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I-Codeine-phenylephrine-and-promethazine iyinhlanganisela yemithi esiza ekuphatheni ukukhwehlela, ukuminyana, nezimpawu zomkhuhlane ngesikhathi esisodwa. Le mithi kadokotela ihlanganisa izithako ezintathu ezisebenzayo ezisebenza ndawonye ukuhlinzeka ngokuphumula uma ubhekene nezimpawu zokuphefumula ezikwenza uzizwe ungajabule.
Cabanga ngale mithi njengendlela yeqembu yokwelapha izimpawu zakho. Isithako ngasinye sinomsebenzi othile, futhi ndawonye bangakusiza ukuthi uzizwe ukhululekile ngenkathi umzimba wakho ulwa nanoma yini ebangela ukungakhululeki kwakho.
Le mithi iyidakamizwa elihlanganisiwe elinokubhala okuthathu eliqukethe i-codeine, i-phenylephrine, ne-promethazine efomuleni eyodwa. Yenzelwe ngqo ukubhekana nezimpawu eziningi zomkhuhlane nomkhuhlane ngesikhathi esisodwa, kunokuthi kudingeke ukuthi uthathe imithi ehlukene.
Izithako ezintathu zisebenza njengeqembu ngaphakathi emzimbeni wakho. I-Codeine iyi-opioid ecindezela ukukhwehlela kwakho, i-phenylephrine iyisivimbeli esinciphisa izindima zamakhala ezivuvukele, futhi i-promethazine iyi-antihistamine enciphisa izimpawu ezinjengokungezwani komzimba futhi ingakusiza uphumule.
Udokotela wakho uzokubhala le mithi kuphela uma ekholelwa ukuthi inhlanganisela yezithako iyadingeka ngezimpawu zakho ezithile. Ithathwa njengento elawulwayo ngoba iqukethe i-codeine, okusho ukuthi idinga ukuqapha ngokucophelela nokusetshenziswa okunesibopho.
Le mithi isetshenziselwa ikakhulukazi ukwelapha ukukhwehlela, ukuminyana kwamakhala, nezinye izimpawu eziphezulu zokuphefumula ezibangelwa imikhuhlane, umkhuhlane, noma ukungezwani komzimba. Ilusizo ikakhulukazi uma ubhekene nezimpawu eziningi eziphazamisa imisebenzi yakho yansuku zonke noma ukulala.
Udktela wakho angase akunike le nhlanganisela uma unomkhuhlane oqhubekayo okugcina ungavukanga ebusuku, kanye nekhala eligcwele nokungakhululeki okujwayelekile komkhuhlane. Umuthi unganikeza ukukhululeka kulezi zimpawu ezingaphezulu ngempumelelo kunokuthatha imithi eyodwa ngamanye.
Ngezinye izikhathi abahlinzeki bezempilo batusa lo muthi ngoba uketshezi olugelezela ngemuva kwekhala olubangela ukukhwehlela okucasulayo, noma lapho izifo zonyaka zihlangana nezimpawu zomkhuhlane. Okubalulekile ukuthi udinga ukukhululeka ezimpawini eziningi le nhlanganisela ethile engazixazulula.
Lo muthi usebenza ngezindlela ezintathu ezihlukene emzimbeni wakho, ngamunye uqondise uhlobo oluthile lwesimpawu. Ingxenye ye-codeine ithathwa njengokucindezela umkhuhlane onamandla aphakathi nendawo osebenza ebuchosheni bakho ukunciphisa isifiso sokukhwehlela.
I-Phenylephrine isebenza njenge-decongestant ngokunciphisa imithambo yegazi emakhaleni akho, okunciphisa ukuvuvukala futhi kukusize uphefumule kalula. Okwamanje, i-promethazine ivimba ama-histamine receptors, okusiza ukunciphisa ikhala eligobayo, ukuthimula, futhi kungakwenza uzizwe ubuthuntu ngendlela ekhuthaza ukuphumula.
Le nhlanganisela yenzelwe ukuthi isebenze ngempumelelo kunanoma iyiphi into eyodwa yodwa. Kodwa-ke, ngenxa yokuthi i-codeine iyi-opioid, lo muthi unamandla kunezinketho eziningi ezingaphezu kwe-counter futhi idinga ukusetshenziswa nokuqapha okucophelelayo.
Thatha lo muthi ngendlela eqondile udokotela wakho ayalela ngayo, ngokuvamile njalo emahoreni angu-4 kuya kwangu-6 njengoba kudingeka ngezimpawu. Ungayithatha ngokudla noma ngaphandle kokudla, kodwa ukuyithatha ngesidlo esincane noma ingilazi yobisi kungasiza ekuvikeleni isisu.
Njalo sebenzisa idivayisi yokulinganisa ehambisana nomuthi wakho uma uthatha ifomu eliwuketshezi. Izipuni zasekhishini azinembile ngokwanele ekulinganiseni imithi. Uma uthatha amaphilisi, wagwinye wonke ngengilazi yamanzi egcwele.
