LaMICtal, LaMICtal CD, LaMICtal ODT, LaMICtal XR, lamoTRIgine, lamoTRIgine-100, lamoTRIgine-150, lamoTRIgine-25, Mylan-lamoTRIgine, Teva-lamoTRIgine
ILamotrigine isetshenziswa yodwa noma kanye nezinye izidakamizwa ukusiza ukulawula izinhlobo ezithile zezigwegwe (isib. i-seizures ezingaphelele, i-tonic-clonic seizures, noma i-Lennox-Gastaut syndrome) ekwelapheni ukugula kwe-epilepsy. Lolu lwemi luhlanza ukugula kwe-epilepsy futhi luzosebenza kuphela ukulawula i-seizures uma uqhubeka ulithatha. Lingasetshenziswa ekwelapheni ukugula kwe-bipolar disorder (ukugula okungumqondo) kubantu abadala. Lolu lwemi lutholakala ngomyalelo wodokotela kuphela. Lo mkhiqizo utholakala ngezindlela zokulinganisela ezilandelayo:
Ekwahluleni kokusebenzisa imithi, izingozi zokuthatha imithi kufanele zilinganiswe nezinzuzo ezizoletha. Lo ngumqululo owenzayo wena nodokotela wakho. Kule mithi, okulandelayo kufanele kucabangelwe: Tshela udokotela wakho uma uke waba nanoma yiluphi uhlobo oluqhelile noma lokuphazamiseka okungokwe-alergi kule mithi noma kunoma iyiphi enye imithi. Tshela futhi ochwepheshe bakho bezempilo uma unezinye izinhlobo ze-alergi, njengokudla, izibhebhe, izigcini, noma izilwane. Ngomkhiqizo ongenaso iresiphi, funda ilebula noma izithako zephakheji ngokucophelela. Izifundo ezifanele ezenziwe kuze kube manje azibonisi izinkinga ezikhethekile zezingane ezizobeka umkhawulo ekusebenziseni amaphilisi okuhlafunwa e-lamotrigine, amaphilisi ahlukanisayo, amaphilisi okuxuba, noma amaphilisi ezinganeni ezinezinye izinhlobo zokubamba iminyaka emi-2 nangaphezulu. Kodwa-ke, ukuphepha nokusebenza kahle akukaqiniswa ezinganeni ezineminyaka engaphansi kweminyaka emi-2. Izifundo ezifanele azikwenzelwanga ubudlelwano bobukhulu nemiphumela yamaphilisi e-lamotrigine extended-release ezinganeni ezinezinhlungu ezingaphelele ezineminyaka engaphansi kwengu-13. Ukuphepha nokusebenza kahle akukaqiniswa. Izifundo ezifanele azikwenzelwanga ubudlelwano bobukhulu nemiphumela yamaphilisi okuhlafunwa e-lamotrigine, amaphilisi ahlukanisayo, amaphilisi okuxuba, noma amaphilisi ezinganeni ezine-bipolar disorder. Ukuphepha nokusebenza kahle akukaqiniswa. Nakuba izifundo ezifanele eziphathelene nobudlelwano bobukhulu nemiphumela ye-lamotrigine azikwenzelwanga kubantu abadala, akulindelekile ukuthi izinkinga ezikhethekile zabantu abadala zibeke umkhawulo ekusebenziseni i-lamotrigine kwabadala. Kodwa-ke, iziguli ezikhulile zinezinkinga ze-liver, izinkukhu, noma izinhliziyo ezihlobene nobudala, okungase kudinge ukulungiswa kwamanani kwabaguli abamukela i-lamotrigine. 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 izimithi akufanele zisetshenziswe ndawonye nhlobo, kwezinye izimo imithi emibili ehlukene ingasetshenziswa ndawonye ngisho noma kungenzeka ukuthi kube khona ukusebenzisana. Kulezi zimo, udokotela wakho angase afune ukushintsha umthamo, noma ezinye izinyathelo zokuphepha kungase kudingeke. Uma uthatha le mithi, kubaluleke kakhulu ukuthi ochwepheshe bakho bezempilo bazi uma uthatha noma iyiphi imithi ehlongozwayo ngezansi. Ukusebenzisana okulandelayo kukhethwe ngesisekelo sokubaluleka kwabo okungenzeka futhi akuyona yonke into. Ukusebenzisa le mithi nanoma iyiphi imithi elandelayo ngokuvamile akusikholisiwe, kodwa kungase kudingeke kwezinye izimo. Uma kokubili imithi ilotshiwe ndawonye, udokotela wakho angase ashintshe umthamo noma ukuthi uyayisebenzisa kangakanani enye noma kokubili imithi. Ukusebenzisa le mithi nanoma iyiphi imithi elandelayo kungabangela ukwanda kengozi yezinye izingozi ezibekiwe, kodwa ukusebenzisa kokubili imithi kungaba ukwelashwa okuhle kuwe. Uma kokubili imithi ilotshiwe ndawonye, udokotela wakho angase ashintshe umthamo noma ukuthi uyayisebenzisa kangakanani enye noma kokubili imithi. Ezinye izimithi akufanele zisetshenziswe ngesikhathi noma eduze kwesikhathi sokudla ukudla noma ukudla izinhlobo ezithile zokudla njengoba ukusebenzisana kungase kwenzeke. Ukusebenzisa utshwala noma utshaba ngezinye izimithi kungabangela ukusebenzisana okwenzekayo. 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:
Thatha leli lemithi kuphela njengoba uqondiswe ngudokotela wakho ukuze usize isimo sakho ngangokunokwenzeka futhi unciphise amathuba emiphumela engathandeki. Ungayithathi ngaphezulu, ungayithathi kaningi, futhi ungayithathi isikhathi eside kunalokho udokotela wakho akuqondisile. Le mithi kufanele ifike ne-Medication Guide. Funda futhi ulandele lezi zinkomba ngokucophelela. Buza udokotela wakho uma unemibuzo. I-Lamotrigine ingathintwa nokudla noma ngaphandle kokudla noma isisu esigcwele noma esingenalutho. Noma kunjalo, uma udokotela wakho ekutshela ukuthi uthathe imithi ngendlela ethile, yithathe ngokuqondile njengoba uqondiswe. Uma uthatha amathebulethi ahlanganiswayo ahlanganiswayo noma amathebulethi okuxuba, angagwinywa wonke, agwinywe, agwinywe, noma ahlanganiswe emanzini ambalwa bese agwinywa. Uma amathebulethi eginywa, kufanele alandelelwe yimanzi encane noma ijusi lezithelo elithambile ukuze kusize ekugwinyeni. Ukuqhekeza la mathebulethi, engeza emanzini anele noma ijusi lezithelo elithambile ukuze ufake amathebulethi (cishe ithisipuni elilodwa). Linda kuze kube amathebulethi ahlanganiswe ngokuphelele (cishe imizuzu engu-1), bese uhlanganisa isisombululo bese usigwinya ngokushesha. Uma uthatha ithebulethi ehlanganiswayo, qiniseka ukuthi izandla zakho zome ngaphambi kokuba ubambe ithebulethi. Ungayivuli iphakethe le-blister eliqukethe ithebulethi kuze kube yilapho usulungele ukuyithatha. Susa ithebulethi kwi-blister pack ngokukhipha ifoyili, bese uthatha ithebulethi. Ungayisiki ithebulethi ngefoyili. Beka ithebulethi olimini bese uyisusa emlonyeni wakho. Kufanele iyonyameke ngokushesha. Ngemva kokuba ithebulethi ihlanganisiwe, gwinya noma thatha umqhele wamanzi. Gwinya amathebulethi ahlanganisiwe wonke. Ungawaphula, awawachoboze, noma awagwinye. Sebenzisa kuphela uhlobo lale mithi udokotela wakho akuqondile. Amabhizinisi ahlukene namafomu ezilinganiso angase angasebenzi ngendlela efanayo. Le mithi ingasetshenziswa nezinye izidakamizwa zokuhlwitha. Qhubeka usebenzisa yonke imithi yakho yokuhlwitha ngaphandle uma udokotela wakho ekutshela ukuthi uyiyeke. Inani lemithi le mithi lizohluka kubantu abahlukene. Landela imiyalo yodokotela wakho noma imiyalo esemthethweni. Ulwazi olulandelayo luhlanganisa kuphela izilinganiso ezimaphakathi zale mithi. Uma inani lakho lihlukile, ungalishintshi ngaphandle uma udokotela wakho ekutshela ukuthi wenze njalo. Inani lemithi oyithatha lixhomeke emandleni emithi. Futhi, inani lezingxenye oyithatha nsuku zonke, isikhathi esivunyelwe phakathi kwezingxenye, nobude besikhathi oyithatha imithi kuxhomeke ekubeni yini inkinga yezokwelapha oyisebenzisela imithi. Uma uphuthelwa yingxenye yale mithi, yithathe ngokushesha okukhulu. Noma kunjalo, uma sekusondele isikhathi sokuthatha ingxenye yakho elandelayo, suka ingxenye oyiphothile bese ubuyela esikhathini sakho sokuthatha imithi. Ungawandisi ama-doses. Gcina imithi esitsheni esivalekile ekushiseni kwegumbi, kude nokushisa, ukufuma, nokukhanya okuqondile. Gcina ungayifrizi. Gcina ingafinyeleleki kubantwana. Ungagcini imithi esele iphelile noma imithi engasasetshenziswa. Buza ochwepheshe bakho bezempilo ukuthi kufanele ulahle njani noma iyiphi imithi ongayisebenzisi.