monitoring, especially with prior low counts or drug-induced problems.
Falls and autonomic effects
Sleepiness, postural hypotension, motor instability, anticholinergic effects, and interactions with central nervous system depressants can increase risk.
Organ and eye monitoring
Long-term care may include hepatic, renal, blood, vision, and other monitoring based on the patient's risks and treatment history.
When to get urgent or emergency help
Get urgent help for high fever with severe stiffness or confusion, a seizure, serious infection symptoms with known low blood counts, collapse, trouble breathing, or immediate danger.
Psychiatric plan first, administration site confirmed later
Start with care coordination. If an outside psychiatrist manages treatment, send the order and records for review; if not, Nao psychiatry can evaluate and manage the plan. Do not arrange a shipment or travel until medication delivery, trained staff, and the administration site are confirmed.
Bronx
174th Street
932 E 174th St, Bronx, NY 10460
If an outside psychiatrist manages treatment, send the order and records for Nao review. If not, Nao psychiatry can evaluate and manage the plan. Medication delivery, trained staff, and the administration site must be confirmed before travel.
Queens
Astoria
37-15 23rd Ave, Astoria, NY 11105
If an outside psychiatrist manages treatment, send the order and records for Nao review. If not, Nao psychiatry can evaluate and manage the plan. Medication delivery, trained staff, and the administration site must be confirmed before travel.
Bronx
Bartow Mall
2063A Bartow Ave, Bronx, NY 10475
If an outside psychiatrist manages treatment, send the order and records for Nao review. If not, Nao psychiatry can evaluate and manage the plan. Medication delivery, trained staff, and the administration site must be confirmed before travel.
Brooklyn
Crown Heights
341 Eastern Pkwy, Brooklyn, NY 11216
If an outside psychiatrist manages treatment, send the order and records for Nao review. If not, Nao psychiatry can evaluate and manage the plan. Medication delivery, trained staff, and the administration site must be confirmed before travel.
Long Island
Hicksville
232 W Old Country Rd, Hicksville, NY 11801
If an outside psychiatrist manages treatment, send the order and records for Nao review. If not, Nao psychiatry can evaluate and manage the plan. Medication delivery, trained staff, and the administration site must be confirmed before travel.
Queens
Jackson Heights
80-10 Northern Blvd, Jackson Heights, NY 11372
If an outside psychiatrist manages treatment, send the order and records for Nao review. If not, Nao psychiatry can evaluate and manage the plan. Medication delivery, trained staff, and the administration site must be confirmed before travel.
Queens
Jamaica
90-18 Sutphin Blvd, Jamaica, NY 11435
If an outside psychiatrist manages treatment, send the order and records for Nao review. If not, Nao psychiatry can evaluate and manage the plan. Medication delivery, trained staff, and the administration site must be confirmed before travel.
Queens
Long Island City
30-07 36th Ave, Astoria, NY 11106
If an outside psychiatrist manages treatment, send the order and records for Nao review. If not, Nao psychiatry can evaluate and manage the plan. Medication delivery, trained staff, and the administration site must be confirmed before travel.
Long Island
Mineola
135 Mineola Blvd, Mineola, NY 11501
If an outside psychiatrist manages treatment, send the order and records for Nao review. If not, Nao psychiatry can evaluate and manage the plan. Medication delivery, trained staff, and the administration site must be confirmed before travel.
Manhattan
StuyTown
259 1st Ave, New York, NY 10003
If an outside psychiatrist manages treatment, send the order and records for Nao review. If not, Nao psychiatry can evaluate and manage the plan. Medication delivery, trained staff, and the administration site must be confirmed before travel.
Brooklyn
Williamsburg
308 Graham Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11211
If an outside psychiatrist manages treatment, send the order and records for Nao review. If not, Nao psychiatry can evaluate and manage the plan. Medication delivery, trained staff, and the administration site must be confirmed before travel.
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Clinical and regulatory sources
These authoritative sources were checked on August 1, 2026. Drug labels and guidance can change, so the treating clinician uses current information for each decision.
NIH DailyMed / FDA-approved labeling
Fluphenazine decanoate prescribing information
Established response, individualized interval, administration routes, and long-term monitoring.
Open official sourceAmerican Psychiatric Association
Practice Guideline for the Treatment of Patients With Schizophrenia
Assessment, antipsychotic treatment, long-acting medicines, clozapine, and monitoring.
Open official sourceU.S. Food and Drug Administration
MedWatch safety information and adverse-event reporting
How patients and clinicians can report suspected medication problems.
Open official sourceCommon questions about Fluphenazine decanoate
It is a long-acting antipsychotic intended for patients who require prolonged parenteral neuroleptic treatment, including people with chronic schizophrenia.
The current label allows intramuscular or subcutaneous administration. The prescriber's order and clinic protocol must specify the route.
The interval is individualized. The label notes that a maintenance dose may control symptoms for several weeks, but response and timing vary and must be monitored.
The label says it may be advisable for a person without prior phenothiazine exposure to receive shorter-acting fluphenazine first to assess response and establish an appropriate dose.
No. The label says no precise conversion formula applies to every patient. The prescriber must consider prior dosing, response, side effects, age, medical risks, and symptoms.
Monitoring may include movement symptoms, blood pressure, sedation and falls, blood counts, liver and kidney function, vision concerns, seizures, and other patient-specific risks.
Yes. A separate Nao psychiatric visit is not automatically required when an outside psychiatrist actively prescribes and manages the treatment. Nao must accept the order and records, coordinate patient-specific medication delivery, confirm an eligible clinic and trained staff, and schedule the administration visit. Patients who need prescribing or ongoing psychiatric management can start with Nao psychiatry instead.
Contact the responsible prescriber promptly. Do not double, substitute, or restart a dose without a new review of timing, symptoms, and the treatment plan.
Updated August 1, 2026. This information does not replace an individual medical evaluation. A licensed clinician determines diagnosis, medication eligibility, prescribing, testing, dosing, administration, and follow-up.
Health information notice
General information only. The information below is not medical advice and does not replace diagnosis, treatment, or guidance from a licensed clinician.
Content was updated August 4, 2026 using the sources cited above. Medical guidance, prescribing information, medication availability, and insurance rules can change. A licensed clinician must confirm current information and determine each patient's eligibility, testing, treatment, administration setting, and follow-up. Call 911 for a medical emergency. Contact Nao Medical with a question or correction.