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1. Psychiatric assessment
Confirm diagnosis, treatment goals, prior response, oral tolerability, current symptoms, adverse effects, and whether another medicine remains active.
Long-acting risperidone
Risperdal Consta Injection Care in New York
Prescriber-led evaluation and coordination for a long-acting risperidone injection given every two weeks.
Risperdal Consta is approved for schizophrenia and for maintenance treatment of bipolar I disorder as monotherapy or with lithium or valproate. The label calls for deep deltoid or gluteal intramuscular injection every two weeks and three weeks of oral risperidone or another antipsychotic after the first injection. Nao confirms the full 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.
Risperdal Consta initiation and maintenance details
The delayed release makes oral coverage and accurate injection dates essential parts of the treatment record.
Approved uses
The label includes schizophrenia and maintenance treatment of bipolar I disorder as monotherapy or adjunctive therapy to lithium or valproate.
Oral tolerability
A patient who has never taken oral risperidone should establish tolerability before starting Risperdal Consta.
Initial oral coverage
Oral risperidone or another antipsychotic continues for three weeks after the first injection, then stops under the prescriber's plan.
Dose and site
The labeled usual adult starting dose is 25 mg every two weeks, with prescriber-selected adjustments and deep deltoid or gluteal administration.
What the psychiatric and administration teams verify
A complete record protects against a treatment gap during the delayed-release period.
2. Initiation or continuation plan
Document the exact dose, first or last injection date, three-week oral coverage when starting, next due date, and responsible prescriber.
3. Safety and access review
Review interactions, kidney or liver considerations, pregnancy, metabolic and movement monitoring, benefits, delivery, and medication arrival.
4. Injection and follow-up
Use the correct product components and muscle site, document the dose, monitor as clinically required, and schedule psychiatric follow-up and the next injection.
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 and past risperidone doses, response, oral tolerability, and side effects.
- Last injection date, prescribed dose, injection site, next due date, and any oral-coverage plan.
- Current medicines, allergies, recent weight, blood pressure, glucose or lipid results, and movement-symptom history.
- Outside order, responsible prescriber contact, insurance, and pharmacy or delivery details.
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.
Metabolic monitoring
Risperidone can affect weight, blood glucose, and lipids; the prescriber sets baseline and follow-up monitoring.
Movement and prolactin effects
Review stiffness, tremor, restlessness, involuntary movement, menstrual or sexual changes, breast symptoms, and other possible prolactin effects.
Blood pressure and sedation
Orthostatic blood-pressure changes, sleepiness, and falls can matter, especially with other medicines or medical conditions.
Late injections
There is no single restart instruction for every gap. The prescriber reviews the prior treatment stage and may need oral antipsychotic coverage.
When to get urgent or emergency help
Seek urgent care for high fever with severe stiffness or confusion, fainting, a seizure, serious allergic symptoms, uncontrolled movements, or immediate risk of harm.
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.
Related psychiatric care
Choose condition-focused care for diagnosis and long-term treatment planning. Choose a medicine-specific service for initiation, access, monitoring, delivery, or administration questions.
Long-acting injection administration
Review outside-order intake, delivery, site confirmation, monitoring, and dose recall.
Schizophrenia medication management
Coordinate diagnosis, antipsychotic response, metabolic monitoring, and continuity.
Bipolar medication management
Review maintenance treatment in the context of bipolar symptoms, other medicines, and follow-up.
Uzedy injection
Review the separate subcutaneous risperidone schedule and initiation rules; the products are not interchangeable.
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
Risperdal Consta prescribing information
Approved uses, oral tolerability, three-week oral coverage, two-week dosing, and 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 Risperdal Consta
The current label describes deep intramuscular administration every two weeks by a healthcare professional.
The label calls for oral risperidone or another antipsychotic with the first injection and for three weeks afterward to provide therapeutic coverage.
It is given as a deep intramuscular injection in the deltoid or gluteal muscle using the product's corresponding needle and site instructions.
It is approved for maintenance treatment of bipolar I disorder as monotherapy or as adjunctive therapy to lithium or valproate. An evaluation determines whether it fits an individual's plan.
No automatic conversion is assumed. The prescriber must account for the prior product's release pattern, last dose, current symptoms, and Risperdal Consta initiation requirements.
Contact the prescriber before another injection. The plan depends on treatment history and the length of the gap, and oral antipsychotic coverage may be needed.
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.
Monitoring may include symptoms, movement effects, weight, glucose, lipids, blood pressure, sedation, prolactin-related effects, interactions, and injection-site concerns.
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.