Bristol Myers Squibb stock jumped after the pharma company won approval for its new schizophrenia drug late Thursday. “This drug takes the first new approach to schizophrenia treatment in decades,” the Food and Drug Administration said.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Bristol Myers Squibb's schizophrenia drug late on Thursday, making it the first new type of antipsychotic medicine in decades.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Thursday approved Bristol Myers Squibb’s (BMY) highly anticipated schizophrenia drug, Cobenfy. It’s the first novel treatment for the debilitating mental disorder in over seven decades.