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I-Alcaftadine iyisidakamizwa esiyizithombe zamehlo esinikezwa ngudokotela esisiza ukwelapha i-allergic conjunctivitis, eyaziwa kakhulu njenge-allergy yamehlo. Iyi-antihistamine esebenza ngqo emehlweni akho ukuvimba izinto ezibangela ukuluma, ukubomvu, namehlo anyela uma uveza izinto ezibangela ukungezwani komzimba njenge-pollen, uthuli, noma izinwele zezilwane.
Lesi sidakamizwa singesigaba esisha sezithombe zamehlo ezenzelwe ukuhlinzeka ngosizo oluhlala isikhathi eside uma kuqhathaniswa nezithombe zamehlo ze-antihistamine ezindala. Abantu abaningi bakuthola kuwusizo ngesikhathi sonyaka we-allergy noma lapho bebhekene nama-allergy emvelo wonyaka wonke athinta amehlo abo.
I-Alcaftadine iphatha izimpawu ezingakhululeki ze-allergic conjunctivitis kubantu abadala kanye nezingane ezineminyaka engaphezu kwengu-2 ubudala. Lapho amehlo akho ehlangana nezinto ezibangela ukungezwani komzimba, amasosha akho omzimba akhipha i-histamine, ebangela izimpawu ezivamile ze-allergy emehlweni akho.
Izimpawu eziyinhloko lesi sidakamizwa esisiza ngazo zihlanganisa ukuluma okuqhubekayo okukwenza ufune ukukhuhla amehlo akho, ukubomvu okwenza amehlo akho abukeke enegazi, ukunyela ngokweqile noma ukukhipha amanzi, kanye nomuzwa wokuthi kukhona okuthile okubambeke emehlweni akho. Abanye abantu futhi bahlangabezana nokuvuvukala okuncane kwamajwabu amehlo noma indawo ezungeze amehlo.
Udokotela wakho angase akubhalele i-alcaftadine uma une-allergy yesizini evuthayo entwasahlobo, ehlobo, noma ekwindla lapho inani le-pollen liphezulu. Iphinde isebenze kuma-allergy ahlala njalo abangelwa izinto ezingaphakathi endlini ezibangela ukungezwani komzimba njengama-dust mites, isikhunta, noma izinwele zezilwane ezikukhathazayo unyaka wonke.
I-Alcaftadine isebenza ngokuvimba ama-histamine receptors ngokuqondile ezicutshini zamehlo akho. Lapho izinto ezibangela ukungezwani komzimba zingena emehlweni akho, amasosha akho omzimba akhipha i-histamine njengengxenye yokuphendula kwawo ukuzivikela, kodwa le histamine yikho kanye okubangela izimpawu ezingakhululeki ozihlangabezayo.
Lo muthi uthathwa njenge-antihistamine yamehlo enamandla amaphakathi. Unamandla ngaphezu kwezinketho ezingathengiswa ngaphandle kodokotela kodwa uthambile kunezinye izidakamizwa zamehlo ze-steroid ezinqunywe ngudokotela. Isithako esisebenzayo sihlala ezicutshini zamehlo akho amahora amaningi, yingakho ngokuvamile udinga ukusisebenzisa kanye noma kabili ngosuku.
Okwehlukanisa i-alcaftadine emithini yamehlo ye-antihistamine endala ukusebenza kwayo okubili. Akugcini nje ngokuvimba i-histamine kodwa futhi kusiza ukuzinzisa amaseli akhulula i-histamine ekuqaleni. Lokhu kukunikeza kokubili ukukhululeka ngokushesha futhi kusiza ekuvikeleni izimpawu ukuthi zingabuyi ngokushesha.
Odokotela abaningi banquma ithonsi elilodwa esweni ngalinye elithintekile kanye ngosuku, nakuba abanye abantu bengase badinge ukuthatha kabili ngosuku ngezikhathi zokungezwani komzimba okukhulu. Isikhathi esingcono kakhulu sokuyisebenzisa ngokuvamile ekuseni, cishe imizuzu eyi-15-30 ngaphambi kokuba ulindele ukuhlangana nama-allergen.
Ngaphambi kokusebenzisa amaconsi, geza izandla zakho kahle ngensipho namanzi. Thambisa ikhanda lakho kancane bese udonsa kancane isihlathi sakho esingezansi ukuze udale iphokhe elincane. Bamba i-dropper ngaphezu kweso lakho ngaphandle kokuthinta ithiphu esweni lakho noma isihlathi, bese ucindezela ithonsi elilodwa ephaketheni olidalile.
