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Sublocade injections in NYC and Long Island

Review monthly buprenorphine injection care, including treatment eligibility, transition or initiation planning, specialty-pharmacy coordination, and in-clinic administration.

Insurance eligibility and benefits vary by visit, medication, pharmacy benefit, testing, and plan. The care team can verify the relevant benefits before treatment moves forward. Because Sublocade can involve both the office visit and the medication, the team reviews benefits, prior authorization needs, and specialty-pharmacy steps before the injection is scheduled.

Self-pay requests can also be reviewed. Because Sublocade includes a monthly medication plus in-clinic administration, visit fees, medication costs, and pharmacy logistics should be clarified before treatment starts.

The practical workflow usually includes evaluation, review of recent opioid and buprenorphine use, benefits verification, specialty-pharmacy coordination, scheduling of the in-clinic injection, and repeat monthly follow-up.

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A monthly injection plan needs more than a medication label The transition, benefits review, pharmacy timing, and monthly follow-up all need to work together before a Sublocade plan is actually useful in real life.

What the Sublocade family covers

Nao Medical offers Sublocade injection planning for moderate to severe opioid use disorder, including transition review from oral buprenorphine, monthly follow-up scheduling, specialty-pharmacy coordination, and local evaluation and follow-up support across NYC and Long Island. If patients are also working with therapy, psychiatry, primary care, or another addiction clinician, the medication plan can be coordinated instead of treated like a standalone one-off injection visit.

Who this treatment path is built for

The program is designed for adults with opioid use disorder who are reviewing whether a monthly buprenorphine injection fits their treatment plan.

How the transition is reviewed

Some patients arrive already taking oral or transmucosal buprenorphine. Others need a supervised first step to confirm tolerability before a monthly injection plan makes sense. The transition is reviewed clinically rather than assumed from a prior prescription alone.

Why the workflow matters

The practical workflow usually includes evaluation, review of recent opioid and buprenorphine use, benefits verification, specialty-pharmacy coordination, scheduling of the in-clinic injection, and repeat monthly follow-up.

Why pharmacy coordination matters

Sublocade is not picked up like a standard retail prescription. The medication is coordinated through certified workflows, and shipment timing has to align with the office visit so the injection can be administered in clinic.

Helpful Sublocade next steps

Transition from oral buprenorphine

The first question is not just whether someone wants the injection. It is whether recent opioid use, current buprenorphine treatment, and medication tolerance support a safe transition.

Monthly injection workflow

The first phase covers evaluation, transition review when needed, benefits confirmation, and medication coordination so the plan is lined up before a treatment slot is used.

Specialty-pharmacy coordination

Sublocade is not picked up from a standard retail pharmacy. The medication is coordinated through certified handling pathways and administered by a provider in clinic.

Evaluation and administration planning

The Sublocade family currently covers Brooklyn, Queens, the Bronx, Manhattan, and Long Island so the treatment plan does not depend on one hard-to-reach clinic.

Sublocade evaluation locations across New York

Choose a nearby clinic for the first evaluation. The team will confirm medication approval, delivery, and the appropriate administration site before scheduling an injection.

Astoria Sublocade clinic

Queens

Astoria

37-15 23rd Ave, Astoria, NY 11105

A western Queens location for Sublocade evaluation and monthly follow-up planning, benefits review, and structured addiction medicine follow-up.

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Insurance, self-pay, and monthly planning

Insurance eligibility and benefits vary by visit, medication, pharmacy benefit, testing, and plan. The care team can verify the relevant benefits before treatment moves forward. Because Sublocade can involve both the office visit and the medication, the team reviews benefits, prior authorization needs, and specialty-pharmacy steps before the injection is scheduled.

Self-pay requests can also be reviewed. Because Sublocade includes a monthly medication plus in-clinic administration, visit fees, medication costs, and pharmacy logistics should be clarified before treatment starts.

The team reviews the medication, the visit, and the scheduling workflow together so patients are not surprised later by missing pharmacy or authorization steps.

Related opioid-treatment paths

Vivitrol treatment

A separate injectable pathway is available when the question is monthly naltrexone rather than monthly buprenorphine.

Medication options

Medication comparison separates Suboxone, Sublocade, Vivitrol, and naloxone safety planning so patients can understand which question each one answers.

Buprenorphine treatment

Buprenorphine guidance explains how daily treatment and longer-acting injection care fit into the broader medication plan.

Online Suboxone treatment

Telemedicine can support evaluation and follow-up when clinically appropriate, with local locations available when in-person care is needed.

