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I-Vorapaxar iyisidakamizwa esibhalwe ngudokotela esinciphisa igazi esisiza ukuvimbela ukwakheka kwamahlule egazi kubantu abake bahlaselwa yinhliziyo noma abanezinkinga ezithile zemithambo yegazi. Isebenza ngendlela ehlukile kunezinye izidakamizwa ezinciphisa igazi ngokuvimba indlela ethile eyenza amaseli egazi anamathelane.
Lo muthi uvame ukusetshenziswa kanye neminye imithi yenhliziyo ukuze kunikezwe ukuvikelwa okwengeziwe emahuleni ayingozi. Udokotela wakho uzocabangela ngokucophelela umlando wakho wezokwelapha ngaphambi kokukuyalela i-vorapaxar, njengoba idinga ukuqapha okuseduze ukuze kulinganiswe ukuvimbela amahlule kanye nezingozi zokuphuma kwegazi.
I-Vorapaxar ingeyeqembu lemithi ebizwa ngokuthi ama-ejenti e-antiplatelet noma izidakamizwa ezinciphisa igazi. Ivimba ngokuqondile i-protease-activated receptor-1 (PAR-1), okuyiphrotheni esiza amaseli egazi abizwa ngokuthi ama-platelet ukuthi ahlanganisane ukuze akhe amahlule.
Ngokungafani ne-aspirin noma ezinye izidakamizwa ezivamile ezinciphisa igazi, i-vorapaxar iqondise indlela eyingqayizivele yokujiya kwegazi emzimbeni wakho. Lokhu kuyenza ibe usizo ikakhulukazi kubantu abadinga ukuvikelwa okwengeziwe emahuleni ngaphezu kwalokho okunikezwa imithi ejwayelekile.
Umuthi uza njengamaphilisi omlomo owathatha ngomlomo. Yenzelwe ukusetshenziswa isikhathi eside ngaphansi kokuqashwa kwezokwelapha okucophelelayo, hhayi njengokwelashwa kwesikhashana.
I-Vorapaxar isetshenziswa ikakhulukazi ukunciphisa ingozi yokuhlaselwa yinhliziyo, unhlangothi, nokufa ngenxa yezinkinga zenhliziyo nemithambo yegazi emaqenjini athile abantu. Udokotela wakho uzokuyalela uma usuvele uhlaselwe yinhliziyo noma une-peripheral artery disease (imithambo evaliwe emilenzeni yakho noma ezingalweni).
Umuthi uhlala usetshenziswa ngokuhlangana ne-aspirin noma ezinye izidakamizwa ezinciphisa igazi, hhayi wedwa. Le ndlela yokuhlanganisa isiza ukuhlinzeka ngokuvikelwa okubanzi emahuleni egazi angavimba imithambo yegazi ebalulekile.
Nawa amanye amazwi lapho i-vorapaxar ingase incomwe khona:
Udkt wakho uzohlola ngokucophelela ukuthi ngabe izinzuzo zidlula izingozi ngesimo sakho esithile. Akubona bonke abanezimo ezinjalo abazoba ngabazongenela i-vorapaxar.
I-Vorapaxar isebenza ngokuvimba i-receptor ethile kuma-platelet egazi lakho ebizwa nge-PAR-1. Lapho le receptor ivalekile, ama-platelet mancane amathuba okuthi anamathelane futhi akhe amahlule ayingozi.
Cabanga ngama-platelet njengama-patch amancane asiza ukuvala ukusikeka nokulimala. Ngenkathi lokhu kuvamile ukusiza, ngezinye izikhathi ama-platelet angakha amahlule ngaphakathi kwemithambo yegazi lapho kungafanele khona. I-Vorapaxar isiza ukuvimbela lokhu kuqina okungafuneki ngaphandle kokumisa ngokuphelele ikhono legazi lakho lokujiya lapho kudingeka.
Umuthi uthathwa njengomuthi onamandla ngokulinganisela uma uqhathaniswa nezinye izinciphisi zegazi. Inamandla kune-aspirin yodwa kodwa ngokuvamile ibangela ingozi encane yokuphuma kwegazi kunezinye izinciphisi zegazi ezinamandla njenge-warfarin.
Imiphumela ye-vorapaxar ihlala amasonto amaningana ngisho nangemva kokuyeka ukuyithatha. Lokhu kungenxa yokuthi umuthi uvimba unomphela ama-PAR-1 receptors, futhi umzimba wakho udinga isikhathi sokwenza ama-platelet amasha.
