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The Economic Times
The Economic Times
Business
Purtika Dua

India, which once couldn't make smallpox vaccine, has now crossed a pharma milestone the world can't ignore

As India prepares to mark its 80th Independence Day on August 15, its pharmaceutical industry has quietly delivered a milestone, since 1947, that fits the occasion better than most.

On May 30, 2026, the US Food and Drug Administration (USFDA) approved Zaynich, an injectable antibiotic for drug-resistant urinary tract infections developed by Mumbai-based Wockhardt.

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