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I-Aclidinium ne-formoterol kuyinhlanganisela yomuthi wokuphefumula osiza abantu abanezifo ezingamahlalakhona zokuvimba umoya (COPD) ukuba baphefumule kalula. Lo muthi oqeda izinto ezimbili usebenza ngokukhulula imisipha ezungeze imigudu yakho yomoya nokunciphisa ukuvuvukala emaphashini akho. Yenzelwe ukusetshenziswa kwansuku zonke isikhathi eside ukuvimbela izinkinga zokuphefumula kunokwelapha ukuqubuka okungazelelwe.
I-Aclidinium ne-formoterol ihlanganisa izinhlobo ezimbili ezihlukene zama-bronchodilators - imithi evula imigudu yakho yomoya. I-Aclidinium ingeyeqembu elibizwa ngokuthi ama-anticholinergics, kuyilapho i-formoterol iyi-beta-2 agonist esebenza isikhathi eside. Ngokubambisana, basebenza njengeqembu ukuze bavule imigudu yakho yokuphefumula futhi banciphise ukuqina esifubeni sakho.
Lo muthi ohlanganisiwe uza njenge-inhaler yempuphu eyomile oyiphefumulayo kabili ngosuku. Le mithi emibili iyazwanana ngoba isebenza ezindleleni ezihlukene emaphashini akho, inikeza ukukhululeka okubanzi kakhulu kunomuthi owodwa kuphela.
Le inhaler ehlanganisiwe inikezelwa ngokuqondile kubantu abane-COPD, okuhlanganisa i-chronic bronchitis ne-emphysema. Isiza ukuvimbela izimpawu zansuku zonke ezenza kube nzima ukuphefumula - njengokuphefumula kanzima, ukukhwehlela, nokuqina kwesifuba.
Udokotela wakho angase akunikeze lo muthi uma uhlangabezana nezimpawu ze-COPD ezivame ukuphazamisa imisebenzi yakho yansuku zonke. Ilusizo ikakhulukazi kubantu abadinga ngaphezu kohlobo olulodwa lwe-bronchodilator ukuze balawule isimo sabo ngempumelelo.
Kubalulekile ukuqonda ukuthi lokhu akuyona i-inhaler yokuhlenga. Ngeke uyisebenzise ngesikhathi sezimo eziphuthumayo zokuphefumula noma ukuqubuka kwe-COPD. Kunalokho, iyimithi yokugcinwa esebenza kancane kancane ukuze igcine izimpawu zakho zilawulwa usuku ngosuku.
Le mithi ehlanganisiwe isebenza ngezindlela ezimbili ezihlukene ukukusiza ukuba uphefumule kangcono. I-Aclidinium ivimba izimpawu ezithile zemizwa ebangela ukuthi imisipha yakho yomoya iqine, kanti i-formoterol iphumuza ngokuqondile imisipha ebushelelezi ezungeze imigudu yakho yomoya.
Cabanga ngakho njengendlela yokuvula imigudu yakho yokuphefumula. Ingxenye ye-aclidinium isebenza ngokushesha, ngemizuzu engaba ngu-30, kanti i-formoterol inikeza ukukhululeka okuhlala isikhathi eside okungahlala amahora angu-12.
Njengomuthi wokugcina, le nhlanganisela ithathwa njengeqine ngokulinganisela. Ivamise ukunqunywa uma ama-inhaler anezithako ezilodwa engazange anikeze ukulawulwa okwanele kwezimpawu, kodwa akuyona inketho eqine kakhulu etholakalayo yokuphathwa kwe-COPD.
Ngokuvamile uzothatha lo muthi kabili ngosuku, kanye ekuseni kanye nakusihlwa, ngamahora angu-12 ehlukene. Isikhathi esiqondile asidingeki ukuthi silunge, kodwa ukuqina kusiza ukugcina amazinga aqinile omuthi emzimbeni wakho.
Ngaphambi kokusebenzisa i-inhaler yakho, hlambulula umlomo wakho ngamanzi kodwa ungaligwinyi. Lesi sinyathelo esilula sisiza ukuvimbela ukucasuka komphimbo futhi sinciphisa ingozi yokuthuthukisa isifo semvubelo emlonyeni wakho esibizwa ngokuthi i-thrush.
Ungawuthatha lo muthi ngaphandle kokudla noma ngaphandle kokudla, nakuba abanye abantu bekuthola kulula ukukhumbula uma bewuhlanganisa nokudla. Uma uhlangabezana nanoma yikuphi ukuphazamiseka kwesisu, ukuwuthatha ngesnakhi esilula kungasiza.
Ngemva kokusebenzisa ngakunye, hlambulula umlomo wakho futhi futhi usule umlomo ngendwangu eyomile. Gcina i-inhaler yakho ekamelweni lokushisa futhi uyigcine kude nomswakama nokushisa.
