Wockhardt Hospitals is set to launch its antibiotic Zaynich in the US. Zahabiya Khorakiwala will lead US operations. The drug is expected to generate $1.5-2 billion in peak annual sales within 4-6 years. Wockhardt aims for a 20% share of the AMR market. The company is also developing new antibiotics for its pipeline.

Wockhardt's novel antibiotic, Zaynich (cefepime and zidebactam), has received US FDA approval for complicated urinary tract infections. This breakthrough drug targets superbugs…

Wockhardts newly approved antibiotic Zaynich has the potential to transform the treatment of drug-resistant infections, according to Mahesh Patel, the scientist behind the drug.…

NEW DELIH: The US Food and Drug Administration's approval of Wockhardt's Zaynich, a first-in-class 'breakthrough antibiotic' for severe drug-resistant infections, opens up a…