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Lorcaserin yari umuti wandikirwaga wo kugabanya ibiro wafashaga abantu kugabanya ibiro babategeka kumva bahaze vuba mugihe cyo kurya. Ariko, FDA yakuze uyu muti ku isoko rya Amerika muri Gashyantare 2020 kubera impungenge z'umutekano zijyanye n'ubwiyongere bw'ibibazo bya kanseri. Niba ubu uri gufata lorcaserin cyangwa utekereza ku bindi bisubizo byo kugabanya ibiro, ni ngombwa gusobanukirwa icyabaye no gushaka ibindi bisubizo bifite umutekano mwinshi hamwe na muganga wawe.
Lorcaserin yari umuti ugabanya ubushake bwo kurya wari ugamije gufasha abantu bakuru kugabanya ibiro iyo bivanzemo imirire n'imyitozo ngororamubiri. Yakoraga yibanda ku byakira serotonin mu bwonko bwawe bigenzura ibyiyumvo by'inzara no guhaga. Uyu muti wagurishwaga ku izina rya Belviq na Belviq XR.
Uyu muti wari mu cyiciro cy'imiti yitwa serotonin 2C receptor agonists. Tekereza nk'intumwa ya chimique yabwiraga ubwonko bwawe ko wishimiye kurya bike. Ibi byafashaga abantu kurya ibice bito kandi bakumva bahaze igihe kirekire nyuma yo kurya.
Lorcaserin yari yemerewe gukoreshwa gusa ku bantu bakuru bafite index ya mass ya umubiri (BMI) ya 30 cyangwa hejuru, cyangwa abafite BMI ya 27 cyangwa hejuru kandi bafite ibibazo by'ubuzima bifitanye isano n'ibiro nk'indwara ya diyabete cyangwa umuvuduko w'amaraso uri hejuru.
Lorcaserin yandikirwaga by'umwihariko mu gucunga ibiro by'igihe kirekire ku bantu bakuru bahanganye n'umubyibuho ukabije. Ntabwo yari umuti wo gukemura ikibazo vuba cyangwa ikinini cyo kugabanya ibiro, ahubwo yari igikoresho cyo gushyigikira imbaraga zo kugabanya ibiro by'igihe kirekire hamwe no kurya neza no gukora imyitozo ngororamubiri buri gihe.
Abaganga basanzwe bandikaga lorcaserin ku bantu bari baragerageje uburyo bwo kugabanya ibiro busanzwe ariko ntibagire icyo bageraho. Uyu muti wari ugamije guhagarika uruziga rwo kurya cyane ukugabanya ubushake bwo kurya no kwifuza ibiryo. Abarwayi benshi basanze byoroshye gukurikiza intego zabo za calorie iyo bafata uyu muti.
Uyu muti wanakoreshwaga ku bantu bafite ibibazo by’ubuzima bifitanye isano n’uburemere. Ibyo harimo diyabete yo mu bwoko bwa 2, umuvuduko ukabije w’amaraso, kolesteroli nyinshi, na apnea yo gusinzira. Kugabanya ibiro akenshi byafashaga kunoza ibyo bibazo, bigatuma lorcaserin iba uburyo bwiza bwo kuvura mbere yo gukurwaho kwayo.
Lorcaserin yakoraga ikora ibikorwa byihariye bya reseptori ya serotoni mu gice cy’ubwonko bugenzura irari ryawe. Izo reseptori, zizwi ku izina rya reseptori 5-HT2C, zigira uruhare runini mu kubwira umubiri wawe igihe urangije kurya. Iyo zikozwe, zoherezaga ibimenyetso byerekana ko wishimye kandi wuzuye.
Uyu muti wafatwaga nk’ufite akamaro gake ugereranyije n’umuti ukomeye wo kugabanya ibiro. Abantu benshi bafashe lorcaserin batakaje hafi 5 kugeza kuri 10 ku ijana by’uburemere bwabo mu gihe cy’umwaka. Nubwo ibyo bishobora kutumvikana nk’ibidasanzwe, no gutakaza ibiro bike bishobora kunoza cyane ubuzima bw’abantu bafite umubyibuho ukabije.
Bitandukanye n’ibindi byongera irari, lorcaserin yari igenewe gukora mu buryo bwihariye. Yibanze cyane ku reseptori zifite uruhare mu kugenzura irari aho kugira ingaruka ku zindi sisitemu zo mu mubiri wawe. Iyo mikorere yari igamije kugabanya ingaruka ziterwa n’imiti yo kugabanya ibiro ya kera.