Abantu abaningi abane-COPD badinga ukusebenzisa lo muthi ohlanganisiwe isikhathi eside njengengxenye yohlelo lwabo oluqhubekayo lokwelashwa. I-COPD yisimo esingamahlalakhona esidinga ukuphathwa okuqhubekayo, futhi ukuyeka umuthi wakho wokugcina kungaholela ekubeni izimpawu zibe zimbi.
Udktela wakho uzohlola njalo ukuthi imithi isebenza kahle kangakanani kuwe, ngokuvamile ngesikhathi sokuqokwa okujwayelekile njalo emavikini angu-3-6. Bangase balungise uhlelo lwakho lokwelashwa ngokusekelwe endleleni ozizwa ngayo nokuthi imiphumela yokuhlolwa komsebenzi wamaphaphu akho ibukeka kanjani.
Abanye abantu bangase badinge ukuthatha lo muthi iminyaka eminingi, kanti abanye bangase bashintshe baye ekwelashweni okuhlukile njengoba isimo sabo sishintsha. Okubalulekile ukusebenzisana eduze nomhlinzeki wakho wezempilo ukuze uthole indlela ekugcina uphefumula ngokunethezeka.
Njengayo yonke imithi, le nhlanganisela ye-inhaler ingabangela imiphumela emibi, nakuba abantu abaningi beyibekezelela kahle. Ukuqonda okulindelekile kungakusiza ukuthi uzizwe uqiniseka ngokuphathelene nokwelashwa kwakho.
Imiphumela emibi evame kakhulu ongase uyithole ihlanganisa:
Le miphumela emibi evamile ngokuvamile imnene futhi ivame ukushabalala njengoba umzimba wakho ujwayela umuthi. Uma ziqhubeka noma zikuphazamisa kakhulu, yazisa udokotela wakho.
Imiphumela emibi engathi sína ayivamile kodwa idinga ukunakekelwa kwezempilo ngokushesha. Lokhu kuhlanganisa ubunzima bokugwinya, ukucasuka okukhulu komphimbo, noma izimpawu zokungezwani komzimba nezinto ezithile njengokuqubuka, ukuvuvukala, noma ubunzima bokuphefumula.
Abanye abantu bangase babe nemiphumela yenhliziyo nemithambo yegazi efana nokwanda kwesilinganiso senhliziyo, ubuhlungu besifuba, noma umfutho wegazi ophezulu. Nakuba lokhu kungavamile, kubalulekile ukuxoxa nodokotela wakho, ikakhulukazi uma unezimo zenhliziyo ezikhona.
Intozo elingavamile kodwa ebucayi yi-paradoxical bronchospasm, lapho i-inhaler empeleni yenza ukuphefumula kwakho kube kubi kunokuba kube ngcono. Lokhu kuvamile ukwenzeka ngaphakathi kokusetshenziswa kokuqala okumbalwa futhi kudinga ukunakekelwa kwezokwelapha ngokushesha.
Le mithi ehlanganisiwe ayifanele wonke umuntu, futhi udokotela wakho uzocabangela ngokucophelela umlando wakho wezokwelapha ngaphambi kokuyinika. Izimo ezithile nezimo zenza le inhaler ingaphephile.
Akufanele usebenzise le mithi uma unokungezwani komzimba ne-aclidinium, formoterol, noma yiziphi izithako ezingasebenzi ku-inhaler. Abantu abanezifo ezinzima zokungezwani komzimba namaprotheni obisi kufanele futhi bagweme le mithi, njengoba iqukethe i-lactose.
Uma une-asthma ngaphandle kwe-COPD, le nhlanganisela ayikufanele. Ingxenye ye-formoterol ingandisa ngempela ingozi yezinkinga ezinkulu ezihlobene ne-asthma uma isetshenziswa yodwa ekwelapheni i-asthma.
Abantu abanezimo ezithile zenhliziyo badinga ukucatshangelwa okukhethekile. Uma unezinhliziyo ezingajwayelekile, ukuhlaselwa yinhliziyo kwakamuva, noma umfutho wegazi ophezulu ongagadiwe kahle, udokotela wakho uzokala izinzuzo nezingozi ngokucophelela ngaphambi kokunika le mithi.
Labo abane-narrow-angle glaucoma, i-prostate enwetshiwe, noma ukuvinjelwa kwesinye kufanele baxoxe ngalezi zimo nodokotela wabo, njengoba i-aclidinium ingase iqhubekisele phambili lezi zinkinga.
Abesifazane abakhulelwe nabancelisayo kufanele basebenzise le mithi kuphela uma izinzuzo zicacile ukwedlula izingozi ezingaba khona, njengoba kunedatha yokuphepha elinganiselwe kulaba bantu.