Thatha i-vorapaxar njengoba unjengoba uyalelwe udkt wakho, ngokuvamile ithebhulethi eyodwa engu-2.08 mg kanye ngosuku. Ungayithatha ngaphandle kokudla, kodwa zama ukuyithatha ngesikhathi esifanayo nsuku zonke ukusiza ukukhumbula.
Gwinya ithebhulethi yonke ngengilazi yamanzi. Ungayichobozi, uhlafune, noma uyihlukanise ithebhulethi, ngoba lokhu kungathinta indlela umuthi ogxiliswa ngayo emzimbeni wakho.
Uma uthatha i-vorapaxar ngokudla, noma yisiphi isidlo esivamile silungile. Akukho imikhawulo ethile yokudla, kodwa ukugcina isimiso esiqhubekayo kungasiza ekumunceni futhi ukhumbule ukuthatha umthamo wakho.
Nawa amathiphu awusizo okuthatha i-vorapaxar ngokuphepha:
Njalo yazisa bonke abahlinzeki bakho bezempilo ukuthi uthatha i-vorapaxar, ikakhulukazi ngaphambi kwanoma yiziphi izinqubo noma ukuhlinzwa. Umuthi uthinta ikhono legazi lakho lokujiya, okuyimininingwane ebalulekile yanoma yikuphi ukunakekelwa kwezempilo.
Abantu abaningi bathatha i-vorapaxar izinyanga eziningana kuya eminyakeni, kuye ngengozi yabo yenhliziyo nemithambo yegazi nokuthi bayikwazi kangakanani ukuyibekezelela imithi. Udokotela wakho uzohlola njalo ukuthi kufanele uqhubeke yini ukuyithatha.
Ubude besikhathi buxhomeke ezintweni eziningana ezihlanganisa impilo yakho yonke, eminye imithi oyithathayo, nokuthi ngabe uhlangabezana nanoma yimaphi imiphumela emibi. Abanye abantu bangayithatha izinyanga ezimbalwa nje, kanti abanye bangase bayidinge iminyaka.
Udokotela wakho uzohlela ama-aphoyintimenti okulandelayo njalo ukuze aqaphe ukusabela kwakho emithini. Lokhu kuvakasha kusiza ukuqinisekisa ukuthi imithi isebenza ngempumelelo futhi ayibangeli imiphumela emibi.
Ungayeki ukuthatha i-vorapaxar ngokuzumayo ngaphandle kokukhuluma nodokotela wakho kuqala. Ukuyeka kungazelelwe kungakhuphula ingozi yakho yokuhlaselwa yinhliziyo noma unhlangothi, ikakhulukazi emasontweni ambalwa okuqala ngemuva kokuyeka.
Umphumela obaluleke kakhulu we-vorapaxar ukwanda kwengozi yokopha, okungahluka kusuka kokuncane kuya kokukhulu. Lokhu kwenzeka ngoba umuthi unciphisa ikhono legazi lakho lokwakha amahlule.
Abantu abaningi bayakwazi ukumelana ne-vorapaxar kahle, kodwa kubalulekile ukwazi ukuthi yini okufanele ukuyibheke. Imiphumela emibi ejwayelekile ivamise ukuba mnene futhi ilawuleka ngezinyathelo zokuphepha ezifanele.
Nawa amanye emiphumela emibi ejwayelekile ongase uhlangabezane nayo:
Le miphumela ejwayelekile ivamise ukuthuthuka njengoba umzimba wakho ujwayela umuthi. Nokho, kufanele usayibike kudokotela wakho ukuze uqinisekise ukuthi ingaphakathi kwamabanga alindelekile.
Imiphumela emibi engathi sína idinga ukunakekelwa kwezokwelapha ngokushesha futhi ihlanganisa:
Uma uhlangabezana nanoma yiziphi zalezi zimpawu ezingathi sína, funa ukunakekelwa kwezokwelapha ngokushesha. Lokhu kungase kubonise ukuphuma kwegazi okuyingozi ngaphakathi okudinga ukwelashwa ngokushesha.
I-Vorapaxar ayiphephile kuwo wonke umuntu, ikakhulukazi abantu abanezimo ezithile zezokwelapha ezandisa ingozi yokuphuma igazi. Udokotela wakho uzobuyekeza ngokucophelela umlando wakho wezokwelapha ngaphambi kokukuyalela lo muthi.
