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I-Ezogabine yimithi elwa nokuthuthumela eyayike isetshenziselwa ukwelapha isithuthwane kubantu abadala. Kodwa-ke, le mithi ayisatholakali futhi ayisatholakali kuma-oda amasha ngenxa yokukhathazeka ngokuphepha. Uma ucwaninga nge-ezogabine, ungase ufune ulwazi mayelana nokwelashwa kwangaphambili noma ufune ezinye izindlela zokuphatha ukuthuthumela.
Ukuqonda imithi engasatholakali kungakusiza ukuthi wenze izinqumo ezinolwazi mayelana nezinketho zakho zokwelashwa zamanje. Ake sihlolisise ukuthi i-ezogabine yayiyini, kungani ingasatholakali, nokuthi lokhu kusho ukuthini ekunakekelweni kokuthuthumela namuhla.
I-Ezogabine yayiyisidakamizwa esilwa nesithuthwane esasebenza ngendlela ehlukile kweminye imithi yokuthuthumela. Yayenzelwe ngqo ukwelapha ukuthuthumela okuqala ngengxenye kubantu abadala lapho eminye imithi inganikezi ukulawula okwanele.
Lo muthi wawungowesigaba esiyingqayizivele semithi ebizwa ngokuthi ama-potassium channel openers. Cabanga ngayo njengokhiye okhethekile ongavula iziteshi ezithile emangqamuzaneni akho obuchopho, okusiza ukuthulisa umsebenzi kagesi oweqile obangela ukuthuthumela.
I-Ezogabine yavunywa yi-FDA ngo-2011 kodwa yahoxiswa ngokuzithandela emakethe ngo-2017. Lokhu kuhoxiswa kwenzeka ngemuva kokuthi abacwaningi bethola imiphumela emibi kakhulu eyayidlula izinzuzo zomuthi kwiziguli eziningi.
I-Ezogabine yayinikezwa njengokwelashwa okwengeziwe kubantu abadala abanokuthuthumela okuqala ngengxenye. Lokhu ukuthuthumela okuqala endaweni ethile yobuchopho futhi kungase kusabalale noma kungasabalali kwezinye izingxenye.
Odokotela babevame ukucabangela i-ezogabine lapho iziguli zazingatholi ukulawulwa okwanele kokuthuthumela emithini yazo yamanje. Ayizange ihloselwe njengokwelashwa kokuqala, kodwa kunalokho njengenketho eyengeziwe kubantu abanesithuthwane esinzima ukusilawula.
Umuthi wawuvunywe ngqo kubantu abadala abaneminyaka engu-18 nangaphezulu. Awuzange uvunywe ezinganeni, futhi odokotela ngokuvamile bawugcinela amacala lapho ezinye izinhlanganisela zokwelapha zizanywe kuqala.
I-Ezogabine yayisebenza ngokuvula iziteshi ezithile ze-potassium emangqamuzaneni obuchopho abizwa ngokuthi iziteshi ze-KCNQ. Lesi senzo sasiza ukuzinzisa umsebenzi kagesi kuma-neuron, okwenza angabi maningi amathuba okuthi aqhume ngokungavamile futhi abangele ukuquleka.
Le ndlela yayiyingqayizivele uma iqhathaniswa nemithi yokuquleka ngaleso sikhathi. Eminye imithi eminingi elwa nokuquleka isebenza ngokuvimba iziteshi ze-sodium noma ithinte ezinye izinhlelo ze-neurotransmitter, ngakho i-ezogabine yanikeza indlela ehlukile yokulawula ukuquleka.
Umuthi wathathwa njengosebenza kahle ngokulinganisela ngokusetshenziswa kwawo okuhlosiwe. Kodwa-ke, izinzuzo zawo eziyingqayizivele zazingaqinile ngokwanele ukunqoba izingozi ezingathi sína ezabonakala ngesikhathi seminyaka yawo emakethe.
