The FDA has approved the first treatment for schizophrenia that targets cholinergic receptors rather than dopamine receptors.

No new treatments for schizophrenia have been approved in nearly three decades, but that changed on Sept. 26, when the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Cobenfy for the psychiatric disorder.

Bristol Myers Squibb's Cobenfy has been approved by the FDA as the first new treatment for schizophrenia in decades. The medication introduces a new approach by targeting M1 and M4 receptors without blocking D2 receptors.