Ukuphikisana okubaluleke kakhulu umlando wokushaywa unhlangothi noma ukuhlaselwa kwe-transient ischemic (TIA). Abantu abake baba nalezi zimo babhekene nengozi enkulu yokuphuma igazi ebuchosheni ngenkathi bethatha i-vorapaxar.
Nawa amanye amakhondishini amakhulu avamise ukuvimbela ukusetshenziswa kwe-vorapaxar:
Udokotela wakho uzobheka nezinye izinto ezingase zikhuphule ingozi yakho yokuphuma igazi, njengobudala obungaphezu kweminyaka engama-75, isisindo esiphansi somzimba, noma izinkinga zezinso. Lokhu akukukhiphi ngokuzenzakalelayo kodwa kudinga ukuqapha okwengeziwe.
Ukukhulelwa nokuncelisa nako kuyizinto ezibalulekile okufanele zicatshangelwe. Ukuphepha kwe-vorapaxar ngesikhathi sokukhulelwa akukatholakali, ngakho-ke udokotela wakho uzoxoxa ngezindlela zokwelapha ezingezinye uma ukhulelwe noma uhlela ukukhulelwa.
I-Vorapaxar itholakala ngaphansi kwegama lomkhiqizo elithi Zontivity e-United States. Leli okwamanje yilona kuphela igama lomkhiqizo elitholakala ngalo lo muthi.
I-Zontivity ikhiqizwa yi-Merck futhi iza ngamaphilisi angu-2.08 mg. Azikho izinhlobo ezivamile ze-vorapaxar ezitholakalayo okwamanje, njengoba lo muthi usamusha.
Lapho udokotela wakho ekunika i-vorapaxar, angase abhale ukuthi "vorapaxar" noma "Zontivity" emiyalelweni yakho. Kokubili kubhekisela emuthini ofanayo.
Eminye imithi eminingi ingahlinzeka ngokuvikelwa okufanayo kwegazi, yize isebenza ngezindlela ezihlukene. Udokotela wakho angase acabangele lezi ezinye izindlela uma i-vorapaxar ingakulungele.
Ezinye izindlela ezivamile zihlanganisa eminye imithi elwa namaphlatelethi njenge-clopidogrel (Plavix), i-prasugrel (Effient), noma i-ticagrelor (Brilinta). Le mithi nayo ivimbela ukujiya kwegazi kodwa iqondise izindlela ezihlukene kune-vorapaxar.
Nazi ezinye izindlela eziyinhloko udokotela wakho angase azicabangele:
Ukukhetha phakathi kwalezi zinketho kuncike esimweni sakho esithile sezokwelapha, eminye imithi oyithathayo, kanye nezici zakho eziyingozi. Udokotela wakho uzosiza ekunqumeni inketho engcono kakhulu yesimo sakho.
I-Vorapaxar ne-clopidogrel (Plavix) yomibili iyizinciphisi zegazi eziphumelelayo, kodwa zisebenza ngendlela ehlukile futhi zinezinzuzo ezihlukile. Akukho noyedwa othi “ungcono” ngokujwayelekile - ukukhetha kuncike esimweni sakho esithile sezokwelapha.
I-Vorapaxar iqondise indlela ehlukile yokujiya kwegazi kune-clopidogrel, okusho ukuthi ingahlinzeka ngokuvikeleka okwengeziwe uma isetshenziswa kanye neminye imithi. Kodwa-ke, lokhu futhi kusho ingozi enkulu yokopha.
I-Clopidogrel isetshenziswe isikhathi eside futhi inemininingwane ebanzi yocwaningo. Ivame ukukhethwa kubantu abaye baba nesifo sohlangothi, njengoba i-vorapaxar iphikisana ngokuqondile kulolu qembu.
Nakhu ukuthi ziqhathaniswa kanjani ezindaweni ezibalulekile:
Udkt. wakho uzocabangela umlando wakho wezokwelapha ophelele, eminye imithi, kanye nezici eziyingozi zomuntu ngamunye lapho ekhetha phakathi kwalezi zinketho. Abantu abaningi bangazuza endleleni yokuhlanganisa besebenzisa imithi yomibili ndawonye.
Yebo, i-vorapaxar ingasetshenziswa ngokuphepha ngabantu abaningi abanesifo sikashukela. Eqinisweni, abantu abanesifo sikashukela bavame ukuba nobungozi obukhulu bokuhlaselwa yinhliziyo nesifo sohlangothi, okwenza ukuvimbela ukujiya kwegazi kubaluleke kakhulu.