Lorcaserin akenshi yafatwaga kabiri ku munsi hamwe n’ibiryo cyangwa hatariho ibiryo. Ubusanzwe, urugero rwo gusohoka ako kanya rwasabaga doze ebyiri za 10mg ku munsi, mugihe urugero rwo gusohoka rutinda (Belviq XR) rwo rwatwarwaga rimwe ku munsi nk'urugero rwa 20mg. Muganga wawe yari gushyiraho gahunda nziza yo gufata imiti bitewe n'ibyo ukeneye.
Uyu muti washoboraga gufatwa n'amazi, amata, cyangwa umutobe. Nta mbogamizi zidasanzwe z'ibiryo, nubwo kuwufata hamwe n'ifunguro rimwe na rimwe byafashaga kugabanya ibibazo byo mu gifu ku bantu bafite ubwenge. Abaganga benshi basabaga gufata umuti mu bihe bimwe na bimwe buri munsi kugirango bagumane urwego rwo hejuru mu mubiri wawe.
Byari ngombwa gukomeza gukurikiza imirire igabanya kalori na gahunda yo gukora imyitozo ngororamubiri mugihe ukoresha lorcaserin. Uyu muti wakoraga neza cyane iyo uhujwe no guhindura imibereho, ntabwo wari gusimbura imigenzo myiza. Muganga wawe yari kuba yaraguhaye amabwiriza yihariye yerekeye imirire yagenewe intego zawe zo kugabanya ibiro.
Lorcaserin yari igenewe gukoreshwa igihe kirekire, ariko abaganga basuzumaga imikorere yayo nyuma y'ibyumweru 12 by'imiti. Niba utari waratakaje nibura 5 ku ijana by'uburemere bwawe bwambere muri iki gihe, muganga wawe ashobora kuba yarahagaritse uyu muti kuko utari gutanga inyungu ifatika.
Kubantu bitwaye neza, lorcaserin yashoboraga gukomeza gukoreshwa igihe kirekire mugihe bayoborwa na muganga. Abantu bamwe bayikoreshaga imyaka myinshi nk'igice cy'umugambi wabo wo gucunga ibiro. Kugenzura buri gihe byari ngombwa kugirango hakurikiranwe imikorere n'ingaruka zishobora kubaho.
Umwanzuro wo guhagarika gukoresha lorcaserin wajyaga ufatanwa nabaganga bawe. Guhagarika ako kanya ntibyateje ibimenyetso byo gukurwaho, ariko abantu benshi basanze ubushake bwabo bwo kurya bwasubiye ku rwego rwari ruriho mbere yuko bahagarika umuti.
Kimwe n'imiti yose, lorcaserin yashoboraga gutera ingaruka, nubwo abantu benshi bayihanganiraga neza. Ingaruka zisanzwe zari zoroshye kandi akenshi zatezwaga imbere mugihe umubiri wawe wimenyerezaga umuti. Ariko, impungenge zikomeye zateye ikurwaho ryayo ni ukwiyongera kw'ibibazo bya kanseri.
Hano hari ingaruka zikunze kuvugwa abantu bahuye nazo mugihe bakoresha lorcaserin:
Ibi bimenyetso bigaragara cyane byari bisanzwe bigenzurwa kandi byari by'agateganyo. Abantu benshi basanze kunywa amazi menshi, kurya ibiryo bya buri gihe, no kuruhuka bihagije byafashaga kugabanya ibi bimenyetso.
Ingaruka zikomeye ariko zitagaragara cyane harimo indwara ya serotonin, cyane cyane iyo ihujwe n'indi miti igira ingaruka ku rwego rwa serotonin. Iyi ndwara yateje ibimenyetso nk'urujijo, umuvuduko w'umutima wihuse, umuvuduko mwinshi w'amaraso, no gukomera kw'imitsi. Byongeye kandi, abantu bamwe bagize ibibazo by'imitsi y'umutima, nubwo ibi bitari bisanzwe.
Ikintu cyari giteye impungenge cyane ni ukwiyongera kw'ibibazo bya kanseri, cyane cyane kanseri y'ibihaha, pankere, na kolorektali. Iri vumburwa mu gihe cy'ubushakashatsi bw'igihe kirekire cy'umutekano ryatumye FDA ifata icyemezo cyo gukuraho lorcaserin ku isoko muri Gashyantare 2020.
