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I-Azithromycin ngumuthi oyi-antibiotic olwa nezifo zamagciwane emzimbeni wakho. Ingaphansi kweqembu lemithi ebizwa ngokuthi ama-macrolide antibiotics, asebenza ngokuvimbela amagciwane ukuthi angakhuli futhi azale.
Lo muthi uvame ukunqunyelwa izifo zomgudu wokuphefumula, izifo zesikhumba, kanye nezifo ezithile ezithathelwana ngocansi. Udokotela wakho angase ancome i-azithromycin ngoba isebenza kahle ezinhlotsheni eziningi zamagciwane futhi ngokuvamile idinga ukwelashwa okufushane kunezinye izibulala-magciwane.
I-Azithromycin iyi-antibiotic kadokotela eqondiswe ezifweni zamagciwane emzimbeni wakho wonke. Iyingxenye yomndeni wama-macrolide antibiotics, aziwa ngokusebenza kwawo okubanzi ngokumelene namagciwane ahlukahlukene.
Lo muthi uza ngezindlela ezahlukene okuhlanganisa amaphilisi, amaphilisi, kanye nokumiswa oketshezi. Izinhlobo zomlomo yizo ezivame ukunqunyelwa kakhulu, okwenza kube lula kubantu abaningi ukuthi bazithathe ekhaya. I-Azithromycin itholakala kuphela ngemvume kadokotela ovela kumhlinzeki wakho wezempilo.
I-Azithromycin iphatha izifo eziningi zamagciwane ezithinta izingxenye ezahlukene zomzimba wakho. Udokotela wakho uzoyinquma lapho esethole ukuthi amagciwane, hhayi amagciwane, abangela ukugula kwakho.
Nawa amagciwane avamile i-azithromycin esiza ukuwapheka:
Kubalulekile ukukhumbula ukuthi i-azithromycin ngeke isize ngezifo ezibangelwa amagciwane njengomkhuhlane ojwayelekile noma umkhuhlane. Udokotela wakho uzoqaphela ukuthi ngabe izimpawu zakho zibangelwa amagciwane ngaphambi kokukuyalela lo muthi.
I-Azithromycin isebenza ngokungenelela ekwazini kwamagciwane ukwenza amaprotheni abawadingayo ukuze basinde futhi bazale. Cabanga ngayo njengokuphazamisa imishini yangaphakathi yamagciwane, okugcina kuholela ekufeni kwawo.
Lo muthi wokulwa namagciwane uthathwa njengomuthi onamandla futhi osebenza kahle ngokumelene namagciwane amaningi ajwayelekile. Ugxila kahle ezicutshini ezinamagciwane, okusho ukuthi ingafinyelela endaweni yokutheleleka futhi ihlale lapho isikhathi eside ngokwanele ukwenza umsebenzi wayo ngempumelelo.
Enye yezinzuzo ze-azithromycin ukuthi iyaqhubeka nokusebenza emzimbeni wakho ngisho nangemva kokuthi usuqedile ukuyithatha. Umuthi ungahlala usebenza ezicutshini zakho izinsuku eziningana, unikeze ukuvikelwa okwandisiwe ekukhuleni kwamagciwane.
Thatha i-azithromycin ngendlela udokotela wakho akuyalele ngayo, ngokuvamile kanye ngosuku ngenani elithile lezinsuku. Ishejuli ejwayelekile ukuyithatha izinsuku ezi-3 kuya kwezi-5, yize lokhu kungahluka ngokuya ngokutheleleka kwakho.
Ungayithatha i-azithromycin ngaphandle noma ngaphandle kokudla, kodwa ukuyithatha nokudla kungasiza ukunciphisa ukuphazamiseka kwesisu uma uhlangabezana nanoma yikuphi. Uma uthatha uhlobo oluwuketshezi, nyakazisa ibhodlela kahle ngaphambi kokukala umthamo ngamunye ukuqinisekisa ukuthi umuthi usatshalaliswa ngokulinganayo.
