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Isilinganiso esijwayelekile se-Tamiflu sabantu abadala singama-mg angu-75 athathwa kabili ngosuku iminyaka emi-5. Lokho kusho ikhepsuli eyodwa engama-mg angu-75 ekuseni nenye ngokuhlwa. Lesi yisilinganiso esinconyiwe sokwelapha umkhuhlane kubantu abadala kanye nentsha eneminyaka engu-13 nangaphezulu. Ukuze isebenze kahle, udinga ukuqala ukuyithatha kungakapheli amahora angu-48 kusukela ezimpawini zakho zokuqala zomkhuhlane.
I-Tamiflu igama lomkhiqizo le-oseltamivir, imithi elwa namagciwane. Ayiwelaphi umkhuhlane, futhi ayifani nomgomo wokugomela umkhuhlane. Esikwenzayo ukubambezela amagciwane ekusakazekeni emzimbeni wakho. Lokhu kunika uhlelo lwakho lokuzivikela amandla ithuba elingcono lokulwa nawo. Ucwaningo lubonisa ukuthi uma iqala kunesikhathi esanele, i-Tamiflu ingafingqa isifo cishe ngosuku olungu-1 futhi inganciphisa ingozi yezinkinga ezifana ne-pneumonia, ikakhulukazi kubantu asebekhulile noma abanezinkinga zempilo ezingekho ngaphansi.
I-Tamiflu isebenza ngokuvimba amagciwane omkhuhlane adinga iprotein ukuze enze izikhophi zawo. Uma uyiqala ngaphambili, amagciwane ambalwa abelokhu eba nethuba lokweanda. Ngemuva kwamahora angu-48 ezimpawu, amagciwane asuke esesakazeke kakhulu emzimbeni wakho, futhi imithi iba nokusebenza kancane kakhulu.
Ngakho-ke uma uvuka unezinga lokushisa elikhulu, izinhlungu zomzimba, umphimbo obuhlungu, kanye nomkhuhlane, futhi usola ukuthi umkhuhlane, kubalulekile ukuxhumana nodokotela wakho ngokushesha kunokuba ubambezele. Udokotela wakho akadingi ngempela ukuhlolwa komkhuhlane okufakazelwe ilabhu ukunikeza i-Tamiflu. Odokotela abaningi bayoyinikeza ngokusekelwe ezimpawini zakho, ikakhulukazi ngesikhathi somkhuhlane.
Nokho, noma ngabe kudlule amahora angu-48, udokotela wakho angase aseluleke i-Tamiflu kwezinye izimo. Abantu abalaliswa esibhedlela, abanezimpawu ezimbi, noma abasengozini enkulu yezinkinga zomkhuhlane bangazuza ekwelashweni noma ngabe kuqalwe kamuva.

Yebo. I-Tamiflu iphinde yavunywa ukuvimbela umkhuhlane, futhi isilinganiso siyehluka kancane. Ngokuvimbela, isilinganiso sabantu abadala esinconyiwe singama-mg angu-75 athathwa kanye ngosuku okungenani izinsuku ezingu-10 ngemuva kokuxhumana nomuntu onegciwane lomkhuhlane. Uthatha ikhepsuli eyodwa kuphela ngosuku esikhundleni sezimbili.
Uma umphakathi wakho ubhekene nokuqubuka komkhuhlane, udokotela wakho angase aneluleke ukuthi uthathe i-Tamiflu kuze kube amasonto angu-6 njengesinyathelo sokuvimbela. Kubantu abahlelo lokuzivikela amandla olubuthakathaka, isikhathi sokuvimbela singandiswa kuze kube amasonto angu-12. Lokhu kusiza ikakhulukazi uma ubungakwazi ukuthola umgomo wokugomela umkhuhlane noma uma ukweqembu elisengozini enkulu, njengabantu asebekhulile noma abanezinkinga zezempilo ezimbi.
Kubalulekile ukuqonda ukuthi i-Tamiflu ayibuyiseli umgomo wokugomela umkhuhlane. Umgomo wokugomela umkhuhlane wonyaka usengcono kakhulu ukuvikela wena njalo ngesizini. I-Tamiflu ingukwesekwa lapho ukubhekana sekwenzekile.
Ungathatha i-Tamiflu nekudla noma ngaphandle kokudla. Nokho, ukuyithatha nesidlo noma ishubhu kungasiza ukunciphisa isicanucanu kanye nokuphazamiseka kwesisu, okungenye yezinkinga ezijwayelekile kakhulu. Uma uqaphela ukuthi imithi ibanga ukuphazamiseka esiswini sakho, zama ukuyithatha ngemuva nje kokudla. Ngisho into encane njengama-crackers noma isinkwa esithosiwe kungenza umehluko.