Amatsinda menshi y'abantu yasabwe kutafata lorcaserin kubera ibyago byiyongereye cyangwa kugabanuka kw'imikorere. Abagore batwite kandi bonka ntibemerewe rwose gukoresha iyi miti kuko kugabanya ibiro muri ibi bihe byangiza umubyeyi n'umwana.
Abantu bafite indwara zimwe na zimwe bari bakeneye kwirinda lorcaserin rwose. Ibi byari bikubiyemo abantu bafite indwara zikomeye z'impyiko cyangwa umwijima, kuko izi ngingo zashinzwe gutunganya imiti. Abantu bafite amateka y'ibibazo by'imitsi y'umutima basabwe kandi kutafata lorcaserin kubera ibibazo bishobora guteza umutima.
Byongeye kandi, abantu bafata imiti imwe na rimwe ntibashoboraga gukoresha lorcaserin mu buryo bwizewe. Ibi byari bikubiyemo abari ku miti ya MAO, imiti imwe yo kurwanya depression, imiti yo kuvura migraine, n'indi miti igira ingaruka ku rwego rwa serotonin. Uku guhuza byashoboraga gutera indwara ya serotonin iteye akaga.
Lorcaserin yagurishijwe mu mazina abiri y'ingenzi muri Leta Zunze Ubumwe z'Amerika. Belviq yari verisiyo isohoka ako kanya yagombaga gufatwa kabiri ku munsi, naho Belviq XR yari ifite imiti isohoka buhoro ifatwa rimwe ku munsi. Zombi zari zifite ikintu kimwe gikora ariko zateguwe kubera gahunda zitandukanye zo gufata imiti.
Uyu muti wakozwe na Arena Pharmaceuticals hanyuma ugurishwa na Eisai Inc. Ibindi bihugu bishobora kuba byari bifite amazina atandukanye, ariko ikintu gikora cyari lorcaserin hydrochloride hatitawe ku mukora cyangwa izina ry'ubwoko.
Kuva FDA yavanaho uruhushya mu 2020, aya mazina y'ubwoko ntabwo akiboneka muri Leta Zunze Ubumwe z'Amerika. Ibikoresho byose byasigaye byasabwe gukurwa muri farumasi bigasubizwa ababikora.
Imiti myinshi yemejwe na FDA igabanya ibiro iraboneka nk'izindi zisimbura lorcaserin. Ubu buryo bukora binyuze mu buryo butandukanye kandi bushobora gukwira bitewe n'ubuzima bwawe bwite n'intego zo kugabanya ibiro. Muganga wawe ashobora kugufasha kumenya uburyo bushobora kugukwira neza.
Imiti yo kugabanya ibiro yandikwa ubu irimo orlistat (Xenical), phentermine-topiramate (Qsymia), naltrexone-bupropion (Contrave), na liraglutide (Saxenda). Buri imwe ifite inyungu zayo n'ingaruka zishobora guterwa, bityo gusuzuma neza n'umuganga wawe ni ngombwa.
Izindi nzira zitari imiti zirimo gahunda zigenga zo kugabanya ibiro, gahunda zo gusimbuza amafunguro, n'ubushakashatsi bwa bariatric kubantu babikwiriye. Abantu benshi babona intsinzi hamwe na gahunda zihindura imibereho zihuza inama z'imirire, kuyobora imyitozo, no gufasha imyitwarire.
Uburyo lorcaserin yakoraga bwari bumwe n'ubundi buvuzi bwo kugabanya ibiro bwandikwa. Abantu benshi batakazaga hagati ya 5 na 10 ku ijana by'ibiro byabo mu gihe cy'umwaka, ibyo bikaba byari bingana n'ubundi buryo bwemewe na FDA. Inyungu nyamukuru yari uko yagize ingaruka nto ugereranije n'ubundi buryo.
Ariko, ibyago bya kanseri byagaragajwe mu bushakashatsi bwakozwe mu gihe kirekire byaje kurenga inyungu zose lorcaserin yari gutanga. Iyo ni yo mpamvu FDA yanzuye ko ibyago byarenze inyungu maze isaba ko ikurwa ku isoko. Ibindi byavura byo kugabanya ibiro bikomeza kuboneka kuko imiterere y'inyungu n'ibyago byabyo bikomeza kuba byiza.
