Halofantrine iba mu itsinda ry’imiti izwi nka anti malaria. Ikoreshwa mu kuvura malaria, indwara y’amaraso itukura ikwirakwizwa n’umuswa. Malaria ikwirakwira mu bice binini bya Amerika yo hagati n’Amerika y’Epfo, Hispaniola, Afurika yo munsi y’ubutayu bwa Sahara, uburasirazuba bwa Aziya, Aziya y’i Burasirazuba, uburasirazuba bwo hagati, na Oceania. Amakuru yerekeye malaria mu gihugu runaka ashobora kuboneka muri Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) cyangwa kuri website ya CDC kuri http://www.cdc.gov/travel/yellowbk. Iyi miti ishobora gutera ingaruka mbi zikomeye. Kubwibyo, ubusanzwe ikoreshwa mu kuvura malaria ikomeye mu bice bizwi ko imiti indi ishobora kutagumaho. Halofantrine iboneka gusa ku rupapuro rw’umuganga.
Mu gihe cyo gufata umuti, ibyago byo gufata uwo muti bigomba gutegerwa ku byiza bizakora. Iki ni cyemezo wowe na muganga wawe muzafatanya gufata. Kuri uyu muti, ibi bikurikira bigomba kwitabwaho: Bwira muganga wawe niba warigeze ufite imitego idasanzwe cyangwa ya allergie kuri uyu muti cyangwa ibindi miti. Nanone, bwira umuhanga mu by'ubuzima ufite andi moko y'allergie, nko ku biribwa, amabara, ibintu byongera ubuzima, cyangwa inyamaswa. Ku bicuruzwa bitagomba kuvugwa na muganga, soma witonze ibikubiye mu kinyamakuru cyangwa mu bikoresho by'ibicuruzwa. Nubwo nta makuru yihariye agaragaza ikoreshwa rya halofantrine mu bana ugereranije n'uko ikoreshwa mu tundi turere, uyu muti ntiwitezwe ko uzatera ingaruka mbi cyangwa ibibazo bitandukanye mu bana ugereranije n'uko bimeze mu bakuru. Imiti myinshi ntiyigeze yigwaho cyane mu bantu bakuze. Bityo, bishobora kuba bitazwi niba ikora neza nk'uko ikora mu bantu bakuze bato cyangwa niba itera ingaruka mbi cyangwa ibibazo bitandukanye mu bantu bakuze. Nta makuru yihariye agaragaza ikoreshwa rya halofantrine mu bakuze ugereranije n'uko ikoreshwa mu tundi turere. Nta masomo ahagije yakozwe ku bagore kugira ngo hamenyekane ibyago by'uruhinja mu gihe uyu muti ukoreshwa mu gihe cyo konsa. Pima inyungu zishoboka ugereranije n'ibyago bishoboka mbere yo gufata uyu muti mu gihe cyo konsa. Nubwo imiti imwe n'imwe idakwiye gukoreshwa hamwe na gato, mu bindi bihe imiti ibiri itandukanye ishobora gukoreshwa hamwe nubwo hariho ikibazo gishobora kubaho. Muri uru rubanza, muganga wawe ashobora gushaka guhindura umwanya, cyangwa izindi ngamba zishobora kuba ngombwa. Iyo ufashe uyu muti, ni ngombwa cyane ko umuhanga mu by'ubuzima azi niba ufashe imiti iri hasi. Ibi bikurikira byatoranijwe hashingiwe ku kamaro kabyo kandi si ngombwa ko ari byose. Gukoresha uyu muti hamwe n'imiti iri hasi ntibyemerwa. Muganga wawe ashobora gufata icyemezo cyo kutakugirira ubuvuzi kuri uyu muti cyangwa guhindura imiti imwe n'imwe ufashe. Gukoresha uyu muti hamwe n'imiti iri hasi ntibisanzwe byemewe, ariko