Thatha umthamo wakho ngesikhathi esifanayo nsuku zonke ukukusiza ukuthi ukhumbule futhi ugcine amazinga aqhubekayo omuthi emzimbeni wakho. Uma uthatha amaphilisi noma ama-capsules, wagwinye wonke ngengilazi yamanzi egcwele.
Qedela lonke ikhosi lomuthi ngisho noma uqala ukuzizwa ungcono ngaphambi kokuqeda wonke amaphilisi. Ukuyeka ngaphambi kwesikhathi kungavumela amagciwane ukuthi abuye futhi abe ngamanye angamelana nomuthi wokulwa namagciwane.
Ukwelashwa okuningi nge-azithromycin kuthatha phakathi kwezinsuku ezi-3 kuya kwezi-5, okuyisikhathi esincane kunezinye izibulala-magciwane eziningi. Udokotela wakho uzoqoka isikhathi esiqondile esisekelwe ekutheleleni kwakho okuthile kanye nomlando wakho wezokwelapha.
Inkambo ejwayelekile yokutheleleka ngamaphaphu yizinsuku ezi-5, kanti okunye ukutheleleka okufana ne-chlamydia kungase kudingeke umthamo owodwa omkhulu noma izinsuku ezi-3 zokwelashwa. Ukutheleleka okuyinkimbinkimbi kungase kudingeke izikhathi zokwelashwa ezinde.
Ungayeki ukuthatha i-azithromycin ngaphambi kwesikhathi, ngisho noma izimpawu zakho zithuthuka ngokushesha. Amagciwane abangela ukutheleleka kwakho adinga inkambo ephelele yomuthi ukuze iqedwe ngokuphelele emzimbeni wakho.
Njengayo yonke imithi, i-azithromycin ingabangela imiphumela emibi, nakuba abantu abaningi beyibekezelela kahle. Imiphumela eminingi emibi ithambile futhi iyanyamalala yodwa njengoba umzimba wakho ujwayela umuthi.
Imiphumela emibi ejwayelekile ongase uyithole ihlanganisa:
Ukuthatha i-azithromycin nokudla kungasiza ekunciphiseni imiphumela emibi ehlobene nesisu. Lezi zimpawu zivame ukuthuthuka phakathi nosuku olulodwa noma ezimbili ngemuva kokuqeda umuthi.
Abanye abantu bangase babe nemiphumela emibi kakhulu kodwa engavamile edinga ukunakekelwa kwezempilo ngokushesha:
Xhumana nomhlinzeki wakho wezempilo ngokushesha uma uhlangabezana nanoma iyiphi yale miphumela emibi engathi sína. Nakuba kungavamile, kungaba yizimpawu zezinkinga ezibaluleke kakhulu ezidinga ukwelashwa okusheshayo.
I-Azithromycin ayifanele wonke umuntu, futhi udokotela wakho uzobuyekeza umlando wakho wezokwelapha ngaphambi kokuyinika. Ezinye izimo nemithi kungenza i-azithromycin ingaphephile noma ingasebenzi kahle kuwe.
Akufanele uthathe i-azithromycin uma:
Xoxa nodokotela wakho ngayo yonke imithi oyithathayo, njengoba i-azithromycin ingasebenzisana nemithi ethile ehlanganisa ama-blood thinners, ama-antacids, nemithi ethile yenhliziyo. Udokotela wakho kungase kudingeke alungise imithamo noma akhethe i-antibiotic ehlukile.
Uma ukhulelwe noma uncelisa, xoxa ngezingozi nezinzuzo nomhlinzeki wakho wezempilo. Ngenkathi i-azithromycin ngokuvamile ithathwa njengephephile ngesikhathi sokukhulelwa, udokotela wakho uzohlola izinzuzo ngokumelene nanoma yiziphi izingozi ezingaba khona.