Ngemva kokufaka ithonsi, vala iso lakho ngobumnene bese ucindezela kancane ekhoneni langaphakathi leso lakho eduze kwempumulo yakho cishe imizuzwana engama-30. Lokhu kusiza ekuvikeleni umuthi ukuthi ungangeni ngomgudu wakho wezinyembezi. Akudingeki ukuthi udle noma yini ekhethekile ngaphambi noma ngemva kokusebenzisa lawa mathonsi amehlo, futhi awekho imikhawulo yokudla.
Uma ugqoka amalensi okuxhumana, wasuse ngaphambi kokusebenzisa i-alcaftadine bese ulinda okungenani imizuzu eyi-10 ngaphambi kokuwabuyisela. Izinto zokuvikela ezitholakala emathonsini amehlo zingamuncwa ngamalensi okuxhumana athambile futhi zingase zibange ukucasuka.
Isikhathi sokwelashwa nge-alcaftadine sincike emkhubeni wakho wokungezwani komzimba nezinto ezithile kanye nezimpawu. Ezintweni ezibangela ukungezwani komzimba nezinto ezithile zonyaka, ungase uyisebenzise amasonto amaningana noma izinyanga ngesikhathi sonyaka wakho wokungezwani komzimba nezinto ezithile, njengenkathi yentwasahlobo yezihlahla noma inkathi yasekwindla yotshani.
Abantu abanezinto ezibangela ukungezwani komzimba nezinto ezithile unyaka wonke bangase badinge ukusebenzisa i-alcaftadine isikhathi eside, ngezinye izikhathi ngokuqhubekayo ngamagebe njengoba kuyalelwe udokotela wabo. Abantu abaningi baqala ukwelashwa ezinsukwini ezimbalwa ngaphambi kokuba inkathi yabo yokungezwani komzimba nezinto ezithile iqale, okungasiza ekuvikeleni izimpawu ukuthi zingaqali.
Udokotela wakho cishe uzoncoma ukuqala ngesikhathi sokwelashwa esifushane esisebenzayo futhi ulungise ngokuya ngokuthi izimpawu zakho zithuthuka kangakanani. Abanye abantu bathola ukuthi banganciphisa imvamisa noma bayeke umuthi uma ukuchayeka kwabo ezintweni ezibangela ukungezwani komzimba nezinto ezithile kwehla, kanti abanye badinga ukusetshenziswa kwansuku zonke ngesikhathi sezinkathi zabo zenkinga.
Abantu abaningi bayayibekezelela kahle i-alcaftadine, kodwa njengayo yonke imithi, ingabangela imiphumela emibi kwabanye abasebenzisi. Izindaba ezinhle ukuthi imiphumela emibi engathi sína ayivamile, futhi iningi lezimpawu zithambile futhi zesikhashana.
Imiphumela emibi evame kakhulu ongase uyithole ihlanganisa ukushisa okwesikhashana noma ukuzwa ubuhlungu ngemuva nje kokufaka amaconsi, okuvame ukuthatha imizuzwana embalwa kuphela. Abanye abantu baqaphela ukuthi amehlo abo azizwa omile kancane noma enesihlabathi, ikakhulu uma beqala ukusebenzisa umuthi.
Eminye imiphumela emibi ethambile ingahlanganisa ikhanda elincane, ukunambitheka okubabayo noma okungavamile emlonyeni wakho, noma ukucasuka okuncane ngaphandle kwamazinyo. Lezi zimpawu ngokuvamile zithuthuka njengoba amehlo akho ezivumela emuthini ezinsukwini zokuqala zokusetshenziswa.
Imiphumela emibi engavamile kodwa esengenzeka ihlanganisa ukubomvu kwamehlo okwanda (okuhlukile ekubomvini kwakho kokungezwani), izinguquko ekuboneni njengokufiphala okungacaci ngokushesha, noma ukukhishwa okungavamile emehlweni akho. Abanye abantu bazwa ukuminyana okuncane emakhaleni noma ukucasuka komphimbo, okungenzeka ngenxa yomuthi ogelezela ngamashubhu ezinyembezi.
Imiphumela emibi engavamile kodwa ebucayi idinga ukunakekelwa kwezempilo ngokushesha. Lokhu kufaka phakathi ubuhlungu obukhulu emehlweni, ukulahlekelwa ukubona okungazelelwe, ukubona ama-halos ezungeze izibani, noma izimpawu zokungezwani komzimba njengokuvuvukala kobuso, ubunzima bokuphefumula, noma ukuqubuka kwesikhumba okusabalale.
I-Alcaftadine ayifanele wonke umuntu, futhi abantu abathile kufanele bagweme lo muthi noma bawusebenzise ngaphansi kokugadwa kwezempilo okuseduze. Udokotela wakho uzobuyekeza umlando wakho wezokwelapha kanye nemithi yamanje ngaphambi kokuyinika.
