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I-Gemifloxacin iyisibulala-magciwane esiyalelwe ngudokotela esingaphansi kweqembu lemithi ebizwa ngokuthi ama-fluoroquinolones. Udokotela wakho angase akuyalele lo muthi uma unezifo ezithile ezibangelwa amagciwane ezidinga ukwelashwa okuhloswe ngakho.
Lesi sibulala-magciwane sisebenza ngokuvimbela amagciwane ayingozi ukuthi azande emzimbeni wakho. Cabanga ngayo njengethuluzi elikhethekile eliphazamisa ikhono lamagciwane lokuzilungisa nokuzikopisha, okusiza amasosha akho omzimba ukuthi aqede ukutheleleka ngempumelelo.
I-Gemifloxacin iyisibulala-magciwane esenziwe ngendlela yokwenziwa esilwa nezifo ezibangelwa amagciwane ngokuhlasela ama-enzyme athile amagciwane awadingayo ukuze aphile. Iyingxenye yomndeni we-fluoroquinolone, okuthiwa ama-antibiotics abanzi.
Lo muthi uza njengamaphilisi omlomo owathatha ngomlomo. Ngokuvamile uyalelwa ngezifo zomgudu wokuphefumula lapho amanye ama-antibiotics engase angabi yindlela engcono kakhulu yesimo sakho esithile.
Lo muthi musha uma uqhathaniswa namanye ama-antibiotics ekilasini lawo. Udokotela wakho uzokhetha i-gemifloxacin ngokusekelwe kumagciwane athile abangela ukutheleleka kwakho kanye nomlando wakho wezokwelapha.
I-Gemifloxacin iphatha izifo ezibangelwa amagciwane ohlelweni lwakho lokuphefumula, ikakhulukazi uma lezi zifo zibangelwa izinhlobo ezithile zamagciwane. Udokotela wakho uzokuyalela ngezimo lapho lesi sibulala-magciwane sisebenza kahle kakhulu.
Ukusetshenziswa okuvamile kuhlanganisa ukwanda okukhulu kwamagciwane okungamahlalakhona kanye nomkhuhlane wokuphefumula otholakala emphakathini olula kuya kolinganiselwe. Lezi yizimo ezinzima ezidinga ukwelashwa okufanele ngama-antibiotics ukuvimbela izinkinga.
Ake ngikuhambise ngezimo eziyinhloko lo muthi ozibhekelayo:
Udokotela wakho uzoqaphela ukuthi i-gemifloxacin ilungile yini ngesifo sakho esithile ngokusebenzisa izivivinyo nokuhlolwa. Ukukhetha kuncike ekutheni yimaphi amagciwane abangela ukugula kwakho nokuthi umzimba wakho ungasabela kanjani ekwelashweni.
I-Gemifloxacin isebenza ngokuvimba ama-enzyme amabili abalulekile amagciwane adinga ukuze aphile futhi azale. Lawa ma-enzyme, abizwa nge-DNA gyrase ne-topoisomerase IV, asiza amagciwane ukulungisa nokukopisha izinto zawo zofuzo.
Lapho i-gemifloxacin ivimba lawa ma-enzyme, amagciwane awakwazi ukulungisa umonakalo ku-DNA yawo noma ukwenza amakhophi awo. Lokhu empeleni kumisa ukusabalala kokutheleleka futhi kuvumela amasosha akho omzimba ukuthi asuse amagciwane asele.
Lo muthi ubhekwa njenge-antibiotic enamandla ngaphakathi ekilasini layo. Yenzelwe ukuthi isebenze ngokumelene namagciwane angase amelane nezinye izinhlobo zama-antibiotics, okwenza kube yindlela ebalulekile yokwelapha izifo ezithile eziqinile.
I-antibiotic ifinyelela emazingeni amahle ezicutshini zamaphaphu akho, yingakho ilusizo ikakhulukazi ezifweni zokuphefumula. Umzimba wakho uyayimunca kahle uma ithathwa ngomlomo, futhi ihlala isebenza isikhathi eside ngokwanele ukulwa nokutheleleka ngempumelelo.
Thatha i-gemifloxacin ngendlela udokotela wakho ayalela ngayo, ngokuvamile kanye ngosuku ngaphandle kokudla noma ngaphandle kokudla. Umthamo ojwayelekile ungu-320 mg ngosuku, kodwa udokotela wakho angase alungise lokhu ngokusekelwe esimweni sakho esithile nomlando wezokwelapha.