Njengoba i-ezogabine ingasatholakali, lolu lwazi lunikezwa ngenjongo yomlando kuphela. Umuthi ngokuvamile wawuthathwa kathathu ngosuku ngaphandle noma ngaphandle kokudla.
Iziguli ngokuvamile zaziqala ngomthamo ophansi owawukhushulwa kancane kancane emasontweni ambalwa. Lokhu kwanda kancane kwasiza ekunciphiseni imiphumela emibi ngenkathi kutholakala umthamo osebenzayo kakhulu kumuntu ngamunye.
Umuthi wawuza ngesimo samaphilisi futhi wawudinga ukugwinywa wonke. Ukuqhekeza noma ukuchoboza amaphilisi kungathinta indlela umuthi owamuncwa ngayo futhi kungase kubangele imiphumela emibi.
I-Ezogabine yabangela imiphumela emibi eminingana ekhathazayo eyaholela ekususweni kwayo emakethe. Izinkinga ezinkulu kakhulu zazihlanganisa izinguquko ku-retina esweni kanye nokushintsha kombala wesikhumba esiluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka unomphela.
Nansi imiphumela emibi eyaba yizinto ezinkulu zokukhathazeka ngesikhathi se-ezogabine emakethe:
Ukushintsha kombala kwesikhumba namehlo kwakukhathaza ikakhulukazi ngoba kwabonakala sengathi kuhlala unomphela ezimweni eziningi. Lezi zinguquko azizange zibuyele ngisho nangemva kokuyeka umuthi, okwaba nomthelela esinqumweni sokukhipha i-ezogabine emakethe.
Amaqembu amaningana abantu ayelulekwa ukuthi angayithathi i-ezogabine ngenxa yengozi eyengeziwe. Noma ubani onezinkinga zamehlo ezikhona noma umlando wesifo se-retinal ngokuvamile wayengacutshungulwa njengomuntu ofanelekayo ngalo muthi.
Abantu abanezimo ezithile zenhliziyo, izinkinga zezinso, noma isifo sesibindi babhekana nezingozi eziphakeme nge-ezogabine. Umuthi ungenza lezi zimo zibe zimbi kakhulu noma uhlanganyele neminye imithi.
Abesifazane abakhulelwe nalabo abahlela ukukhulelwa ngokuvamile babelulekwa ukuthi bangayithathi i-ezogabine ngaphandle kwalapho izinzuzo zicacile ukuthi zidlula izingozi. Umuthi ungase ulimaze ingane esakhula.
I-Ezogabine yayithengiswa ngaphansi kwegama le-brand elithi Potiga e-United States. Kwamanye amazwe, yayaziwa ngegama le-brand elithi Trobalt, nakuba seliyekisiwe emhlabeni wonke.
Womabili amagama e-brand abhekisela emuthini ofanayo onesithako esisebenzayo esifanayo. Amagama ahlukene ayevele ngenxa yamasu okumaketha ahlukene ezindaweni ezihlukene.
Njengoba umuthi ususiwe emhlabeni wonke, alikho igama le-brand elitholakala emiyalelweni emisha noma kuphi emhlabeni.
Kukhona ezinye izindlela eziningi eziphumelelayo kubantu ababengase babe ngabakhethiweyo be-ezogabine ngaphambili. Imithi yesimanje yokulwa nokuthuthumela inikeza amaphrofayili okuphepha angcono ngenkathi igcina ukusebenza kahle ekuthuthumeleni okuthatha isigamu.
Ezinye izindlela ezisetshenziswa kakhulu zihlanganisa:
Udokotela wakho wezinzwa angasiza ekunqumeni ukuthi iyiphi enye indlela engasebenza kahle esimweni sakho esithile. Ukukhetha kuncike ohlotsheni lwakho lokuthuthumela, eminye imithi oyithathayo, kanye nomlando wakho wezokwelapha.
Yebo, manje kunemithi eminingi yokuthuthumela ethathwa njengephephile futhi evame ukusebenza kahle kune-ezogabine eyake yaba khona. Ezinye izindlela ezintsha azinazo izingozi ezifanayo zokushintsha umbala wesikhumba unomphela noma ukulimala kwe-retinal.