Zama ukugcina izilinganiso zakho cishe ngamahora angu-12 ukuhlukana. Uma uthatha isilinganiso sakho sokuqala nesidlo sasekuseni, phumelela isilinganiso sesibili nesidlo sakusihlwa. Isikhathi esingaguquki sisiza ukugcina amazinga amadala emithi emzimbeni wakho.
Leli yisici esibalulekile. I-Tamiflu iyasuswa emzimbeni wakho ngezinso. Uma izinso zakho zingasebenzi kahle njengoba kufanele, imithi ingakheka futhi yandise ingozi yezinkinga. Kubantu abadala abanezinkinga zezintso ezingaphakathi, okusho ukuthi i-creatinine clearance phakathi kwama-30 kuya ku-60 mL ngomzuzu, isilinganiso sokwelashwa sincishiselwa kuma-mg angu-30 kabili ngosuku. Kubantu abanezinkinga ezingezinkulu, phakathi kwama-10 kuya ku-30 mL ngomzuzu, isilinganiso sehlile sababa ngama-mg angu-30 kanye ngosuku.
Abantu abase-dialysis bangase bafune izilinganiso ezishintshiwe nezikhathi, ngakho udokotela wakho uzosebenza uhlelo olufanele ngokusekelwe ekusebenzeni kwezinso zakho. Uma wazi ukuthi unezinkinga zezintso, qiniseka ukuthi umbhali wakho uyazi ngaphambi kokuthatha i-Tamiflu.
Kubantu asebekhulile, ukusebenza kwezinso kuyancipha ngokwemvelo ngokuhamba kweminyaka. Ngisho noma ungazange utshelwe ukuthi unezinkinga zezintso, udokotela wakho angase ahlole amazinga akho ngaphambi kokunikeza ukwelashwa ukuze aqinisekise ukuthi isilinganiso esijwayelekile sama-mg angu-75 sifanele.

Abantu abaningi bayithola i-Tamiflu kahle. Izinkinga eziboniswe kakhulu kubantu abadala yisicanucanu, ukuhlanza, ubuhlungu bekhanda, kanye nokuhamba ngaphansi ngezikhathi ezithile. Lezi zivame ukuvela phakathi nezinsuku ezimbalwa zokuqala zokwelashwa futhi ngokuvamile ziyathuthuka zodwa. Ukuthatha imithi nekudla kusiza ngezinkinga ezihlobene nesisu.
Ezimweni ezingavamile, kube nezinkinga ezimbi kakhulu ezibikiwe. Lokhu kufaka phakathi izinkinga zokuzwela ezinzima ezifana nesimashwe esikhunjeni, ukuvuvukala kobuso noma komphimbo, kanye nobunzima bokuphefumula. Kubuye kwabikwa izinkinga ze-neuropsychiatric ezifana nokudideka, ukuthukuthela, imikubuso, kanye nokuziphatha okungajwayelekile. Lokhu kuye kwabonakala kakhulu ezinganeni nentsha kunakubantu abadala, futhi kusadingeka kucace ukuthi lezi zibangelwa imithi uqobo noma umkhuhlane.
Uma uqaphela noma yini engajwayelekile njengesimashwe, izinguquko zokuziphatha, noma izimpawu zokuzwela okunzima, yeka ukuthatha imithi bese uthintana nodokotela wakho ngokushesha.
Uma waphuthelwa isilinganiso bese uyakhumbula kungakapheli amahora ambalwa, qhubeka usithathe. Kepha uma sekuseduze isikhathi sesilinganiso sakho esilandelayo, yeqa esiphuthelwe bese uqhubeka njengenjwayelo. Ungathathi isilinganiso esiphindwe kabili ukuyikhokhela.
Noma ngabe uqala ukuzizwa kangcono ngaphambi kokuba izinsuku ezingu-5 ziphele, qedela isikhathi esigcwele. Ukuyeka ngaphambi kwesikhathi kungavumela amagciwane ukuthi abuye noma aqede ukumelana nemithi.
Xhumana nodokotela wakho uma izimpawu zakho zingathuthuki ngemuva kwezinsuku ezimbalwa zokwelashwa, noma uma ziba zimbi kakhulu. Xhumana nabo futhi uma uthola umkhuhlane omkhulu noma ongamyeki, ubuhlungu besifuba, noma ukuhlanza okunamandla okukuvimbela ukuthi ungagcini imithi. Lezi zingaba yizimpawu zokuthi umkhuhlane uyanda noma ukuthi udinga usizo olwengeziwe.
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