Le mithi ehlanganisiwe itholakala ngaphansi kwegama lomkhiqizo elithi Duaklir Pressair emazweni amaningi. Igama lomkhiqizo elithile lingahluka ngokuya ngendawo yakho kanye nenkampani yezemithi eyihambisa endaweni yakho.
Ikhambi lakho lingase libe nezinhlobo ezivamile zalolu hlobo, eziqulathe izithako ezifanayo ezisebenzayo kodwa ezingase zibe nezingxenye ezingasebenzi ezihlukile noma ukupakisha. Izinhlobo ezivamile zivame ukuba zishibhile kodwa zisebenza ngempumelelo njengezinketho zegama lomkhiqizo.
Lapho ugcwalisa umuthi wakho, qiniseka ukuthi uthola i-inhaler efanele yokuhlanganisa. Amanye amakhemisi athwala izingxenye ngazinye ngokwehlukana, kodwa udinga umkhiqizo othile wokuhlanganisa udokotela wakho awubhalile.
Uma le nhlanganisela ingasebenzi kahle kuwe noma idala imiphumela engathandeki, kukhona ezinye izindlela zokwelapha ezitholakalayo zokuphatha i-COPD. Udokotela wakho angakusiza ukuthi uhlole lezi zinketho ngokusekelwe ezidingweni zakho ezithile.
Ezinye izinhlanganisela ze-bronchodilator ezisebenza isikhathi eside zihlanganisa i-tiotropium ne-olodaterol, i-glycopyrronium ne-formoterol, noma i-umeclidinium ne-vilanterol. Lezi zisebenza ngendlela efanayo kodwa zingase zibe nemiphumela ehlukile noma amashejuli okulinganisa.
Ama-inhaler okwelapha kathathu ahlanganisa ama-bronchodilator amabili ne-corticosteroid e-inhaled enye inketho kubantu abane-COPD enzima kakhulu noma ukuqubuka njalo. Lokhu kuhlanganisa izinhlanganisela ezinjenge-fluticasone/umeclidinium/vilanterol noma i-budesonide/glycopyrronium/formoterol.
Kwabanye abantu, ama-inhaler ahlukene emithi ngayinye angasebenza kangcono kunezinhlanganisela zemikhiqizo. Le ndlela ivumela ukulinganisa okuguquguqukayo kodwa idinga ukusebenzisa amadivayisi amaningi nsuku zonke.
Ukuqhathanisa i-aclidinium/formoterol ne-tiotropium akulula ngoba zisebenza ngendlela ehlukile futhi zisebenzela izinjongo ezehlukile ekwelapheni i-COPD. I-Tiotropium iyi-anticholinergic eyodwa esebenza isikhathi eside, kuyilapho i-aclidinium/formoterol ihlanganisa izinhlobo ezimbili ezihlukene zama-bronchodilator.
Ucwaningo luphakamisa ukuthi ukuhlanganiswa kwe-aclidinium kanye ne-formoterol kungahle kunikeze ukukhululeka okungcono kwezimpawu kanye nokuthuthuka komsebenzi wamaphaphu uma kuqhathaniswa ne-tiotropium yodwa. Lokhu kunengqondo ngoba uthola izindlela ezimbili ezihlukene zokusebenza zisebenza ndawonye.
Kodwa-ke, i-tiotropium isetshenziswe isikhathi eside futhi inocwaningo oluningi olusekela ukuphepha kwayo nesikhathi eside nokusebenza kahle kwayo. Ivame ukubhekwa njengokwelashwa kokuqala kwe-COPD, kuyilapho ukwelashwa okuhlanganisiwe njenge-aclidinium/formoterol kuvame ukugcinelwa abantu abadinga ukulawulwa okwengeziwe kwezimpawu.
Udokotela wakho uzocabangela izinto ezinjengobunzima bezimpawu zakho, ukuthi usabele kahle kangakanani kwezinye izindlela zokwelapha, kanye nezintandokazi zakho siqu lapho unquma phakathi kwalezi zinketho. Akukho ngisho esisodwa esingcono ngokujwayelekile - kuncike esimweni sakho ngasinye.
Abantu abanezifo zenhliziyo bangasebenzisa le nhlanganisela ngokuphepha, kodwa idinga ukuqapha ngokucophelela nokucatshangelwa kwesimo sakho senhliziyo esithile. Ingxenye ye-formoterol ingathinta izinga lenhliziyo yakho nomfutho wegazi, ngakho udokotela wakho uzohlola lezi zingozi.
Uma unesifo senhliziyo esizinzile esilawulwa kahle, izinzuzo zokuphefumula okungcono zivame ukudlula izingozi zenhliziyo nemithambo yegazi. Kodwa-ke, uma unezinkinga zenhliziyo zakamuva, i-angina engazinzile, noma ama-arrhythmias angalawulwa kahle, udokotela wakho angase akhethe ezinye izindlela zokwelapha.
