Isithombe seCabotegravir sisetshenziswa ekunqobeni ukutheleleka (PrEP) ukuze kunciphisiwe ingozi yokutheleleka yi-human immunodeficiency virus uhlobo 1 (HIV-1). I-HIV iwumkhuhlane obangela i-acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS). Udokotela wakho angenza izivivinyo ukuqinisekisa ukuthi awunayo i-HIV-1 ngaphambi kokuthola leli yona iHIV-1 PrEP. Lena imithi kufanele inikezwe kuphela udokotela wakho noma ngaphansi kokunakekelwa kwakhe. Lo mkhiqizo uyatholakala ngezindlela zokwelapha ezilandelayo:
Ekucatshweni kokusebenzisa imithi, izingozi zokuthatha imithi kufanele ziqhathaniswe nezinzuzo ezizokwenza. Lo ngumqulu ozothatha wena nodokotela wakho. Ngale mithi, okulandelayo kufanele kucabangelwe: Tshela udokotela wakho uma uke waba nanoma yiluphi uhlobo oluqakathekile noma oluhambisana nokwaleka kule mithi noma kunoma iyiphi enye imithi. Tshela futhi ochwepheshe bakho bezempilo uma unezinye izinhlobo zokwaleka, njengokudla, izidakamizwa, izigcini, noma izilwane. Ngomkhiqizo ongenamithi, funda ilebula noma izithako zephakheji ngokucophelela. Izifundo ezifanele azikwenzelwanga ubuhlobo bobudala nemiphumela yokugxilwa kwe-cabotegravir kubantwana abaneminyaka engaphansi kwengu-12 noma abayisindo elingaphansi kwamakhilogremu angu-35 (kg). Ukuphepha nokuphumelela akukaqiniswa. Izifundo ezifanele ezenziwe kuze kube manje azibonisi izinkinga ezikhethekile zabantu abadala ezingakhawulela ukusetshenziswa kokugxilwa kwe-cabotegravir kubantu abadala. Noma kunjalo, iziguli ezikhulile zinezinkinga ezihlobene nobudala zezinkukhu, isibindi, noma inhliziyo, okungase kudinge ukuba qaphele iziguli ezithola le mithi. Ayikho izifundo ezifanele kwabesifazane zokunquma ingozi yengane uma usebenzisa le mithi ngesikhathi sokuncelisa. Linganisa izinzuzo ezingaba khona nezingozi ezingaba khona ngaphambi kokuthatha le mithi ngesikhathi sokuncelisa. Nakuba ezinye izidakamizwa kufanele zingasetshenziswa ndawonye nhlobo, kwezinye izimo imithi emibili ehlukene ingasetshenziswa ndawonye ngisho noma kungenzeka ukuhlangana. Kulezi zimo, udokotela wakho angase afune ukushintsha umthamo, noma ezinye izinyathelo zokuphepha kungase kudingeke. Uma uthola le mithi, kubalulekile kakhulu ukuthi ochwepheshe bakho bezempilo bazi uma uthatha noma iyiphi imithi ehlanganisiwe ngezansi. Ukuhlangana okulandelayo kukhethwe ngokusekelwe ekubalulekeni kwabo okungenzeka futhi akuyona yonke into. Ukusebenzisa le mithi nanoma iyiphi imithi elandelayo ayinconywa. Udokotela wakho angase anqume ukungakwelaphi ngale mithi noma ashintshe ezinye izidakamizwa ozithathayo. Ukusebenzisa le mithi nanoma iyiphi imithi elandelayo ngokuvamile ayinconywa, kodwa kungase kudingeke kwezinye izimo. Uma kokubili imithi ilotshwe ndawonye, udokotela wakho angase ashintshe umthamo noma ukuthi uyisebenzisa kangakanani enye noma zombili imithi. Ezinye izidakamizwa akufanele zisetshenziswe ngesikhathi noma eduze kwesikhathi sokudla ukudla noma ukudla izinhlobo ezithile zokudla njengoba kungenzeka ukuhlangana. Ukusebenzisa utshwala noma utshaba ngezinye izidakamizwa kungase futhi kubangele ukuhlangana. Xoxa nochwepheshe bakho bezempilo ngokusetshenziswa kwemithi yakho ngokudla, utshwala, noma utshaba. Ukuba khona kwezinye izinkinga zezokwelapha kungathinta ukusetshenziswa kwale mithi. Qiniseka ukuthi utshela udokotela wakho uma unezinye izinkinga zezokwelapha, ikakhulukazi:
Umshula wesibeletho noma omunye ochwepheshe bezempilo oqeqeshwe uzohlinzeka ngale miyeke. Lolu lwemiyeke lunikezwa njengesiphuzo esiswini, ngokuvamile emathangeni. Ngokuvamile lunikezwa kanye ngenyanga ezinyangeni ezimbili zokuqala, bese kuba kanye njalo ngenyanga ezimbili. Lolu lwemiyeke luza nephepha lemininingwane yomguli nemiyalo yokusebenzisa. Funda bese ulandela imiyalo ngokucophelela. Funda futhi njalo lapho uthola isiphuzo uma kungenzeka kukhona ulwazi olusha. Buza udokotela wakho uma unemibuzo. Udokotela wakho angase akusize ukuthi uthathe ithebhulethi enye ye-cabotegravir kanye ngosuku okungenani izinsuku ezingu-28 ngaphambi kokuthola isiphuzo sakho sokuqala. Lokhu kuzovumela udokotela wakho ukuba abone ukuthi uzoyithwala kangcono kanjani le miyeke. Shaya udokotela wakho noma umthengisi wemithi ukuze uthole imiyalo.