Akufanele usebenzise i-alcaftadine uma uke waba nokungezwani komzimba nalo muthi noma yiziphi izithako zawo esikhathini esidlule. Abantu abanezinhlobo ezithile zokutheleleka kwamehlo kufanele futhi bakugweme, njengoba kungafihla izimpawu noma kungase kubhebhethekise ezinye izifo ezibangelwa amagciwane.
Izingane ezingaphansi kweminyaka emi-2 ubudala akufanele zisebenzise i-alcaftadine, njengoba ukuphepha nokusebenza kungakahlolwa kulolu hlu lwabantu. Abesifazane abakhulelwe noma abancelisa ngamabele kufanele baxoxe ngezingozi nezinzuzo nodokotela wabo, nakuba izifundo zikhomba ukuthi kungenzeka iphephe uma isetshenziswa njengoba kuqondiswe.
Abantu abanesifo esibi samehlo omile noma izifo ezithile ze-corneal bangase badinge ukuqapha okukhethekile noma ezinye izindlela zokwelapha. Uma unomlando we-glaucoma noma ingcindezi yamehlo ephakeme, udokotela wakho uzofuna ukukuqapha eduze, nakuba i-alcaftadine ngokuvamile ingayithinti ingcindezi yamehlo.
I-Alcaftadine itholakala ngaphansi kwegama lomkhiqizo elithi Lastacaft e-United States nakwamanye amazwe amaningi. Leli njengamanje igama eliyinhloko lomkhiqizo ozolibona emathilini amaningi lapho udokotela wakho ekunika lo muthi.
Ezinye izindawo zingase zibe namagama ebhrendi ahlukene emithi efanayo, ngakho-ke uma uhamba noma uthutha, kuyasiza ukwazi igama elivamile elithi "alcaftadine" uma ukhuluma nabanakekeli bezempilo noma osokhemisi phesheya.
Amanye amaconsi esweni okwelapha ngemiyalelo angelapha i-allergic conjunctivitis uma i-alcaftadine ingakulungele. Udokotela wakho angase acabange ezinye izindlela ngokusekelwe ezimpawini zakho ezithile, umlando wezokwelapha, noma ukuthi usabela kanjani ekwelashweni.
Amanye amaconsi esweni e-antihistamine afaka i-olopatadine (Patanol, Pataday), esebenza ngendlela efana ne-alcaftadine kodwa ingase idinge ukulinganiswa kaningi. I-Ketotifen (Zaditor) iyatholakala ngaphandle kwemiyalelo futhi ingasebenza kahle ezimpawini ezilula kuya kweziphakathi, nakuba ngokuvamile ingaqini njengezinketho zemiyalelo.
Ngezimpawu ezinzima kakhulu, udokotela wakho angase ancome amaconsi ahlanganisiwe afaka kokubili ama-antihistamines kanye nama-mast cell stabilizers, noma kwezinye izimo, amaconsi esweni e-steroid alula okusetshenziswa isikhashana ngesikhathi sokuqubuka okubi kakhulu.
Izindlela ezingezona zemithi ezinjengama-cold compresses, izinyembezi zokwenziwa, nokugwema ama-allergen aziwayo nazo zingagcwalisa uhlelo lwakho lokwelapha futhi zinganciphisa ukuthi ungakanani umuthi owudingayo.
Kokubili i-alcaftadine ne-olopatadine ngamaconsi esweni e-antihistamine okwelapha ngemiyalelo, kodwa zinezinye izinto ezingase zikwenze ukuthi enye ikufaneleke kakhulu kunenye. Ukukhetha kuvame ukuncika ezimpawini zakho ezithile, indlela yokuphila, nokuthi amehlo akho asabela kanjani emuthini ngamunye.
I-Alcaftadine ngokuvamile inikeza ukukhululeka okuhlala isikhathi eside ngokulinganiswa kanye ngosuku, kuyilapho i-olopatadine ivame ukudinga ukusetshenziswa kabili ngosuku. Lokhu kwenza i-alcaftadine ilungele abantu abanemisebenzi eminingi noma labo abathambekele ekukhohlweni izilinganiso eziningi zansuku zonke.
Abanye abantu bathola ukuthi i-alcaftadine ibangela ukusha okuncane noma ukubhoboza lapho isetshenziswa uma iqhathaniswa ne-olopatadine, nakuba okuhlangenwe nakho komuntu ngamunye kuhluka. Mayelana nokusebenza kahle, womabili lawo machiza asebenza kahle kubantu abaningi abanezifo zamehlo ezibangelwa ukungezwani komzimba, futhi izifundo zibonisa amazinga empumelelo afanayo.
