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I-Eltrombopag iyimithi kadokotela esiza umzimba wakho ukuthi ukhiqize ama-platelet engeziwe uma ungafani nawo. Cabanga ngama-platelet njengabasizi abancane egazini lakho abayeka ukopha ngokwakha amahlule uma ulimala noma ulimala.
Le mithi isebenza njengokukhuthaza okuncane emnkantsheni wakho, iwukhuthaza ukuthi ukhiqize amaseli egazi abalulekile engeziwe. Ilusizo ikakhulukazi kubantu abanezimo ezithile zegazi lapho inani labo lama-platelet lehla kakhulu.
I-Eltrombopag iphatha izimo lapho umzimba wakho ungakhiqizi ama-platelet anele noma uwabhubhisa ngokushesha kakhulu. Isizathu esikhulu sokuthi odokotela banikeze le mithi yi-chronic immune thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP), isimo lapho amasosha akho omzimba ehlasela ama-platelet akho ngamaphutha.
Udokotela wakho angase futhi ancome i-eltrombopag uma une-aplastic anemia enzima, isimo esingavamile lapho umnkantshe wakho ungakhiqizi amaseli egazi anele. Kwezinye izimo, isetshenziselwa ukusiza ukukhulisa amanani e-platelet ngaphambi kokuhlinzwa noma izinqubo zezokwelapha lapho ukopha kungaba yingozi.
Le mithi iphinde inikezwe iziguli ze-chronic hepatitis C ezinamanani aphansi e-platelet abazivimbela ekutholeni ukwelashwa okufanele kwe-antiviral. Ngasinye salezi zimo sidinga ukuqapha ngokucophelela nezinhlelo zokwelashwa eziqondene nomuntu.
I-Eltrombopag isebenza ngokulingisa iphrotheni yemvelo emzimbeni wakho ebizwa ngokuthi i-thrombopoietin. Le phrotheni ithumela amasignali emnkantsheni wakho ukuthi ukhiqize ama-platelet engeziwe, njengomphathi wemboni etshela abasebenzi ukuthi bandise ukukhiqizwa.
Le mithi ibopha kuma-receptors athile kumaseli emnkantsheni wakho abizwa ngokuthi ama-megakaryocyte. Lawa amaseli ekugcineni aba ama-platelet. Ngokwenza la ma-receptors, i-eltrombopag ikhuthaza umzimba wakho ukuthi ukhulise ngokwemvelo ukukhiqizwa kwama-platelet.
Lokhu kubhekwa njengomuthi oqinile odinga ukuqashwa kwegazi njalo. Ngokungafani nokwelashwa okuthile okusebenza ngokushesha, i-eltrombopag ngokuvamile kuthatha amasonto angu-1-2 ukukhombisa ukwanda okukhulu ekubalweni kwakho kwamaphlatelethi.
Thatha i-eltrombopag ngendlela eqondile udokotela wakho ayalela ngayo, ngokuvamile kanye ngosuku esiswini esingenalutho. Isikhathi sokuthi udla nini ngesikhathi uthatha lo muthi sibalulekile ukuze usebenze kahle.
Kufanele uthathe i-eltrombopag kungaba ihora elingu-1 ngaphambi kokudla noma amahora angu-2 ngemuva kokudla. Lesi sidingo sesisu esingenalutho sisiza umzimba wakho ukuba umunce umuthi ngempumelelo. Uma uwuthatha nokudla, ikakhulukazi ukudla okunothile nge-calcium, insimbi, noma i-magnesium, umzimba wakho ngeke umunce umuthi owanele.
Gwinya ithebhulethi yonke ngamanzi, bese uzama ukuyithatha ngesikhathi esifanayo nsuku zonke ukuze ugcine amazinga aqhubekayo ohlelweni lwakho. Uma unenkinga yokugwinya amaphilisi, khuluma nomkhemisi wakho ngezindlela ezifanele zokuthatha imithi yakho ngokuphepha.
Gwema ukuthatha i-eltrombopag ngemikhiqizo yobisi, ama-antacid, noma izithasiselo zamaminerali kungakapheli amahora angu-4 womthamo wakho. Lokhu kunganciphisa kakhulu ukuthi umuthi usebenza kahle kangakanani.
