Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. — Earnings Release 2006

Oct 31, 2006

TEVA

TEVA PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRIES LTD.

Web Site: www.tevapharm.com

Contact: Dan Suesskind Chief Financial Officer Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. (011) 972-2-589-2840 George Barrett President and CEO Teva North America

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (215) 591-3030 Liraz Kalif / Kevin Mannix Teva Investor Relations (011) 972-3-926-7554 / (215) 591-8912

TEVA ANNOUNCES GLOBAL IN-MARKET THIRD QUARTER SALES OF COPAXONE® INCREASED 15% TO $354 MILLION

Jerusalem, Israel, October 31, 2006 – Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. (Nasdaq: TEVA) announced today, in conjunction with the release of the Sanofi-Aventis group’s financial results, that global in-market sales of Copaxone® in the third quarter of 2006 grew by 15% as compared to the third quarter of 2005 and reached a record of $354 million.

According to IMS, in the US Copaxone® continues to outpace the market growth strengthening its leadership position with TRx and NRx shares increasing to 34% and 35.2% respectively, as of September 2006. U.S. sales in the third quarter of 2006 increased 10% over the third quarter of 2005 to $226 million.

Outside the U.S., mainly in Europe, Copaxone® is the fastest growing multiple sclerosis therapy with growth of 26% over the third quarter of 2005, reaching sales of $128M.

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd., headquartered in Israel, is among the top 20 pharmaceutical companies in the world and is the leading generic pharmaceutical company. The company develops, manufactures and markets generic and innovative human pharmaceuticals and active pharmaceutical ingredients, as well as animal health pharmaceutical products. Over 80 percent of Teva’s sales are in North America and Europe.

Safe Harbor Statement under the U. S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995: This release contains forward-looking statements, which express the current beliefs and expectations of management. Such statements are based on management’s current beliefs and expectations and involve a number of known and unknown risks and uncertainties that could cause Teva’s future results, performance or achievements to differ significantly from the results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Important factors that could cause or contribute to such differences include risks relating to Teva’s ability to rapidly integrate Ivas Corporation’s operations and achieve expected synergies, Teva’s ability to successfully develop and commercialize additional pharmaceutical products, the introduction of competing generic products, the impact of competition from brand-name companies that sell or license their own brand products under generic trade dress and at generic prices (so called “authorized generics”) or seek to delay the introduction of generic product, the impact of consolidation of our distributors and customers, regulatory changes that may prevent Teva from exploiting exclusivity periods, potential liability for sales of generic products prior to a final resolution of outstanding litigation, including that relating to the generic versions of Allegra®, Neurotin® and Zithromax®, the effects of competition on Copaxone® sales, including as a result of the reintroduction of Tysabri® into the market, the impact of pharmaceutical industry regulation and pending legislation that could affect the pharmaceutical industry, the difficulty of predicting U.S. Food and Drug Administration, European Medicines Agency and other regulatory authority approvals, the regulatory environment and changes in the health policies and structures of various countries, Teva’s ability to successfully identify, consummate and integrate acquisitions, potential exposure to product liability claims, dependence on patent and other protections for innovative products, significant operations worldwide that may be adversely affected by terrorism or major hostilities, environmental risks, fluctuations in currency, exchange and interest rates, operating results and other factors that are discussed in Teva’s Annual Report on Form 20-F and its other filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date on which they are made and the Company undertakes no obligation to update publicly or revise any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future developments or otherwise.

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סבע תעשיות פרמצבטיות בע"מ

2006 באוקטובר, 2006

טבע מודיעה כי המכירות הגלובליות של קופקסון®, במונחי מכירה לשוק, ברבעון השלישי של 2006 עלו ב- 15% והסתכמו ב- 354 מיליון $

טבע מודיעה, בהמשך לפרסום התוצאות הכספיות של Sanofi-Aventis, כי המכירות הגלובליות של קופקסון® במונחי מכירה לשוק, ברבעון השלישי של 2006, עלו ב- 15% והסתכמו בשיא של 354 מיליון $.

מכירות הקופקסון® בארה"ב, ברבעון השלישי של 2006, גדלו ב- 10% לעומת הרבעון המקביל ב-2005 והסתכמו ב- 226 מיליון $. לפי נתוני IMS בארה"ב, קופקסון® המשיך להיות המוביל בשוק עם נתח שוק של 34% מסך כל המרשמים בארה"ב (TRx) ו- 35.2% במונחי מרשמים חדשים (NRx) בחודש ספטמבר 2006.

מחוץ לארה"ב, בעיקר באירופה, קופקסון® ממשיך להיות המוצר הגדול באופן המהיר ביותר בשוק הטרשת הנפוצה עם גידול של 26% לעומת הרבעון המקביל אשתקד ועם מכירות אשר מסתכמות ב-128 מיליון $.

טבע תעשיות פרמצבטיות בע"מ הינה חברה גלובלית שבסיסה בישראל ואחת מ- 20 החברות הפרמצבטיות המובילות בעולם. טבע, המתמחה בייצור תרופות גנריות וייחודיות, ייצור חומרים פעילים לתעשיה הפרמצבטית ומוצרים ווטרינרים, הינה החברה המובילה בעולם בתחום הגנריקה. לטבע אתרי ייצור, מחקר, שיווק והפצה בישראל, בצפון ובמרכז אמריקה ובאירופה. יותר מ- 80% ממכירותיה של הקבוצה הן לצפון אמריקה ואירופה.

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להלן הסעיף הידוע בארה"ב כ- Safe Harbor בנוסח האנגלי ואשר מטרתו להגן על החברה, עפ"י הדין האמריקאי:

Safe Harbor Statement under the U. S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995: This release contains forward-looking statements, which express the current beliefs and expectations of management. Such statements are based on management's current beliefs and expectations and involve a number of known and unknown risks and uncertainties that could cause Teva's future results, performance or achievements to differ significantly from the results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Important factors that could cause or contribute to such differences include risks relating to Teva's ability to rapidly integrate Iva's Corporation's operations and achieve expected synergies, Teva's ability to successfully develop and commercialize additional pharmaceutical products, the introduction of competing generic products, the impact of competition from brand-name companies that sell or license their own brand products under generic trade dress and at generic prices (so called "authorized generics") or seek to delay the introduction of generic product, the impact of consolidation of our distributors and customers, regulatory changes that may prevent Teva from exploiting exclusivity periods, potential liability for sales of generic products prior to a final resolution of outstanding litigation, including that relating to the generic versions of Allegra®, Neurontin® and Zithromax®, the effects of competition on Copaxone® sales, including as a result of the reintroduction of Tysabri® into the market, the impact of pharmaceutical industry regulation and pending legislation that could affect the pharmaceutical industry, the difficulty of predicting U.S. Food and Drug Administration, European Medicines Agency and other regulatory authority approvals, the regulatory environment and changes in the health policies and structures of various countries, Teva's ability to successfully identify, consummate and integrate acquisitions, potential exposure to product liability claims, dependence on patent and other protections for innovative products, significant operations worldwide that may be adversely affected by terrorism or major hostilities, environmental risks, fluctuations in currency, exchange and interest rates, operating results and other factors that are discussed in Teva's Annual Report on Form 20-F and its other filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date on which they are made and the Company undertakes no obligation to update publicly or revise any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future developments or otherwise.

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