Ungayithatha le mithi ngesikhathi sokudla uma ikukhathaza isisu sakho, nakuba ukudla kungadingeki ukuthi umuthi usebenze kahle. Gwinya ithebhulethi yonke ngengilazi yamanzi egcwele ukuqinisekisa ukuthi ifinyelela esiswini sakho ngempumelelo.
Nawa amanye amathiphu abalulekile okufanele uwalandele uma uthatha i-gemifloxacin:
Lezi zinto zingaphazamisa indlela umzimba wakho ozuza ngayo umuthi, okwenza ungasebenzi kahle. Uma udinga ukuthatha noma yimiphi yale mikhiqizo, yihlukanise kahle nomthamo wakho we-antibiotic.
Inkambo yokwelashwa ejwayelekile nge-gemifloxacin ihlala izinsuku ezi-5 kuya kweziyi-7, kuye ngohlobo nobukhulu bokutheleleka kwakho. Udokotela wakho uzoqoka isikhathi esiqondile esisekelwe esimweni sakho esithile nokuthi usabela kanjani ekwelashweni.
Ukuze kuthuthukiswe i-bronchitis engapheli yebhaktheriya, ngokuvamile uzoyithatha izinsuku ezi-5. Umkhuhlane otholwe emphakathini ungase udinge izinsuku eziyi-7 zokwelashwa, nakuba udokotela wakho ezolungisa lokhu ezidingweni zakho.
Kubalulekile ukuqeda yonke inkambo yama-antibiotics, ngisho noma uqala ukuzizwa ungcono ngemva kwezinsuku ezimbalwa. Ukuyeka ngaphambi kwesikhathi kungavumela amagciwane ukuthi asinde futhi aqale ukumelana nomuthi.
Uma izimpawu zakho zingathuthuki ngemva kwezinsuku ezi-2-3 noma uma ziba zimbi, xhumana nodokotela wakho. Ngezinye izikhathi ukulungiswa kokwelashwa kuyadingeka, futhi umhlinzeki wakho wezempilo udinga ukwazi ukuthi usabela kanjani emuthini.
Abantu abaningi bayakwazi ukumelana ne-gemifloxacin kahle, kodwa njengayo yonke imithi, ingabangela imiphumela emibi kwabanye abantu. Iningi lemiphumela emibi ithambile futhi iyanyamalala njengoba umzimba wakho ujwayela umuthi.
Imiphumela emibi ejwayelekile ethinta abanye abantu ihlanganisa izinkinga zokugaya ukudla kanye nokusabela kwesikhumba okuncane. Lokhu ngokuvamile akudingi ukuyeka umuthi, kodwa kufanele uqaphele ukuthi uzizwa kanjani futhi ubike noma yiziphi izinkathazo kudokotela wakho.
Ake ngichaze imiphumela emibi ongase uyithole, ngiqala ngalezo ezivame kakhulu:
Le miphumela emibi ejwayelekile ngokuvamile iyazixazulula yona futhi ngokuvamile ayidingi ukunakekelwa kwezokwelapha ngaphandle uma iba yimbi kakhulu noma iqhubeka.
Nokho, kunezinye imiphumela emibi engathi sína edinga ukunakekelwa kwezokwelapha ngokushesha. Nakuba lokhu kungavamile, kubalulekile ukukwazi:
Uma uhlangabezana nanoma iyiphi yale miphumela emibi engathi sína, xhumana nodokotela wakho ngokushesha noma funa ukunakekelwa kwezimo eziphuthumayo. Lezi zindlela, nakuba zingavamile, zidinga ukunakekelwa okusheshayo ukuze kuvinjelwe izinkinga.
Abantu abathile kufanele bagweme i-gemifloxacin ngenxa yengozi eyengeziwe yemiphumela emibi engathi sína noma izinkinga. Udokotela wakho uzobuyekeza umlando wakho wezokwelapha ngokucophelela ngaphambi kokukuyala lo muthi.
Akufanele uthathe i-gemifloxacin uma unenkinga yokungezwani nayo noma amanye ama-antibiotics e-fluoroquinolone afana ne-ciprofloxacin, levofloxacin, noma i-moxifloxacin. Ukusabela okwedlule kokungezwani nale kilasi lama-antibiotics kungaba kubi futhi kungase kubeke ukuphila engozini.
Izimo eziningana zezokwelapha nezimo zenza i-gemifloxacin ingafaneleki noma idinga ukuqapha okukhethekile:
Ubudala nabo buyisici esibalulekile okufanele sicatshangelwe. Abantu abaneminyaka engaphezu kwengama-60 banengozi enkulu yezinkinga ze-tendon, futhi izingane ezingaphansi kweminyaka engu-18 ngokuvamile kufanele zigweme lo muthi ngaphandle uma kudingeka ngempela.
