Teva Plots Out 2026 Launch For ‘Night And Day’ Olanzapine Long-Acting Injectable

Firm Excited About Potential To ‘Layer Olanzapine On Top’ Of Risperidone LAI

At the J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference in San Francisco, Teva has provided a timeline for its much-talked-about long-acting injectable olanzapine candidate, after wrapping up a Phase III clinical trial with data that the firm believes will give it a major advantage over its competitors.

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As the 2025 J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference kicked off in San Francisco on 13 January, Teva celebrated the same-day conclusion of its Phase III efficacy and safety trial for the company’s proposed long-acting injectable olanzapine candidate, telling investors that the extended-release antipsychotic – developed in partnership with MedinCell – is “going to be filed this year, and we’ll launch it next year.”

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