Ubude bokwelashwa nge-eltrombopag buhluka kakhulu kuye ngesimo sakho esithile nokuthi usabela kanjani emuthini. Abantu abaningi abane-ITP badinga ukuyithatha izinyanga eziningana kuya eminyakeni, kanti abanye bangase bayidinge unomphela.
Udokotela wakho uzoqapha njalo ukubalwa kwakho kwamaphlatelethi ngokusebenzisa izivivinyo zegazi, ngokuvamile njalo ngesonto lapho uqala, bese kuba njalo uma amazinga akho ezinzile. Umgomo uwukuthola umthamo ophumelelayo ophansi ogcina ukubalwa kwakho kwamaphlatelethi ebangeni eliphephile.
Abanye abantu bangase bakwazi ukuyeka ukuthatha i-eltrombopag uma isimo sabo sithuthuka noma singena ekuxoleleni. Kodwa-ke, ungalokothi uyeke ukuthatha lo muthi ngokuzumayo ngaphandle kokukhuluma nodokotela wakho kuqala, ngoba inani lakho lama-platelet lingase lehle libe phansi ngendlela eyingozi.
Ezimweni ezingamahlalakhona njenge-severe aplastic anemia, ungase udinge ukwelashwa impilo yakho yonke. Ithimba lakho lezempilo lizosebenza nawe ukuthola uhlelo olungcono kakhulu lwesikhathi eside lesimo sakho esithile.
Njengayo yonke imithi, i-eltrombopag ingabangela imiphumela engemihle, nakuba kungewona wonke umuntu oyitholayo. Imiphumela eminingi emibi imild kuya kokulingene futhi ivame ukuthuthuka njengoba umzimba wakho ujwayela umuthi.
Imiphumela emibi evame kakhulu ongase uyithole ihlanganisa isicanucanu, isifo sohudo, izifo ezingaphezulu zomgudu wokuphefumula, nokukhathala. Lokhu kuvamile ukwenzeka emasontweni ambalwa okuqala okwelashwa futhi kuvame ukuba ngaphansi kokuphazamisa ngokuhamba kwesikhathi.
Nazi izimo ezingezinhle ezibikiwe kaningi ezigulini:
Le miphumela emibi evamile ngokuvamile ayidingi ukuyeka umuthi, kodwa xoxa ngayo nodokotela wakho uma iqhubeka noma iba yimbi.
Imiphumela emibi engathi sína ayivamile kodwa idinga ukunakekelwa kwezempilo ngokushesha. Lokhu kuhlanganisa izinkinga ezinzima zesibindi, amahlule egazi, nama-cataracts ngokusebenzisa isikhathi eside.
Qaphela lezi zimpawu zokuxwayisa ezidinga ukunakekelwa kwezempilo ngokushesha:
Lezi zimo ezingathi sína ezingemihle zivame ukungavamile, kodwa ukuzibona ngokushesha kungavimbela izinkinga. Udokotela wakho uzokuhlola njalo ukuze abambe noma yiziphi izinkinga ngaphambi kokuba zibe zinkulu.
I-Eltrombopag ayilungele wonke umuntu, futhi izimo ezithile zezokwelapha noma izimo zenza kungaphephile ukuyisebenzisa. Udokotela wakho uzobukeza ngokucophelela umlando wakho wezokwelapha ngaphambi kokukuyala lo muthi.
Akufanele uthathe i-eltrombopag uma unokungezwani nayo noma nganoma yiziphi izithako zayo. Abantu abanezinhlobo ezithile zomdlavuza wegazi noma labo abasengozini enkulu yamaqhubu egazi kungenzeka abangalungelanga lo muthi.
Izimo eziningana zempilo zidinga ukucatshangelwa okukhethekile ngaphambi kokuqala i-eltrombopag:
Udokotela wakho uzokala izinzuzo ngokumelene nezingozi zesimo sakho esithile. Noma ngabe unesinye salezi zimo, ungase ukwazi ukuthatha i-eltrombopag ngokuhlolwa okwengeziwe nokuqapha.
Ubudala bungaba yisici futhi, njengoba abadala bengase bazwe kalula imiphumela engemihle futhi badinge ukulungiswa komthamo. Izingane nentsha idinga ukucatshangelwa okukhethekile komthamo ngokuya ngesisindo sabo nesimo sabo.