Imithi efana ne-lacosamide ne-perampanel ikhombise imiphumela emihle ezivivinyweni zomtholampilo zokuthuthumela okuthatha isigamu. Ngokuvamile banemiphumela emibi elawulekayo futhi abadingi ukuqapha okukhulu okwakudingeka yi-ezogabine.
Ukususwa kwe-ezogabine empeleni kwavula ithuba lezinye izindlela zokwelapha ezingcono. Izinkampani zemithi ziye zakha imithi eminingi emisha yokulwa nokuthuthumela eminyakeni yamuva nje enikeza amaphrofayili okuphepha nokusebenza kahle okuthuthukisiwe.
I-Ezogabine ayisatholakali, kodwa uma yayinikezwa, abantu abanesifo sikashukela babengayithatha ngokuphepha. Kodwa-ke, eminye imiphumela emibi yemithi eyingozi yaholela ekususweni kwayo emakethe kungakhathaliseki isimo sikashukela.
Uma unesifo sikashukela kanye nesithuthwane, udokotela wakho angase ancome imithi yamanje yokulwa nokuthuthumela ephephile kubantu abanesifo sikashukela futhi esebenza kahle ekulawuleni ukuthuthumela.
Njengoba i-ezogabine ingasatholakali, lesi simo akufanele senzeke ngemiyalelo emisha. Uma ngandlela thize unokufinyelela kumaphilisi amadala e-ezogabine, noma iyiphi i-overdose ingaba isimo esiphuthumayo sezokwelapha esidinga ukunakekelwa ngokushesha esibhedlela.
Izimpawu ze-ezogabine overdose zingabandakanya ukudideka okukhulu, ukulahlekelwa ukuxhumana, ubunzima bokuphefumula, nokulahlekelwa ukwazi. Ukwelashwa kwezimo eziphuthumayo zezokwelapha kungaba kubalulekile.
Lolu lwazi lungolwazi lomlando njengoba i-ezogabine ingasatholakali. Ngaphambilini, iziguli zazelulekwa ukuthi zithathe umthamo eziwushayile ngokushesha nje lapho zikhumbula, ngaphandle kwalapho sekuseduze nesikhathi somthamo olandelayo.
Umthetho ojwayelekile wawungalokothi uphinde imithamo ukuze kulungiswe lowo owawushayiwe. Uma njengamanje uthatha noma imiphi imithi yokuthuthumela, landela imiyalelo ethile kadokotela wakho ngemithamo eshiyiwe.
Iziguli ezazithatha i-ezogabine ngesikhathi ikhishwa emakethe zaxhumana nodokotela bazo ukuze zishintshe kancane kancane ziye emithini ehlukile. Ukuyeka noma iyiphi imithi yokuthuthumela kungazelelwe kungabangela ukuthuthumela okuyingozi.
Ushintsho ngokuvamile lwaluhilela ukunciphisa kancane umthamo we-ezogabine ngenkathi ngesikhathi esifanayo kuqala umuthi wokufaka esikhundleni. Le nqubo ngokuvamile yathatha amasonto amaningana ukuze iqede ngokuphepha.
I-Ezogabine yakhishwa ngenxa yemiphumela emibi engathi sína, ehlala njalo eyabonakala ngemva kweminyaka eminingana yokusetshenziswa. Ukushintsha kombala wesikhumba esiluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka-mpunga kanye nezinguquko ze-retinal akuzange zibuyele emuva lapho abantu beyeka ukuthatha umuthi.
Lezi zinguquko ezingunaphakade, ezihlanganiswe nokutholakala kwezinye izindlela eziphephile, zaholela ekutheni umkhiqizi azihoxise ngokuzithandela i-ezogabine. Izingozi zaba phezulu kakhulu uma ziqhathaniswa nezinzuzo ezazilethwa yilo muthi.
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