Buri muti wo kugabanya ibiro ufite imiterere yihariye ishobora kuwukwiza cyangwa se kutawukwiza ku bantu batandukanye. Ikintu cy'ingenzi ni ukubona uburyo bwizewe, bufite akamaro bukora neza n'ubuzima bwawe n'imibereho yawe mu gihe cy'ubuvuzi bwiza.
Lorcaserin yabanje gufatwa nk'umuti ukwiriye ku bantu barwaye diyabete yo mu bwoko bwa 2 kandi yakundaga kwandikwa kugira ngo ifashe mu kugenzura ibiro ku barwayi ba diyabete. Uwo muti washoboraga gufasha mu kunoza urugero rw'isukari mu maraso binyuze mu kugabanya ibiro. Ariko, ibyago bya kanseri byatumye ikurwa ku isoko bireba buri wese, harimo n'abarwaye diyabete.
Niba warwaye diyabete ukoresha lorcaserin, muganga wawe ashobora kuba yaraguhinduriye undi muti wo kugabanya ibiro cyangwa uburyo. Imwe mu miti ya diyabete nka liraglutide (Saxenda) na semaglutide (Wegovy) ubu itanga inyungu zo kugabanya ibiro hamwe no kugenzura isukari mu maraso.
Niba wanyoye lorcaserin nyinshi mu buryo butunganye, wagombaga guhita uvugana na muganga wawe cyangwa ikigo gishinzwe kurwanya ubumara. Ibimenyetso byo kunywa doze nyinshi bishobora kurimo isesemi, kuruka, isereri, gusinzira, ndetse n'ingaruka zikomeye ku mutima wawe n'umuvuduko w'amaraso.
Kuva lorcaserin itagihari, kunywa doze nyinshi ntikigihangayikishije. Ariko, niba ufite imiti ya kera isigaye, igomba kujugunywa neza hakoreshejwe gahunda yo gusubiza imiti muri farumasi cyangwa ukurikiza amabwiriza ya FDA yo kujugunya imiti neza.
Niba waciwe doze ya lorcaserin, inama rusange yari ukuyifata ako kanya wibukirwa, keretse igihe cyari hafi yo gufata doze yawe iteganyijwe. Mur'icyo gihe, wacaga doze yaciwe ugakomeza gahunda yawe isanzwe yo gufata imiti. Gufata doze ebyiri icyarimwe ntabwo byigeze byemezwa.
Kubijyanye na verisiyo irekura igihe kirekire (Belviq XR), igihe cyari ingenzi cyane kuko yari igenewe kumara amasaha 24. Gucikwa doze byashoboraga kugira ingaruka ku mikorere y'umuti mu kugenzura ubushake bwo kurya umunsi wose.
Wagombaga guhagarika gufata lorcaserin igihe icyo aricyo cyose utagize ibimenyetso byo gukurwa, ariko icyemezo cyagombaga gufatwa buri gihe hamwe n'ubuyobozi bwa muganga wawe. Abaganga benshi basabaga guhagarika niba utari watakaza nibura 5 ku ijana by'uburemere bwawe nyuma y'ibyumweru 12 by'ubuvuzi.
Kuva FDA yavanaho mu 2020, umuntu wese wafataga lorcaserin yasabwe guhagarara ako kanya no kugisha inama umuganga wabo ku bijyanye n'uburyo bwo gucunga uburemere. Guhinduka mu guhagarara byari bisanzwe, nubwo urwego rw'ubushake bwo kurya rwari rusanzwe rugaruka ku rwego rwo mbere yo kuvurwa vuba.
Ikibazo gikomeye cyane cyo gufata lorcaserin ni ukwiyongera kw'ibibazo bya kanseri byatumye ikurwaho. Niba warigeze gufata lorcaserin, ni ngombwa ko uganira ku mateka yawe na muganga wawe kandi ukaguma ku bizami bya kanseri byasabwe. Ariko, gufata umuti ntibivuze ko uzarwara kanseri.
Umuvuzi wawe ashobora kugufasha gusobanukirwa ibyago byawe bwite no gukora gahunda yo kugenzura ikwiriye. Abantu benshi bafashe lorcaserin kugirango bagabanye ibiro bageze ku kintu cyiza bakoresheje ubundi buryo bwo kugenzura ibiro batagize ibibazo by'igihe kirekire.
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