Igama elivamile lomkhiqizo we-eltrombopag yi-Promacta e-United States kanye ne-Revolade eYurophu nakwamanye amazwe. Zombili ziqukethe isithako esifanayo esisebenzayo kodwa zingase zibe nezithako ezingasebenzi ezihlukile.
Izinhlobo ezivamile ze-eltrombopag ziya ngokuya zitholakala kwamanye amazwe, okungasiza ukunciphisa izindleko ngenkathi kunikezwa izinzuzo ezifanayo zokwelapha. Hlala uhlola nomkhemisi wakho ukuze uqinisekise ukuthi uthola umuthi olungile.
Uma uhamba phesheya noma uthola imithi yakho emazweni ahlukene, igama lomkhiqizo lingahluka. Hlala uphethe imininingwane yakho kadokotela futhi wazi igama elivamile (eltrombopag) ukuze ugweme ukudideka.
Kunezindlela eziningana zokwelapha ukwehla kwamaplatelet, kuye ngesimo sakho esithile kanye nomlando wezokwelapha. Udokotela wakho uzocabangela izinto ezinjengobudala bakho, impilo yonke, nokuthi usabele kahle kangakanani ekwelashweni kwangaphambilini.
Eminye imithi engasiza ukwandisa ukubalwa kwama-platelet ihlanganisa i-romiplostim (Nplate), enikezwa njengomjovo, kanye ne-avatrombopag (Doptelet), esebenza ngendlela efana ne-eltrombopag kodwa ingase ithandwe kangcono ngabanye abantu.
Ukwelashwa okungekona okwemithi kungabandakanya izidakamizwa ezicindezela amasosha omzimba njenge-corticosteroids, ama-immunoglobulins, noma ezimweni ezinzima, izinqubo ezinjenge-splenectomy (ukususwa okuhlinzwa kwe-spleen). Inketho ngayinye inezinzuzo nezingozi ezihlukene ezidinga ukucatshangelwa ngokucophelela.
Kwabanye abantu, ukwelashwa okusha njenge-rituximab noma ezinye izindlela zokwelapha eziqondiwe kungase kufaneleke. Ukukhetha kuncike esimweni sakho esithile, ukwelashwa kwangaphambilini, kanye namaphethini okusabela komuntu ngamunye.
Kokubili i-eltrombopag ne-romiplostim ziyindlela yokwelapha ephumelelayo yokubala ama-platelet aphansi, kodwa zisebenza ngezindlela ezehlukile futhi zinezinzuzo ezihlukene. Ukukhetha phakathi kwazo kuncike endleleni yakho yokuphila, okuthandayo, nezinto zezokwelapha.
I-Eltrombopag ithathwa njengepilisi yansuku zonke ekhaya, kuyilapho i-romiplostim idinga imijovo yamasonto onke esikhungweni sokunakekelwa kwezempilo. Lokhu kwenza i-eltrombopag ilungele abantu abaningi, nakuba abanye bekhetha ukuqapha kwamasonto onke okuhambisana nemijovo ye-romiplostim.
Ngokuqondene nokusebenza, womabili amakhambi abonisa amazinga empumelelo afanayo ekwandiseni izibalo ze-platelet. Nokho, abanye abantu basabela kangcono komunye kunomunye, yingakho odokotela ngezinye izikhathi beshintshana phakathi kwawo uma okokuqala kungasebenzi kahle.
Amaphrofayili emiphumela emibi ahlukile kancane, ne-eltrombopag evame kakhulu ukubangela izinkinga zokugaya ukudla kanti i-romiplostim ingase ibangele ukusabela okwengeziwe endaweni yokujova. Udokotela wakho uzokusiza ukuthi ulinganise lezi zinto ngokusekelwe esimweni sakho esithile.
I-Eltrombopag idinga ukuqapha ngokucophelela kubantu abanezifo zesibindi ngoba ingathinta ukusebenza kwesibindi. Udokotela wakho uzohlola ama-enzyme esibindi sakho ngaphambi kokuqala ukwelashwa futhi njalo ngesikhathi sokwelashwa.
