A Study to Assess the Efficacy and Safety of ML-007C-MA for the Treatment of Inpatient Adults With Schizophrenia

Exclusion Criteria

• •1. Participant has any DSM-5 disorder, other than schizophrenia, within 12 months before Screening that is primarily responsible for the current symptoms or functional impairment.
• •2. Participant has any psychiatric hospitalization(s) for more than 30 days (cumulative) during the 90 days before Screening and/or current involuntary hospitalization or incarceration.
• •3. Participant received any antipsychotic medication or prohibited therapy within the Screening Period unless discontinued before Baseline.
• •4. Participant has current evidence of a clinically significant and/or unstable medical comorbidity at Screening or Baseline.
• •5. Participant is at an elevated risk of suicidal behavior.
• •6. Participant has a known or likely allergy or other intolerance to ML-007C-MA, its active ingredients or their excipients or has a known or likely severe allergic reaction (eg, anaphylactic reaction, angioedema) to any drug that could pose a risk to the participant in this study.
• •7. Participant has a DSM-5 diagnosis of moderate to severe substance use disorder (except tobacco or caffeine use disorder) within the 12 months before Screening (confirmed using Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview).
• •8. Participation in a clinical research study involving the administration of an investigational or marketed drug, biological product, or device within 90 days of Baseline, or concomitant active participation in an investigational study involving no drug, biological product, or device. Participants who have previously participated in a study with ML-007 may not participate.
• •9. Participant is at elevated risk of violent or destructive behavior based on participant history and investigator judgment.