Udokotela wakho uzoqondanisa izinzuzo nezingozi zesimo sakho esithile. Ngezinye izikhathi ukutheleleka kubi ngokwanele kangangokuthi i-gemifloxacin iseyona ndlela engcono kakhulu, kodwa uzodinga ukuqapha okuseduze ngesikhathi sokwelashwa.
I-Gemifloxacin itholakala ngaphansi kwegama lomkhiqizo elithi Factive e-United States. Le yindlela ejwayelekile yokwelapha ozoyithola emakhemisi.
Inguqulo ejwayelekile nayo iyatholakala futhi iqukethe isithako esifanayo esisebenzayo njengomuthi wegama lomkhiqizo. Udokotela wakho noma usokhemisi angakusiza ukuthi uqonde ukuthi ingabe inguqulo ejwayelekile noma yegama lomkhiqizo ingcono esimweni sakho.
Ukumbozwa komshuwalense kungahluka phakathi kwezinguqulo ezijwayelekile nezegama lomkhiqizo. I-Gemifloxacin ejwayelekile ivamise ukuba ibize kancane futhi isebenza ngempumelelo njengenguqulo yegama lomkhiqizo.
Ezinye izibulala-magciwane eziningi zingelapha izifo ezifanayo uma i-gemifloxacin ingakulungele. Udokotela wakho uzokhetha enye indlela engcono kakhulu ngokusekelwe esifweni sakho esithile, umlando wakho wezokwelapha, nanoma yikuphi ukungezwani kwemithi ongase ube nakho.
Ezinye izibulala-magciwane ze-fluoroquinolone ezifana ne-levofloxacin noma i-moxifloxacin zingase zibe izinketho uma ukwazi ukubekezelela leli klasi lemithi. Lezi zisebenza ngendlela efanayo ne-gemifloxacin kodwa zingase zibe nezinhlelo zokulinganisa ezihlukene noma amaphrofayili emiphumela engemihle.
Ezinye izindlela ezingezona ze-fluoroquinolone zihlanganisa amakilasi ahlukene ezibulala-magciwane:
Ukukhethwa kwenye indlela kuncike ekutheni yimaphi amagciwane abangela isifo sakho nokuthi yiziphi izibulala-magciwane azizwelayo. Udokotela wakho angase ayalele ukuhlolwa ukuze anqume enye indlela engcono kakhulu uma i-gemifloxacin ingakulungele.
Kokubili i-gemifloxacin ne-levofloxacin ziyizibulala-magciwane eziphumelelayo ze-fluoroquinolone, kodwa zinezinye izinto ezingase zenze enye ifaneleke kakhulu esimweni sakho esithile. Akukho noyedwa ongcono kunomunye.
I-Gemifloxacin ngokuvamile ithathwa kanye ngosuku izinsuku eziyi-5-7, kuyilapho ukulinganisa kwe-levofloxacin kungahluka kusuka kanye ngosuku kuya kabili ngosuku kuye ngesifo. I-Gemifloxacin ingase ilungele abanye abantu ngenxa yesikhathi sayo esifushane sokwelashwa.
Ukukhetha phakathi kwale mithi kuncike ezintweni eziningana. Udokotela wakho uzocabangela ukuthi yimaphi amagciwane abangela isifo sakho, umlando wakho wezokwelapha, nokuthi imithi ngayinye ingase isebenzisane kanjani neminye imithi oyithathayo.
Zombili le mithi iyasebenza ezinhlotsheni zamagciwane afanayo, kodwa ingase ibe namandla ahlukene ezinhlotsheni ezithile. Udokotela wakho angase akhethe enye ngaphezu kwenye ngokuya ngamaphethini okumelana endawo noma impendulo yakho yangaphambilini emithini elwa namagciwane ye-fluoroquinolone.
I-Gemifloxacin idinga ukuqapha okukhethekile kubantu abanezifo zenhliziyo, ikakhulukazi labo abanokushaya kwenhliziyo okungajwayelekile noma izifo zesigqi senhliziyo. Umuthi ungase ukwazi ukuthinta ukusebenza kukagesi kwenhliziyo yakho, okungase kube yingozi ezigulini ezithile zenhliziyo.
Udokotela wakho uzohlola ngokucophelela impilo yenhliziyo yakho ngaphambi kokukuyalela i-gemifloxacin. Bangase bayalele i-electrocardiogram (EKG) ukuhlola isigqi senhliziyo yakho, ikakhulukazi uma unomlando wezinkinga zenhliziyo noma uthatha imithi ethinta isigqi senhliziyo.