bishobora kuba ngombwa mu bihe bimwe na bimwe. Niba imiti yombi yanditswe hamwe, muganga wawe ashobora guhindura umwanya cyangwa uko ukoresha umwe cyangwa bombi muri iyo miti. Imiti imwe n'imwe ntikwiye gukoreshwa mu gihe cyo kurya cyangwa hafi yacyo cyangwa kurya imirire imwe n'imwe kuko hariho ikibazo gishobora kubaho. Gukoresha inzoga cyangwa itabi hamwe n'imiti imwe n'imwe bishobora kandi gutera ikibazo gishobora kubaho. Ibi bikurikira byatoranijwe hashingiwe ku kamaro kabyo kandi si ngombwa ko ari byose. Gukoresha uyu muti hamwe n'ibikurikira ntibyemewe. Muganga wawe ashobora gufata icyemezo cyo kutakugirira ubuvuzi kuri uyu muti, guhindura imiti imwe n'imwe ufashe, cyangwa kukugira inama zihariye ku ikoreshwa ry'ibiribwa, inzoga, cyangwa itabi. Gukoresha uyu muti hamwe n'ibikurikira bishobora gutera ibyago byiyongereye by'ingaruka zimwe na zimwe ariko bishobora kuba bidashoboka kwirinda mu bihe bimwe na bimwe. Niba ikoreshwa hamwe, muganga wawe ashobora guhindura umwanya cyangwa uko ukoresha uyu muti, cyangwa kukugira inama zihariye ku ikoreshwa ry'ibiribwa, inzoga, cyangwa itabi. Kuba hari ibindi bibazo by'ubuzima bishobora kugira ingaruka ku ikoreshwa ry'uyu muti. Menya neza kubwira muganga wawe niba ufite ibindi bibazo by'ubuzima, cyane cyane:
Halofantrine ifatwa neza mu gifu kitagira ikintu, kugira ngo hakeme igipimo cy'ingaruka mbi. Kugira ngo turandure burundu ubwandu bwawe, fata iyi miti ukurikije amabwiriza y'umuganga wawe igihe cyose cy'ubuvuzi. Ibimenyetso byawe bishobora kugaruka niba uhagaritse imiti yawe hakiri kare. Umuganga wawe ashobora kukubwira gufata ikindi gihe cy'ubuvuzi nyuma y'icyumweru kimwe. Igipimo cy'iyi miti kizaba kitandukanye ku barwayi batandukanye. Kurikiza amabwiriza y'umuganga wawe cyangwa amabwiriza ari ku gipfunyika. Amakuru akurikira arimo gusa igipimo cy'iyi miti. Niba igipimo cyawe kitandukanye, ntukiguhindura keretse umuganga wawe akubwiye kubikora. Ubwinshi bw'imiti ufata biterwa n'imbaraga z'imiti. Nanone, umubare w'ibigipimo ufata buri munsi, igihe cyemererwa hagati y'ibigipimo, n'igihe ufata imiti biterwa n'ikibazo cy'ubuzima uri kuvura. Niba ubuze igipimo cy'iyi miti, gifate vuba bishoboka. Ariko rero, niba hafi igihe cy'igipimo cyawe gikurikira, sipa igipimo wabuze kandi usubire ku gahunda yawe isanzwe yo gufata imiti. Ntugatware igipimo kibiri. Gabika imiti mu kibindi gifunze ku bushyuhe bw'icyumba, kure y'ubushyuhe, ubushuhe, n'izuba ry'izuba. Kwirinda gukonjesha. Kwirinda abana. Ntukagumane imiti ishaje cyangwa imiti idakenewe. Gabika imiterere ya liquide y'iyi miti kugira ngo idakonjeshe.
Umuhakana: Kanama ni urubuga rw'amakuru y'ubuzima kandi ibisubizo byayo ntibigize inama z'ubuvuzi. Jya ubona umuganga ufite uruhushya rwo gukorera hafi yawe mbere yo gukora impinduka izo ari zo zose.