Clarithromycin is in a class of medications known as macrolide antibiotics. It works by stopping the growth of bacteria. Like all antibiotics, it cannot kill viruses that cause colds, flu or other viral infections. Researchers from the Japanese drug company Taisho Pharmaceutical developed clarithromycin in the 1970s.
The layoffs at U.S. Steel's Gary Works on Friday were just part of an ongoing trend that's afflicted the steel industry, which was once Northwest Indiana's largest employer and a We hope you have enjoyed your complimentary access for the month.
The fall in production came about because of the steel import crisis that afflicted steelmakers around the globe. Indiana has 23,000 steelworkers and nearly a quarter of all steelmaking capacity in the United States. Nucor has a mini-mill in Crawfordsville and Steel Dynamics, the fourth largest producer of steel in the United States, is based in Fort Wayne, but the overwhelming majority of the steel made in Indiana is forged in Lake and Porter counties. More than 18,000 people work in the industry in Northwest Indiana.