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Long-acting psychiatry

Long-Acting Psychiatric Injection Care in New York

Use an outside psychiatrist's active treatment plan or Nao psychiatric care, followed by product-specific order, delivery, site, administration, and monitoring coordination.

Nao Medical can evaluate adults who are considering a long-acting psychiatric injection and can review an outside prescriber's order. An evaluation does not guarantee an injection. The responsible prescriber, medicine, dose, initiation history, due date, patient-specific delivery, trained staff, and administration site must all be confirmed before an injection visit.

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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.

What coordinated long-acting injection care requires

A safe handoff is more than an appointment time. The psychiatric and clinic teams need enough information to verify the treatment plan and prevent a dose at the wrong time or site.

Responsible prescriber

A named psychiatric prescriber remains responsible for the diagnosis, product, dose, initiation plan, and medication changes. This may be the patient's outside psychiatrist or a Nao psychiatric clinician.

Complete treatment record

The record should include the last oral or injected dose, oral tolerability, next due date, prior response, and relevant monitoring.

Patient-specific medication

Coverage, prior authorization, specialty-pharmacy or distributor requirements, delivery destination, storage, and arrival must be confirmed.

Administration and follow-up

The final clinic needs trained staff, the correct supplies, product-specific monitoring, emergency procedures, and a next-dose plan.

From psychiatric plan to a confirmed injection visit

The sequence protects continuity while keeping prescribing and administration responsibilities clear.

1. Confirm the psychiatric prescriber

Confirm whether an outside psychiatrist is prescribing and managing treatment or whether Nao psychiatry should evaluate and manage the plan. Review symptoms, diagnosis, current and prior medicines, adherence, side effects, and treatment goals.

2. Product-specific plan

The responsible prescriber confirms the medicine, dose, initiation or oral-overlap requirements, due date, and any needed laboratory or physical monitoring.

3. Access and site confirmation

Nao reviews order acceptance, benefits, patient-specific delivery, medication arrival, trained staff, and the eligible administration clinic.

4. Administration and continuity

The team documents the dose, observes as required, communicates with the prescriber, and plans follow-up and the next due date.

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.

  • Current medication list, allergies, prior side effects, and relevant medical history.
  • The exact product, dose, last dose, next due date, initiation method, and responsible prescriber's contact information.
  • Recent discharge summary, injection record, laboratory results, movement or metabolic monitoring, and pharmacy details when available.
  • Insurance cards and any prior authorization or specialty-pharmacy correspondence.

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.

No automatic switch

Long-acting medicines remain in the body after administration. A switch requires a prescriber-led plan that accounts for the prior dose and the next product's initiation rules.

Late-dose rules differ

A missed-dose plan can depend on the exact product, treatment stage, and time since the last injection. Contact the prescriber before rescheduling.

Monitoring is medicine-specific

Movement symptoms, weight, glucose, lipids, blood pressure, prolactin, sedation, interactions, or laboratory tests may be relevant depending on the product.

Outside orders are reviewed

A valid order does not by itself confirm that Nao can accept, obtain, store, or administer the medicine at a particular clinic.

When to get urgent or emergency help

Call 911 for immediate danger, severe confusion, loss of consciousness, trouble breathing, a seizure, very high fever with severe stiffness, or a serious allergic reaction. Call or text 988 for a mental health crisis or suicidal thoughts.

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.

Nao Medical 174th Street clinic

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.

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Nao Medical Astoria clinic

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.

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Nao Medical Bartow Mall clinic

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.

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Nao Medical Crown Heights clinic

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.

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Nao Medical Hicksville clinic

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.

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Nao Medical Jackson Heights clinic

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.

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Nao Medical Jamaica clinic

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.

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Nao Medical Long Island City clinic

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.

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Nao Medical Mineola clinic

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.

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Nao Medical StuyTown clinic

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.

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Nao Medical Williamsburg clinic

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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Choose condition-focused care for diagnosis and long-term treatment planning. Choose a medicine-specific service for initiation, access, monitoring, delivery, or administration questions.

Aristada Initio

Understand the one-time initiation regimen used with Aristada when clinically appropriate.

Risperdal Consta

Review the two-week risperidone injection pathway and oral-coverage requirement.

Perseris availability and continuity

Review the manufacturer discontinuation notice and prepare a prescriber-led continuity plan. Perseris is not presented as a currently bookable injection.

Abilify Maintena

Review Abilify Maintena initiation, monitoring, access, and missed-dose questions.

Invega Sustenna

Review Invega Sustenna initiation, monitoring, access, and missed-dose questions.

Clinical and regulatory sources

These authoritative sources were rechecked on August 12, 2026. Drug labels and guidance can change, so the treating clinician uses current information for each decision.

Common questions about Long-acting psychiatric injection administration

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.
Same-day administration is not promised. An outside-order pathway starts with order and record review; a Nao-managed pathway starts with a psychiatric evaluation. In either path, dose timing, tolerability history, medication access, trained staff, and site capability must be confirmed first.
Nao evaluates product-specific pathways for aripiprazole, risperidone, paliperidone, and selected older depot antipsychotics. Perseris U.S. availability ended May 31, 2026, so it is covered only as treatment-continuity information. The team confirms eligibility and site capability for each currently available medicine.
The evaluation may be virtual. The care team confirms the administration clinic separately after reviewing the product, delivery path, storage, staff, monitoring, and appointment timing.
Contact the responsible prescriber before another dose. Missed-dose instructions differ by product and by the time since the last injection; some medicines require oral coverage or re-initiation.
A switch is not automatic. A psychiatric prescriber must confirm the diagnosis, prior response, oral tolerability, interactions, initiation regimen, and whether the expected benefits outweigh the risks.
Coverage varies by diagnosis, plan, benefit channel, prior authorization, specialty pharmacy, and administration site. The evaluation, medicine, and administration may process separately.
Send the current medication list, diagnosis and treatment history, last injection or oral dose, due date, prior side effects, relevant monitoring, pharmacy information, and the outside prescriber's contact details.
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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 12, 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.