Kungcono ukuthatha lo muthi uma ungaphumula ngemva kwawo, ngoba ingxenye ye-promethazine ingakwenza ukozela. Gwema ukuwuthatha ngaphambi nje kokuthi udinga ukuqhuba imoto noma usebenzise imishini. Hlukanisa imithamo yakho ngokulinganayo usuku lonke, futhi ungathathi ngaphezu kwalokho okubekiwe ngisho noma izimpawu zakho ziqhubeka.
Lo muthi uvame ukunqunyelwa ukusetshenziswa kwesikhashana, ngokuvamile akudluli izinsuku ezi-3 kuya kwezi-5. Udokotela wakho uzocacisa isikhathi esiqondile esisekelwe ezimpawini zakho nokuthi usabela kanjani ekwelashweni.
Ngenxa yokuthi i-codeine ingaba umlutha, kubalulekile ukungawusebenzisi lo muthi isikhathi eside kunokuba unqunyelwe. Izimpawu eziningi zomkhuhlane nomkhuhlane ezidinga lolu hlobo lokwelashwa okuhlanganisiwe zithuthuka phakathi nezinsuku ezimbalwa kuya evikini.
Uma izimpawu zakho ziqhubeka ngaphezu kwesikhathi sokwelashwa esinqunyiwe, xhumana nodokotela wakho kunokuqhubeka nomuthi ngokwakho. Bangase bafune ukuhlola ukuthi ngabe udinga indlela ehlukile noma ngabe kukhona isimo esingaphansi esidinga ukunakwa.
Njengayo yonke imithi, le nhlanganisela ingabangela imiphumela engemihle, nakuba kungewona wonke umuntu oyitholayo. Imiphumela evame kakhulu eceleni ihlobene nokozela nemiphumela yokugaya ukudla engabangelwa yizo zonke izithako.
Nansi imiphumela engemihle ongase uyibone, ehlelwe kusukela kokuvamile kakhulu kuya kokungavamile:
Ukozela okuvela kule mithi kungaba kubaluleke kakhulu, ngakho-ke kubalulekile ukubona ukuthi ikuthinta kanjani ngaphambi kokuzibandakanya emisebenzini edinga ukuqapha. Abantu abaningi bathola ukuthi ukozela empeleni kubasiza baphumule futhi balulame ngempumelelo.
Uma uhlangabezana nanoma yimaphi imiphumela emibi kakhulu, ikakhulukazi ubunzima bokuphefumula noma izimpawu zokungezwani komzimba njengokuvuvukala kobuso bakho noma umphimbo, funa usizo lwezokwelapha ngokushesha.
Le mithi ayifanele wonke umuntu, futhi kunezinto eziningi ezibalulekile zokuphepha udokotela wakho azobuyekeza ngaphambi kokuyinikeza. Izingane ezingaphansi kweminyaka engu-12 ubudala akufanele zithathe le mithi ngenxa yokukhathazeka okukhulu kokuphepha nge-codeine.
Kufanele ugweme le mithi uma unezimo ezithile zempilo noma usebenzisa imithi ethile engase ihlangane ngendlela eyingozi:
Abesifazane abakhulelwe nabancelisayo kufanele baxoxe ngezingozi nezinzuzo nodokotela wabo, njengoba i-codeine ingadlulela enganeni futhi ingase ibangele izinkinga ezinkulu. Uma uneminyaka engaphezu kwengu-65, udokotela wakho angase aqale ngomthamo ophansi njengoba abadala bengase bazwele kakhulu kule mithi.
Le mithi ehlanganisiwe itholakala ngaphansi kwamagama amaningi e-brand, okujwayelekile kakhulu yi-Phenergan ne-Codeine ne-Phenylephrine. Ikhemisi lakho lingase libe nezinhlobo ezivamile eziqukethe izithako ezifanayo ezisebenzayo.
Abakhiqizi abahlukene bangase bakhiqize le nhlanganisela ngaphansi kwamagama ahlukene, kodwa izithako ezisebenzayo kanye nenani lazo kufanele lifane. Umkhemisi wakho angakusiza ukuthi uqonde ukuthi yiluphi uhlobo oluqondile noma inguqulo ejwayelekile oyitholayo.
Njalo hlola nomkhemisi wakho uma unemibuzo mayelana nomkhiqizo othile owuthathayo, ikakhulukazi uma ubukeka uhlukile kulokho obukulindele noma uma ushintsha phakathi kwamagama omkhiqizo kanye nezinguqulo ezijwayelekile.
Uma lo muthi ungakulungele, kunezindlela eziningana ezingenye udokotela wakho angazicabangela. Izinto ezicindezela ukukhwehlela ezingezona i-opioid njenge-dextromethorphan zingase zisebenze ekukhwehleleni ngaphandle kwengozi yokulutheka kwe-codeine.