Nokho, isifo sikashukela singathinta imithambo yakho yegazi nokuphola, ngakho udkt. wakho uzokuqapha eduze. Bazogxila kunoma yikuphi ukusikeka noma ukulimala okungase kuphume igazi eliningi kunokujwayelekile.
Uma unezinkinga zesifo sikashukela ezinjengokuthi i-retinopathy (izinkinga zamehlo) noma i-neuropathy (izinkinga zemizwa), udkt. wakho uzohlola ngokucophelela izinzuzo nezingozi ngaphambi kokukuyalela i-vorapaxar.
Uma ngengozi uthatha i-vorapaxar eningi kunaleyo oyalelwe yona, xhumana nodkt. wakho noma isikhungo sokulawula ubuthi ngokushesha. Ukuthatha okuningi kungakhuphula kakhulu ingozi yakho yokuphuma igazi.
Ungalindi ukubona ukuthi ngabe izimpawu ziyavela yini - imiphumela ye-vorapaxar ingahlala amasonto, futhi ukuhlolwa kwezokwelapha ngaphambi kwesikhathi kubalulekile. Udkt. wakho angase afune ukukuqapha ngezimpawu zokuphuma igazi.
Yiya egumbini lezimo eziphuthumayo uma uhlangabezana nanoma yiziphi izimpawu zokuphuma igazi elibucayi njengezinhlungu zekhanda ezinzima, izinguquko zombono, ubunzima bokukhuluma, noma ukuphuma igazi okungami. Letha ibhodlela lomuthi nawe ukuze abasebenzi bezokwelapha bazi kahle ukuthi uthatheni ini.
Uma uphuthelwa umthamo we-vorapaxar, yithathe ngokushesha lapho ukhumbula, ngaphandle uma sekuseduze isikhathi somthamo wakho olandelayo ohleliwe. Kuleso simo, weqa umthamo ophuthelwe bese uqhubeka neshejuli yakho ejwayelekile.
Ungalokothi uthathe imithamo emibili ngesikhathi esisodwa ukuze ulungise umthamo owuphuthelwe. Lokhu kungakhuphula ingozi yakho yokuphuma igazi kakhulu.
Uma uvame ukukhohlwa imithamo, khuluma nodokotela wakho ngamasu okukusiza ukuthi ukhumbule. Ukuphuthelwa imithamo kunganciphisa ukusebenza kahle komuthi ekuvikeleni amahlule egazi.
Yeka kuphela ukuthatha i-vorapaxar uma udokotela wakho ekutshela ngqo ukuthi wenze njalo. Isikhathi sincike esimweni sakho sezokwelapha kanye nokuthi usabele kahle kangakanani emithini.
Udokotela wakho uzohlola njalo ukuthi kufanele uqhubeke yini nomuthi ngokusekelwe engozini yakho yenhliziyo nemithambo yegazi, noma yimaphi imiphumela emibi oyitholile, nezinye izinto ezinjengokuhlinzwa okuhleliwe.
Uma udinga ukuyeka ukuhlinzwa noma ezinye izinqubo zezokwelapha, udokotela wakho uzokunikeza imiyalelo ethile mayelana nokuthi uyeke nini nokuthi kuphephile nini ukuqala kabusha. Lesi sikhathi sibalulekile ekulinganiseni ukuvikelwa kwamahlule nengozi yokuphuma igazi ngesikhathi sezinqubo.
Kufanele ukhawulele ukusetshenziswa kotshwala ngenkathi uthatha i-vorapaxar, njengoba utshwala bungakhuphula ingozi yakho yokuphuma igazi. Ukuphuza okungajwayelekile okuncane kungamukeleka, kodwa xoxa ngalokhu nodokotela wakho.
Utshwala buthinta ikhono lesibindi sakho lokucubungula imithi futhi kungaphazamisa ukujiya kwegazi. Ukuphuza kakhulu ngenkathi uthatha i-vorapaxar kungaholela ezinkingeni eziyingozi zokuphuma igazi.
Udokotela wakho uzocabangela impilo yakho yonke kanye nemikhuba yokuphuza lapho enquma i-vorapaxar. Yiba qotho mayelana nokusetshenziswa kwakho kotshwala ukuze bakwazi ukukunikeza isiqondiso esifanele esimweni sakho.
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