A Year After ‘Pivot To Growth’, Teva Keeps Pushing Forward With Innovative Assets

Firm Highlights LAI Olanzapine, As Trial Results Come Nine Months Ahead Of Schedule

Celebrating positive trial results for its long-acting injectable olanzapine, at the same time as reporting across-the-board growth for its generics business in Q1, Teva says it is pushing forward with its “pivot to growth” strategy almost a year after it was introduced by CEO Richard Francis.

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Another of Teva’s innovative assets has delivered results • Source: Shutterstock

Teva will doubtless be pleased with the reaction to its latest first-quarter results. In the days that followed the firm’s 8 May announcement of its Q1 2024 financials – coupled with a simultaneous disclosure of positive trial data, ahead of schedule, for its TEV-’749 long-acting injectable olanzapine candidate developed with partner MedinCell – the firm’s share price jumped by around 15% to more than $16 per share.

Analyst interest was focused on the olanzapine results, with Teva president and CEO Richard Francis explaining: “we had the data readout on the efficacy of this [SOLARIS Phase III pivotal] study, and it met its primary and secondary endpoints on all dose groups versus placebo

Key takeaways:
  • Teva has released earlier-than-expected positive trial results for its MedinCell-partnered TEV-’749 olanzapine long-acting injectable.

  • Meanwhile, the firm’s Uzedy long-acting injectable risperidone is on track to hit sales estimates of $80m this year.

  • Teva’s generics business grew by 9% in Q1, including 8% growth in the US

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