Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Limited

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently approved Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. (NYSE:TEVA) to market Weltruza, a once-monthly subcutaneous injectable for adult patients with schizophrenia.

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries NYSE: TEVA said the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved WELTRUZA, a once-monthly subcutaneous long-acting injectable formulation of olanzapine for schizophrenia.

Teva said on Friday it ​had received approval ‌from the US Food and Drug ​Administration for ​its Weltruza drug for ⁠extended-release injectable suspension ​as the first ​and only once-monthly subcutaneous injectable olanzapine for ​adults with schizophrenia.

WELTRUZA ™ (olanzapine) for extended-release injectable suspension is the first and only once-monthly subcutaneous long-acting injectable (LAI) formulation of olanzapine for the treatment of schizophrenia in adults with no loading doses, no oral supplementation and no post-injection monitoring required The approval is based on results from the pivotal Phase 3 SOLARIS trial, which demonstrated overall symptom improvement, significant reduction in illness severity and improvement in personal and social functioning, with a systemic safety profile consistent with oral olanzapine 1 As Teva drives forward its Pivot to Growth strategy, the company continues to deliver on its commitment to patient-centered innovation in neuroscience, including a differentiated long-acting injectable franchise Teva will hold an investor call and live webcast on Friday, October 9, 2026, 8:00 a.m. ET PARSIPPANY, N.J.

PARSIPPANY, N.J., Oct. 02, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Teva Pharmaceuticals, a U.S. affiliate of Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. (NYSE and TASE: TEVA), today announced that the Journal of Child Neurology published a comprehensive review examining dopamine pathways in Tourette syndrome and the therapeutic potential of ecopipam, a first-in-class investigational selective D1 (dopamine) receptor antagonist for the treatment of pediatric patients with Tourette syndrome.1,2 The review evaluates current treatment limitations and details how selectively targeting D1 receptors in the brain's direct motor pathway may offer a differentiated, non-antipsychotic approach for managing tics in pediatric patients.1