I-Azithromycin itholakala ngaphansi kwamagama amaningi e-brand, i-Zithromax iyona eyaziwa kakhulu. Amanye amagama ajwayelekile e-brand afaka i-Azithromycin Z-Pak ne-Zmax.
I-Z-Pak ibhekisela ekupakisheni okuthile kwamaphilisi e-azithromycin aqukethe inkambo yokwelashwa yezinsuku ezi-5. Izinhlobo ze-generic ze-azithromycin nazo ziyatholakala kabanzi futhi zisebenza ngempumelelo njengezinhlobo zegama le-brand.
Noma ngabe uthola i-azithromycin yegama le-brand noma i-generic, isithako esisebenzayo nokusebenza kahle kuhlala kufana. Ikhemisi lakho lingashintsha izinhlobo ze-generic ukusiza ukunciphisa izindleko, okuyinto ephephile ngokuphelele futhi ejwayelekile.
Uma i-azithromycin ingakulungele, udokotela wakho unezinye izinketho eziningi ze-antibiotic zokwelapha izifo ezibangelwa amagciwane. Ukukhetha kuncike ohlotsheni lokutheleleka, umlando wakho wezokwelapha, nanoma yikuphi ukungezwani ongase ube nakho.
Ezinye izindlela ezivamile zifaka:
Udkt wakho uzokhetha elinye elingcono kakhulu ngokusekelwe kumagciwane athile abangela ukutheleleka kwakho kanye nezinto zakho zempilo. I-antibiotic ngayinye inezinzuzo zayo kanye nemiphumela engaba khona.
Kokubili i-azithromycin ne-amoxicillin ziyizibulala-magciwane eziphumelelayo, kodwa zisebenza ngokumelene nezinhlobo ezahlukene zamagciwane futhi zinezinzuzo ezihlukile. Akukho noyedwa ongcono kunomunye.
I-Azithromycin inikeza ukulula kwesifundo esifushane sokwelashwa, ngokuvamile izinsuku eziyi-3-5 uma kuqhathaniswa nezinsuku eziyi-7-10 ze-amoxicillin. Iphinde isebenze ngokumelene namagciwane athile amelana ne-amoxicillin, ikakhulukazi izifo ezithile zemigudu yokuphefumula.
I-Amoxicillin, ngakolunye uhlangothi, ivame ukukhethwa ezifweni zezindlebe ezinganeni futhi ngokuvamile ayibizi kakhulu. Inomlando omude wokuphepha futhi ivame ukuba yinto yokuqala yokukhetha ezifweni eziningi ezivamile.
Udkt wakho uzokhetha phakathi kwalezi zibulala-magciwane ngokusekelwe kumagciwane athile abangela ukutheleleka kwakho, umlando wakho wezokwelapha, nezinto ezinjengentengo nokulula.
I-Azithromycin idinga ukuqapha okukhethekile kubantu abanezimo zenhliziyo, ikakhulukazi labo abanomfutho wenhliziyo ongajwayelekile. Umuthi ungase ubangele izinguquko kumfutho wenhliziyo, nakuba lokhu kungavamile.
Uma unomlando wezinkinga zenhliziyo, udkt wakho uzohlola ngokucophelela izinzuzo ngokumelene nezingozi ngaphambi kokunquma i-azithromycin. Bangase batusa ukuqapha inhliziyo ngesikhathi sokwelashwa noma bakhethe elinye i-antibiotic uma ingozi ibonakala iphezulu kakhulu.
Njalo yazisa umhlinzeki wakho wezempilo nganoma yiziphi izimo zenhliziyo, okuhlanganisa nokushaya kwenhliziyo okungajwayelekile, ngaphambi kokuqala i-azithromycin. Lolu lwazi lubasiza ukuthi benze isinqumo sokwelashwa esiphephe kakhulu kuwe.
Uma ngengozi uthatha i-azithromycin eningi kunaleyo ebekiwe, xhumana nodokotela wakho noma isikhungo sokulawula ubuthi ngokushesha. Ukuthatha okuningi kungakhuphula ingozi yakho yemiphumela emibi, ikakhulukazi izinkinga zesigqi senhliziyo.