Ukuqapha njalo izinga lenhliziyo yakho nomfutho wegazi kubaluleke kakhulu uma une-COPD nesifo senhliziyo. Udokotela wakho angase ancome ukuhlolwa okuvamile ukuze kuqinisekiswe ukuthi zombili izimo ziqhubeka zilawulwa kahle.
Uma ngabe uthatha ngengozi umthamo omkhulu kunalowo obekiwe, ungangeni ekuqeqeshweni, kodwa ziqaphele izimpawu ezinjengokushaya kwenhliziyo okusheshayo, ukuthuthumela, ikhanda elibuhlungu, noma isiyezi. Lezi yizimpawu zokuthi kungenzeka ukuthi uthole imithi eminingi kakhulu.
Xhumana nodokotela wakho noma usokhemisi ukuze uthole isiqondiso, ikakhulukazi uma uhlangabezana nezimpawu ezikhathazayo. Bangakunikeza iseluleko sokuthi ngabe udinga ukunakekelwa kwezempilo nokuthi ungayilungisa kanjani isimiso sakho sokulinganisa esizayo.
Ukuvimbela okuzayo, cabangela ukusetha izikhumbuzi zocingo noma usebenzise uhlelo lokulandela imithi ukukusiza ukhumbule ukuthi usuwuthathile yini umthamo wakho. Abanye abantu bakuthola kuwusizo ukuthatha i-inhaler yabo ngesikhathi esifanayo neminye imisebenzi yansuku zonke efana nokuxubha amazinyo abo.
Uma uphuthelwa umthamo, wuthatha ngokushesha lapho ukhumbula, ngaphandle uma sekuseduze isikhathi somthamo wakho olandelayo. Kulokho, weqa umthamo ophuthelwe bese uqhubeka nesimiso sakho esivamile - ungaqedi ukuze ulungise umthamo ophuthelwe.
Ukuphuthelwa umthamo ngezikhathi ezithile ngeke kubangele ingozi enkulu, kodwa zama ukugcina ukuqina ukuze uthole ukulawulwa okungcono kakhulu kwezimpawu. Uma uvame ukukhohlwa imithamo, khuluma nodokotela wakho mayelana namasu okukusiza ukhumbule noma ngabe isimiso sokulinganisa esihlukile singasebenza kangcono kuwe.
Abanye abantu bakuthola kuwusizo ukugcina i-inhaler yabo endaweni ebonakalayo noma bahlanganise isimiso sabo semithi nokudla noma ezinye izinto zansuku zonke. Okubalulekile ukuthola uhlelo olusebenza ngokwethembeka ngendlela yakho yokuphila.
Akufanele uyeke ukuthatha lo muthi ngaphandle kokuxoxa ngakho nodokotela wakho kuqala. I-COPD yisimo esingapheli esivame ukudinga ukwelashwa okuqhubekayo, futhi ukuyeka imithi yokugcina kungaholela ekubeni izimpawu zibe zimbi futhi kwandise ingozi yokuqubuka.
Udkt wakho angase acabange ukushintsha ukwelashwa kwakho uma uhlangabezana nemiphumela emibi ebalulekile, uma isimo sakho sithuthuke kakhulu, noma uma imithi emisha itholakala engasebenza kangcono kuwe.
Abanye abantu bakhathazeka ngokuba "bancike" ekuphefumuleni kwabo, kodwa lokhu akufani nokulutheka. Amaphaphu akho adinga umuthi ukuze asebenze kahle, njengoba nje umuntu onesifo sikashukela edinga i-insulin noma umuntu onomfutho wegazi ophezulu edinga umuthi wakhe.
Kufanele uqhubeke nokusebenzisa isiphefumulo sakho esivamile sokulondoloza ngesikhathi sokugqashuka, kodwa ngeke kunikeze ukukhululeka okusheshayo okudingayo ngesikhathi sokuphefumula okunzima okukhulu. Le nhlanganisela yenzelwe ukulawula isikhathi eside, hhayi ukwelashwa okuphuthumayo.
Ngesikhathi sokugqashuka, cishe uzodinga isiphefumulo sakho sokuhlenga (ngokuvamile i-albuterol noma enye i-bronchodilator esebenza ngokushesha) ukuze uthole ukukhululeka ngokushesha. Abanye abantu badinga ama-steroid omlomo noma ezinye izindlela zokwelapha ezinqunywe udokotela wabo ngezinkinga ezinzima.
Uma uhlangabezana nokuqubuka okuningi ngaphandle kokusebenzisa imithi yakho yokulondoloza njalo, khuluma nodokotela wakho mayelana nokulungisa uhlelo lwakho lokwelashwa. Ungase udinge imithi eyengeziwe noma inhlanganisela ehlukile ukuze uvimbele kangcono lezi ziqephu.
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