I-Eflornithine isetyenziselwa ukwelapha isifo sokulala sase-Afrika, isifo esibangelwa yi-protozoa (izilwanyana ezincane ezine-cell eyodwa). I-Eflornithine itholakala kuphela ngomyalelo wodokotela wakho.
Ekucatshangeni kokusebenzisa imithi, izingozi zokuthatha imithi kumele zilinganiswe nezinzuzo ezizokwenzeka. Lo ngumqondo owenzayo wena nodokotela wakho. Kule mithi, okulandelayo kufanele kucabangelwe: Tshela udokotela wakho uma uke waba nanoma iyiphi impendulo engavamile noma ebangelwa uketshezi kule mithi noma kwezinye izidakamizwa. Tshela futhi ochwepheshe bakho bezempilo uma unezinye izinhlobo zoketshezi, njengokudla, izibonakaliso, izigcini, noma izilwane. Ngomkhiqizo ongenayo iresiphi, funda ilebula noma izithako zephakheji ngokucophelela. Izifundo kule mithi zenziwe kuphela kubantu abadala, futhi alukho ulwazi oluqondile oluqhathanisa ukusetshenziswa kwe-eflornithine kubantwana nokusetshenziswa kwezinye izigaba zobulili. Imithi eminingi ayifundwanga ngokukhethekile kubantu abadala. Ngakho-ke, kungenzeka kungaziwa ukuthi isebenza ngendlela efanayo njengoba isebenza kubantu abadala abasebancane noma uma ibangela imiphumela emibi noma izinkinga kubantu abadala. Alukho ulwazi oluqondile oluqhathanisa ukusetshenziswa kwe-eflornithine kubantu abadala nokusetshenziswa kwezinye izigaba zobulili. Nakuba imithi ethile ingafanele isetshenziswe ndawonye, kwezinye izimo imithi emibili ehlukene ingase isetshenziswe ndawonye ngisho noma kungenzeka ukuthi kube khona ukusebenzisana. Kulezi zimo, udokotela wakho angase afune ukushintsha umthamo, noma ezinye izinyathelo zokuphepha kungase kudingeke. Tshela ochwepheshe bakho bezempilo uma uthatha noma iyiphi enye imithi ye-prescription noma engelona iresiphi (over-the-counter [OTC]). Imithi ethile akufanele isetshenziswe ngesikhathi sokudla noma eduze kwesikhathi sokudla noma ukudla izinhlobo ezithile zokudla ngoba ukusebenzisana kungase kwenzeke. Ukusebenzisa utshwala noma utshako lwe-tobacco ngemithi ethile kungase futhi kubangele ukusebenzisana. Xoxa nochwepheshe bakho bezempilo ngokusetshenziswa kwemithi yakho ngokudla, utshwala, noma utshako lwe-tobacco. Ukuba khona kwezinye izinkinga zezokwelapha kungathinta ukusetshenziswa kwale mithi. Qiniseka ukuthi utshela udokotela wakho uma unezinye izinkinga zezokwelapha, ikakhulukazi:
Ukuqinisekisa ukuthi uthola impendulo engcono kakhulu, i-eflornithine kufanele inikezwe isikhathi sonke sokwelashwa. Futhi, le mishini isebenza kangcono uma inani elilinganiselwe likhona egazini. Ukuze kusizwe ukugcina inani lilinganiselwe, i-eflornithine kufanele inikezwe ngesikhathi esibekiwe. Inani le mishini lizohluka kubantu abahlukene. Landela imiyalo yodokotela wakho noma imiyalo esemthethweni. Ulwazi olulandelayo luhlanganisa kuphela amanani aphakathi ale mishini. Uma inani lakho lihlukile, ungalishintshi ngaphandle kokuthi udokotela wakho akuyale ukuba wenze njalo. Inani lemishini oyithatha lixhomeke emandleni emishini. Futhi, inani lezinye zezinto ozithatha nsuku zonke, isikhathi esivunyelwe phakathi kwezinye zezinto, nobude besikhathi othatha imishini kuya ngenkinga yezokwelapha oyisebenzisela imishini.
Umshwana wokuzihlangula: I-August iyinkundla yolwazi lwezempilo futhi izimpendulo zayo azihlanganisi iseluleko sezokwelapha. Njalo thintana nochwepheshe bezokwelapha onelayisensi eduze nawe ngaphambi kokwenza noma yiluphi ushintsho.