Udokotela wakho angase asikisele imithi ehlukene yezimpawu ngazinye esikhundleni somuthi ohlanganisiwe. Isibonelo, bangase babhale i-decongestant yodwa yokuvaleka, i-antihistamine yezimpawu zokungezwani komzimba, kanye nohlobo oluhlukile lokucindezela ukukhwehlela uma kudingeka.
Izinketho ezingaphandle kwe-counter zingase zifanele izimpawu ezilula, okuhlanganisa imithi ehlanganisiwe ebandayo engenawo izinto ezilawulwayo. Amakhambi emvelo njalo uju, uketshezi olufudumele, kanye nama-humidifier angase futhi anikeze ukukhululeka okukhulu kubantu abaningi.
Le nhlanganisela kadokotela ngokuvamile iqinile kune-Robitussin engaphandle kwe-counter, kodwa
Udktela wakho uzokusiza ukuthi unqume ukuthi iyiphi inketho efaneleka kakhulu ngokusekelwe ekuqineni kwezimpawu zakho, umlando wakho wezokwelapha, nezinye izinto. Abantu abaningi bathola ukuthi izinketho ezingaphandle kwekhawunta zisebenza kahle ngezimpawu ezivamile zomkhuhlane, kuyilapho izinhlanganisela zokwelapha ezibhalwe ngudokotela zigcinelwe izimo ezinzima kakhulu.
Lo muthi ungasetshenziswa ngabantu abanesifo sikashukela, kodwa udinga ukuqapha ngokucophelela. Ingxenye ye-phenylephrine ingase ikwazi ukukhuphula amazinga kashukela egazini nomfutho wegazi, okuyizinto ezibalulekile okufanele zicatshangelwe ezigulini ezinomdlavuza.
Udktela wakho uzofuna ukubukeza ukuphathwa kwakho isifo sikashukela nokulawulwa kwamanje kashukela ngaphambi kokukubhalela lo muthi. Bangase batusa ukuqapha kashukela egazini kaningi ngenkathi uwuthatha, ikakhulukazi uma unesifo sikashukela sohlobo 1 noma isifo sikashukela sohlobo 2 esingalawulwa kahle.
Uma uthathe okuningi kunokunqunywe, xhumana nodokotela wakho noma isikhungo sokulawula ubuthi ngokushesha, ngisho noma uzizwa ulungile. Ukweqisa kule nhlanganisela kungaba kubi ngenxa yokuqukethwe kwe-codeine.
Izimpawu zokweqisa zingabandakanya ukozela okukhulu, ubunzima bokuphefumula, ukushaya kwenhliziyo okuhamba kancane, noma ukulahlekelwa ukwazi. Ungalindi ukuthi izimpawu zivele ngaphambi kokufuna usizo. Uma othile engazi noma enobunzima bokuphefumula, shayela izinsiza eziphuthumayo ngokushesha.
Uma udlula umthamo, wuthatha ngokushesha lapho ukhumbula, kodwa kuphela uma kungasondeli isikhathi somthamo wakho olandelayo ohleliwe. Ungathathi umthamo ophindwe kabili ukuze ulungise lowo owuphuthelwe.
Njengoba lo muthi ngokuvamile uthathwa uma kunesidingo sezimpawu, ukweqa umthamo akuyona into ekhathaza kakhulu. Vele uqhubeke nohlelo lwakho olujwayelekile lokuthatha imithi uma izimpawu zibuyela noma uma sekuyisikhathi somthamo wakho olandelayo.
Ngokuvamile ungaqeda ukuthatha lo muthi ngokushesha nje lapho izimpawu zakho zithuthuka, njengoba ngokuvamile ubhalelwe ukusetshenziswa kwesikhashana. Ngokungafani neminye imithi, akudingeki ukuthi unciphise kancane kancane ngemuva kwezinsuku ezimbalwa nje zokuyisebenzisa.
Kodwa-ke, uma ubuthatha isikhathi esingaphezu kwesonto elilodwa noma uma udokotela wakho ekunikeze imiyalelo ethile mayelana nokuyeka, landela isiqondiso sabo. Xhumana nomhlinzeki wakho wezempilo uma izimpawu zakho zibuyela ngemuva kokuyeka noma uma unokukhathazeka mayelana nokuyeka umuthi.
Cha, kufanele ugweme utshwala ngokuphelele ngenkathi uthatha lo muthi. Inhlanganisela yotshwala ne-codeine ne-promethazine ingabangela amazinga ayingozi okuzumeka futhi inganciphisa ukuphefumula kwakho emazingeni angase asongele impilo.
Lokhu kusebenzisana kungenzeka ngisho nangamanani amancane otshwala, ngakho-ke kuphephe kakhulu ukugwema zonke iziphuzo ezinotshwala kuze kube yilapho usuqedile ukubhala kwakho futhi umuthi usususiwe ngokuphelele emzimbeni wakho.
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