--- title: Bristol Myers Squibb Cobenfy: the 200 Best Inventions of 2024 description: Find out why Bristol Myers Squibb Cobenfy is one of the best inventions of 2024 canonical: https://time.com/collections/best-inventions-2024/7094904/bristol-myers-squibb-cobenfy/ article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2024-10-30T11:43:59.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T11:54:34.145Z article:section: Business og:title: Bristol Myers Squibb Cobenfy: the 200 Best Inventions of 2024 og:description: Find out why Bristol Myers Squibb Cobenfy made this year's list og:url: https://time.com/collections/best-inventions-2024/7094904/bristol-myers-squibb-cobenfy/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blta9c4bd011bbc88cc/698a8a18b21a9c37cd50f2a0/cobenify-schizophrenia-drug-best-inventions.jpeg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: Bristol Myers Squibb Cobenfy: the 200 Best Inventions of 2024 og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Bristol Myers Squibb Cobenfy: the 200 Best Inventions of 2024 twitter:description: Find out why Bristol Myers Squibb Cobenfy made this year's list twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blta9c4bd011bbc88cc/698a8a18b21a9c37cd50f2a0/cobenify-schizophrenia-drug-best-inventions.jpeg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 --- Oct 30, 2024 # Tackling Schizophrenia by [Alice Park](https://time.com/author/alice-park/) ## Alice Park Senior Correspondent  Mental Health Emotional Well Being Psychological Cognitive Personality, Depression Mental Health Emotional Well Being Psychological Cognitive Personality, DepressionJust\_Super/Getty Images People with schizophrenia now have a new drug to treat the neuropsychiatric condition. Cobenfy, which comes in capsule form, works on the muscarinic nervous system, a different network from existing treatments, which primarily target the dopamine system. Many patients don’t respond to dopamine-based medications, or stop taking them because of their side effects. But studies show Cobenfy is associated with fewer side effects and can significantly reduce schizophrenia symptoms, which can range from hallucinations to paranoia and withdrawal. “Cobenfy is ushering in a new class of medicines that we believe will be a transformational shift that hasn’t been seen in this marketplace \[for schizophrenia\],” says Adam Lenkowsky, chief commercialization officer for Bristol Myers Squibb, which will distribute the drug. 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