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Teva drops clinical development program for use of fremanezumab in episodic cluster headache

A building belonging to Teva Pharmaceutical Industries, the world's biggest generic drugmaker and Israel's largest company, is seen in Jerusalem February 8, 2017. REUTERS/Ronen Zvulun

A building belonging to Teva Pharmaceutical Industries, the world's biggest generic drugmaker and Israel's largest company, is seen in Jerusalem February 8, 2017. REUTERS/Ronen Zvulun

JERUSALEM–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. (NYSE and TASE: TEVA) today provided
an update that the Company is discontinuing the clinical development
program for use of fremanezumab in cluster headaches. A pre-specified
futility analysis of a Phase III study in episodic cluster headache
revealed that the study’s primary endpoint of mean change from baseline
in the weekly average number of cluster headache attacks during the
4-week treatment period is unlikely to be met.

As a result of the above, Teva is discontinuing the ENFORCE Phase III
clinical trial program, which also includes a long-term safety study.
The program previously included a chronic cluster headache study, which
was discontinued in June of 2018. Teva continues to explore other uses
for fremanezumab, including the treatment of post-traumatic headache
(currently being studied in a Phase II trial).

“We’d like to thank the patients and investigators for their immense
contributions to this study. Despite these results, we are
continuing to evaluate if fremanezumab treatment can provide clinical
benefits in additional diseases where anti-calcitonin gene-related
peptide (CGRP) therapy may play a role in its pathophysiology,” said
Tushar Shah, M.D., Senior Vice President, Head of Global Specialty
Clinical Development at Teva.

About Fremanezumab

Fremanezumab is a humanized monoclonal antibody that binds to the
calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP) ligand and blocks its binding to
the receptor. Fremanezumab is considered an investigational compound in
the treatment of cluster headache or post-traumatic headache and is not
approved by any regulatory agency for those uses.

About Teva

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. (NYSE and TASE: TEVA) has been
developing and producing medicines to improve people’s lives for more
than a century. We are a global leader in generic and specialty
medicines with a portfolio consisting of over 35,000 products in nearly
every therapeutic area. 200 million people around the world take a Teva
medicine every day, served by one of the largest and most complex supply
chains in the pharmaceutical industry. Along with our established
presence in generics, we have significant innovative research and
operations supporting our growing portfolio of specialty and
biopharmaceutical products. Learn more at www.tevapharm.com.

Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains forward-looking statements within the
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and other factors discussed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the
year ended December 31, 2018, including the sections thereof captioned
“Risk Factors.” Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date on
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Contacts

IR Contacts
United States
Kevin C. Mannix, (215)
591-8912
Ran Meir, 972 (3) 926-7516

PR Contacts
United States
Doris Saltkill, (913)
777-3343
Israel
Yonatan Beker, 972 (54) 888 5898

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