Izimpawu ezivamile zokweqisa kwe-azithromycin zihlanganisa isicanucanu esibi, ukuhlanza, isifo sohudo, nobuhlungu besisu. Izimpawu ezingathi sína zingahlanganisa ukushaya kwenhliziyo okungajwayelekile, ubunzima bokuphefumula, noma isiyezi esibi.
Ungalindi ukubona ukuthi ngabe izimpawu ziyavela yini - funa iseluleko sezokwelapha ngokushesha. Letha ibhodlela lemithi nawe ukusiza abahlinzeki bezempilo ukuthi banqume ukuthi uthathe malini nokuthi nini.
Uma weqa umthamo we-azithromycin, yithathe ngokushesha lapho ukhumbula, ngaphandle kokuthi sekuseduze isikhathi somthamo wakho olandelayo obekiwe. Kulokho, weqa umthamo oweqiwe bese uqhubeka neshejuli yakho yokulinganisa ejwayelekile.
Ungalokothi uthathe imithamo emibili ngesikhathi esisodwa ukuze ulungise umthamo oweqiwe, ngoba lokhu kungakhuphula ingozi yakho yemiphumela emibi. Uma ungaqiniseki ngesikhathi, xhumana nomkhemisi wakho noma umhlinzeki wezempilo ukuze uthole isiqondiso.
Zama ukuthatha umthamo wakho oweqiwe kungakapheli amahora angu-12 kusukela ngesikhathi okwakufanele uthathe ngawo uma kungenzeka. Ukusetha izikhumbuzi zansuku zonke ocingweni lwakho kungakusiza ukuthi uhlale emgqeni ngeshejuli yakho yemithi.
Yeka kuphela ukuthatha i-azithromycin uma usuqede inkambo ephelele ebekwe ngudokotela wakho, ngisho noma uzizwa ungcono ngokuphelele. Ukuyeka ngaphambi kwesikhathi kungavumela amagciwane ukuthi asinde futhi angase akhe ukumelana ne-antibiotic.
Inkambo ejwayelekile yizinsuku ezingu-3-5, futhi kubalulekile ukuthatha yonke imithamo njengoba uqondisiwe. Uma uhlangabezana nemiphumela emibi kakhulu okwenza kube nzima ukuqhubeka, xhumana nodokotela wakho kunokuyeka ngokwakho.
Udokotela wakho angase ngezinye izikhathi ancome ukuyeka i-azithromycin ngaphambi kwesikhathi uma ethola ukuthi ukutheleleka kungokwegciwane kunokuba ngamabhaktheriya, noma uma uba nokusabela okukhulu komzimba. Kodwa-ke, lesi sinqumo kufanele ngaso sonke isikhathi sithathwe ngumhlinzeki wakho wezempilo.
Ngenkathi i-azithromycin ingenayo ukusebenzisana okuqondile okuyingozi notshwala njengeminye imithi, ngokuvamile kungcono ukugwema noma ukukhawulela ukusetshenziswa kotshwala ngesikhathi sokwelashwa. Utshwala bungaphazamisa ikhono lomzimba wakho lokulwa nokutheleleka futhi lungase lenze imiphumela emibi ibe yimbi.
Kokubili i-azithromycin notshwala kungadala ukuphazamiseka kwesisu, isicanucanu, nesiyezi. Ukuzihlanganisa kungase kwenze le miphumela emibi ivelele futhi ingakhululeki kuwe.
Gxila ekuhlaliseni kahle ngamanzi nokuthola ukuphumula okwanele ukuze usize umzimba wakho ukuthi ululame ekuthelelekeni. Uma unemibuzo mayelana nokusetshenziswa kotshwala ngesikhathi sokwelashwa, xoxa ngayo nomhlinzeki wakho wezempilo.
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