Uma unesifo senhliziyo, udokotela wakho uzoqaphela izinzuzo zokwelapha ukutheleleka kwakho ngokumelene nezingozi ezingaba khona enhliziyweni yakho. Ngezikhathi ezithile ukutheleleka kubucayi ngokwanele kangangokuthi i-gemifloxacin iseyona ndlela engcono kakhulu, kodwa uzodinga ukuqapha okuseduze ngesikhathi sokwelashwa.
Uma ngengozi uthatha i-gemifloxacin eningi kunaleyo ebekiwe, xhumana nodokotela wakho noma isikhungo sokulawula ubuthi ngokushesha. Ukuthatha umuthi omningi kakhulu kungakhuphula ingozi yakho yemiphumela emibi engathi sína, ikakhulukazi izinkinga zesigqi senhliziyo.
Ungalindi ukubona ukuthi ngabe izimpawu ziyavela yini. Noma ngabe uzizwa kahle, ukweqisa kungabangela imiphumela elibazisekile engase ingaveli amahora amaningi. Udokotela wakho udinga ukwazi nge-overdose ukuze akwazi ukukuqapha ngendlela efanele.
Izimpawu ezivamile ze-gemifloxacin overdose zingase zihlanganise isicanucanu esibi, ukuhlanza, isiyezi, noma izinguquko zesigqi senhliziyo. Uma uhlangabezana nanoma yiziphi zalezi zimpawu ngemuva kokuthatha umuthi omningi kakhulu, funa ukunakekelwa kwezempilo okuphuthumayo ngokushesha.
Uma uphuthelwa umthamo we-gemifloxacin, yithathe ngokushesha nje lapho ukhumbula, ngaphandle uma sekuseduze nesikhathi somthamo wakho olandelayo. Ungaphindi imithamo ukuze ulungise lowo ophuthelwe, ngoba lokhu kungakhuphula ingozi yakho yemiphumela emibi.
Uma sekudlule amahora angaphezu kuka-12 ngemuva kokuthi uphuthelwe umthamo wakho futhi uvame ukuwuthatha kanye ngosuku, weqa umthamo ophuthelwe bese uqhubeka nohlelo lwakho olujwayelekile. Ukuthatha imithamo emibili iseduze kakhulu kungaba yingozi.
Zama ukugcina isikhala esiqhubekayo phakathi kwemithamo ukuze ugcine amazinga asebenzayo e-antibiotic emzimbeni wakho. Uma uvame ukukhohlwa imithamo, setha i-alamu yansuku zonke noma usebenzise umhleli wamaphilisi ukukusiza ukuthi ukhumbule.
Kufanele uqede yonke inkambo ye-gemifloxacin njengoba kunqunywe udokotela wakho, ngisho noma uqala ukuzizwa ungcono ngaphambi kokuqeda wonke amaphilisi. Ukuyeka ngaphambi kwesikhathi kungavumela amagciwane ukuthi asinde futhi angase athuthukise ukumelana ne-antibiotic.
Udokotela wakho uzokutshela ngqo ukuthi uzothatha izinsuku ezingaki umuthi, ngokuvamile izinsuku eziyi-5 kuya kweziyi-7. Ungayeki ukuyithatha ngoba nje izimpawu zakho zithuthuka, ngoba lokhu akusho ukuthi ukutheleleka kususwe ngokuphelele emzimbeni wakho.
Uma uhlangabezana nemiphumela emibi engathi sína okwenza kube nzima ukuqhubeka nomuthi, xhumana nodokotela wakho ngokushesha. Bangakusiza ukuthi unqume ukuthi uzoqhubeka yini nokwelashwa noma ushintshele kwenye i-antibiotic.
Ngenkathi kungekho ukusebenzisana okuqondile phakathi kwe-gemifloxacin notshwala, ngokuvamile kungcono ukugwema noma ukukhawulela ukusetshenziswa kotshwala ngenkathi ululama ekuthelelekeni. Utshwala bungaphazamisa ikhono lomzimba wakho lokulwa nokutheleleka futhi lungase lenze eminye imiphumela emibi ibe yimbi.
Kokubili i-gemifloxacin notshwala kungabangela isiyezi noma isisu esibuhlungu kwabanye abantu. Ukukuhlanganisa kungase kwandise le miphumela, kukwenze uzizwe ubi kakhulu kunalokho obungazizwa ngakho ngento eyodwa kuphela.
Gxila ekutholeni ukuphumula okuningi nokuhlala umanzi njengoba ululama esifweni sakho. Uma ukhetha ukuphuza utshwala, kwenze ngokulinganisela futhi unake indlela ozizwa ngayo.
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