Same-day Suboxone access

When the immediate issue is how fast someone can be evaluated and started safely, the same-day pathway matters more than the injection discussion.

Bridge prescriptions

Short-gap medication questions are handled through the bridge pathway rather than improvised refill assumptions.

Questions about Sublocade injections

Sublocade is a once-monthly extended-release buprenorphine injection used to treat opioid use disorder. It is administered by a healthcare provider in clinic rather than taken home like a daily medication.
Many patients transition from oral or transmucosal buprenorphine, but the team reviews recent opioid use, current treatment, medication tolerability, and safety before an injection is scheduled. Patients who are not currently receiving buprenorphine may need a supervised test dose to confirm tolerability first.
Sublocade is organized as a monthly in-clinic injection plan. The program also includes follow-up review, scheduling, monitoring, and coordination between visits.
Yes. Insurance eligibility and benefits vary by visit, medication, pharmacy benefit, testing, and plan. The care team can verify the relevant benefits before treatment moves forward. Because Sublocade can involve both the office visit and the medication, the team reviews benefits, prior authorization needs, and specialty-pharmacy steps before the injection is scheduled. Sublocade is not picked up like a standard retail prescription. The medication is coordinated through certified workflows, and shipment timing has to align with the office visit so the injection can be administered in clinic.
Self-pay requests can also be reviewed. Because Sublocade includes a monthly medication plus in-clinic administration, visit fees, medication costs, and pharmacy logistics should be clarified before treatment starts.
No. Sublocade is administered by a healthcare provider in clinic and is not dispensed like a standard retail pharmacy pickup.

Connected addiction care across medication, counseling, and follow-up

Patients can move from the opioid MAT pathway into alcohol care, counseling, documentation review, post-rehab follow-up, or Medicaid coverage review without starting over.

Addiction treatment in NYC

Private addiction medicine, counseling coordination, insurance review, and local follow-up across NYC and Long Island.

Alcohol addiction treatment

Medical review, counseling coordination, relapse-prevention planning, and Vivitrol or naltrexone discussion when appropriate.

Gambling addiction support

Private assessment, counseling coordination, mental-health review, and specialized referral guidance when needed.

Court-mandated treatment

Documentation, testing, MAT, counseling, and probation or court paperwork can be reviewed when instructions are brought in writing.

After rehab follow-up

Outpatient follow-up can help maintain medication, counseling, insurance, and relapse-prevention planning after discharge.

Addiction counseling

Individual counseling, group therapy planning, certified substance-use counseling support, and MAT coordination.

Compare medication, visit, and follow-up options, then choose the care path that fits your current needs.

Brixadi injections

Weekly or monthly extended-release buprenorphine evaluation, coverage coordination, and treatment planning.

Suboxone treatment

Buprenorphine-naloxone evaluation, medication planning, and ongoing follow-up.

Vivitrol treatment

Extended-release naltrexone evaluation for opioid or alcohol use disorder when clinically appropriate.

Clinical sources

These public clinical and regulatory sources were checked on August 1, 2026. They support the general information and do not replace an individual medical evaluation.

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Choose a Sublocade location that works monthly

Pick the clinic that is realistic for repeat follow-up, then use the local details for booking and directions.

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Focused care or a more supported outpatient program

Nao Medical operates a New York State OASAS-certified outpatient addiction treatment program. The first visit can focus on the immediate clinical question and medication planning when relevant, or the care plan can include counseling, recovery support, and closer follow-up when that is wanted or clinically recommended.

Focused clinical visits

Patients can request a private evaluation centered on the immediate concern, prescribing or injection planning when applicable, monitoring, and practical next steps. Medication is never automatic; eligibility and safety still require clinician review.

Counseling is available

Patients who want more support can add counseling, relapse-prevention work, care coordination, and recovery follow-up through the outpatient addiction program.

Confidential intake first

After scheduling, complete the confidential addiction intake form when it is sent. It helps the team review current substance use, prior treatment, medications, insurance, and the safest visit type.

Nao Medical accepts Medicaid and many major insurance plans, including Medicare, Healthfirst, MetroPlus, Fidelis, UnitedHealthcare and UnitedHealthcare Community Plan, EmblemHealth, Aetna, Cigna, and Blue Cross Blue Shield. Coverage varies by visit, medication, pharmacy benefit, testing, counseling, and prior authorization. Review addiction-treatment insurance support.

Health information notice

General information only. The information here is not medical advice and does not replace diagnosis, treatment, or guidance from a licensed clinician.

Content was updated August 2, 2026 from the cited sources and Nao Medical's current service information. 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.