Udokotela wakho uzocabangela izinto ezifana nobukhulu bezimpawu zakho, umsebenzi wansuku zonke, eminye imithi oyithathayo, nanoma yikuphi okuhlangenwe nakho kwangaphambilini ngamaconsi esweni lapho encoma ukuthi iyiphi inketho engasebenza kahle kuwe.
I-Alcaftadine ngokuvamile ithathwa njengephephile kubantu abane-glaucoma, njengoba ngokuvamile ingakhuphuli ingcindezi yeso njengoba eminye imithi yamehlo ingenza. Kodwa-ke, uma une-glaucoma, udokotela wakho uzofuna ukuqapha ingcindezi yeso lakho njalo ngenkathi usebenzisa noma yimaphi amaconsi esweni.
Umuthi usebenza endaweni yezicubu zamehlo akho futhi awuthinti ngokuphawulekayo amasistimu okukhipha amanzi alawula ingcindezi yeso. Noma kunjalo, kubalulekile ukutshela udokotela wakho wamehlo ngayo yonke imithi oyisebenzisayo, okuhlanganisa i-alcaftadine, ngesikhathi sokuhlolwa kwakho okuvamile kwe-glaucoma.
Uma ngengozi ufaka amaconsi angaphezu kwelilodwa esweni lakho noma usebenzise umuthi kaningi kunokuba ubhaliwe, ungangeni ekuqineni. Geza iso lakho ngobumnene ngamanzi ahlanzekile noma izinyembezi zokwenziwa ukuze ususe noma iyiphi imithi eyengeziwe.
Ungase uhlangabezane nokwanda kokusha, ukubhoboza, noma umbono ofiphele wesikhashana, kodwa le miphumela kufanele ixazululwe emahoreni ambalwa. Uma uhlangabezana nokungakhululeki okukhulu, izinguquko zombono eziqhubekayo, noma yiziphi izimpawu ezikhathazayo, xhumana nodokotela wakho noma funa ukwelashwa.
Uma uphuthelwa umthamo wakho wansuku zonke we-alcaftadine, uyisebenzise ngokushesha lapho ukhumbula, ngaphandle uma sekuseduze isikhathi somthamo wakho olandelayo ohleliwe. Esimweni esinjalo, weqa umthamo ophuthelwe bese uqhubeka neshejuli yakho ejwayelekile.
Ungaphindi kabili imithamo ukuze ulungise okushodayo, ngoba lokhu kungakhuphula ingozi yakho yemiphumela emibi. Uma uvame ukukhohlwa imithamo, cabangela ukusetha isikhumbuzi sefoni noma ukusebenzisa amaconsi ngesikhathi esifanayo nsuku zonke njengengxenye yomsebenzi wakho wansuku zonke.
Ngokuvamile ungaqeda ukuthatha i-alcaftadine lapho izimpawu zakho zokungezwani komzimba sezixazululiwe futhi ukuchayeka kwakho ku-allergen kunciphile. Ezintweni ezingezwani nomzimba zesizini, lokhu kungaba ekupheleni kwesizini yakho ethile yokungezwani komzimba, kuyilapho abantu abahlushwa ukungezwani komzimba unyaka wonke bangase badinge ukwelashwa okuqhubekayo.
Ngokuvamile kuphephile ukuyeka i-alcaftadine ngokuzumayo ngaphandle kokunciphisa, njengoba ingabangeli izimpawu zokuhoxisa. Kodwa-ke, izimpawu zakho zokungezwani komzimba cishe zizobuya uma usachayeka kuma-allergen, ngakho-ke xoxa ngesikhathi esingcono nodokotela wakho ngokusekelwe esimweni sakho esithile.
Yebo, ngokuvamile unga-alcaftadine namanye amaconsi esweni, kodwa isikhathi nokuhambisana kubalulekile. Uma usebenzisa imithi eminingi yamehlo, yahlukanise okungenani ngemizuzu emi-5-10 ukuze uvimbele enye ukuthi ingagezi enye.
Izinyembezi zokwenziwa noma amaconsi okugcoba ngokuvamile kulungile ukuthi asetshenziswe nge-alcaftadine futhi empeleni angasiza nganoma yikuphi ukoma ongase ukuzwe. Kodwa-ke, njalo hlola nodokotela wakho noma usokhemisi ngaphambi kokuhlanganisa noma yimiphi imithi, okuhlanganisa amaconsi esweni angaphandle kwekhawunta, ukuze uqinisekise ukuthi kuphephile ukuthi asetshenziswe ndawonye.
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