Uma unezinkinga zesibindi ezithambile, ungase ukwazi ukuthatha i-eltrombopag ngokulungiswa komthamo nokuqapha njalo. Nokho, abantu abanezifo zesibindi ezinzima ngokuvamile abakwazi ukusebenzisa le mithi ngokuphepha.
Ukuhlolwa kwegazi okuvamile kuzosiza ukubamba noma yiziphi izinkinga zesibindi ekuqaleni, okuvumela udokotela wakho ukuthi alungise umthamo wakho noma amise umuthi uma kudingeka. Imiphumela eminingi emibi ehlobene nesibindi iyabuyiseka uma ibanjwe ekuqaleni.
Uma ngengozi uthatha i-eltrombopag eningi kunaleyo ebekiwe, xhumana nodokotela wakho noma isikhungo sokulawula ubuthi ngokushesha. Ukuthatha okuningi kungase kubangele ukuthi izibalo zakho ze-platelet zikhuphuke kakhulu, okungaholela ezigulini zegazi.
Ungalindi ukubona ukuthi uzizwa yini izimpawu, njengoba izinkinga ezivela ekweqiseni zingase zingaveli ngokushesha. Udokotela wakho angase afune ukuqapha izibalo zakho zegazi eduze izinsuku eziningana ngemva kokweqisa.
Ukuvimbela ukweqisa ngengozi, gcina umuthi wakho esitsheni sawo sokuqala, setha izikhumbuzi zocingo zemithamo yansuku zonke, futhi usebenzise umhleli wamaphilisi uma kunconywe ngumkhemisi wakho.
Uma uphuthelwa umthamo we-eltrombopag, yithathe ngokushesha lapho ukhumbula, uma nje usesiswini esingenalutho. Uma sekuseduze nomthamo wakho olandelayo ohleliwe, weqa umthamo ophuthelwe bese uqhubeka nohlelo lwakho olujwayelekile.
Ungalokothi uthathe imithamo emibili ngesikhathi esisodwa ukuze ulungise umthamo ophuthelwe, ngoba lokhu kungabangela ukuthi inani lakho lama-platelet likhuphuke ngokushesha kakhulu. Umthamo owodwa ophuthelwe akunakwenzeka ukuthi ubangele izinkinga, kodwa zama ukugcina ukuthatha imithi nsuku zonke ukuze uthole imiphumela engcono.
Uma uvame ukukhohlwa imithamo, khuluma nodokotela wakho ngamasu okukusiza ukuthi ukhumbule, njengezinhlelo zokusebenza ze-smartphone, izihleli zamaphilisi, noma ukulungisa isikhathi somthamo wakho ukuze uvumelane kangcono nomsebenzi wakho.
Ungalokothi uyeke ukuthatha i-eltrombopag ngokuzumayo ngaphandle kokukhuluma nodokotela wakho kuqala, ngoba inani lakho lama-platelet lingehla libe phansi ngendlela eyingozi ezinsukwini ezimbalwa. Udokotela wakho uzoqaphela ukuthi kungakanani ukuphepha ukuyeka ngokusekelwe ezinanini zakho zama-platelet kanye nesimo sakho esiphelele.
Abanye abantu bangase bakwazi ukunciphisa kancane umthamo wabo noma bayeke imithi uma isimo sabo sithuthuka kakhulu. Le nqubo idinga ukuqapha ngokucophelela ngezivivinyo zegazi ezivamile ukuqinisekisa ukuthi inani lakho lama-platelet lihlala lizinzile.
Isinqumo sokuyeka i-eltrombopag sincike ezintweni ezifana nokuthi usuyithatha isikhathi esingakanani, inani lakho lamanje lama-platelet, nokuthi ngabe unayo eminye imithi etholakalayo. Udokotela wakho uzokwenza uhlelo olwenzelwe wena lokuyeka imithi ngokuphepha.
I-Eltrombopag ingasebenzisana neminye imithi eminingi, ngakho kubalulekile ukutshela udokotela wakho ngakho konke okuthathayo, okuhlanganisa imithi etholakala ngaphandle kwemvume kadokotela, amavithamini, kanye nezithasiselo zemvelo.
Imithi equkethe insimbi, i-calcium, i-magnesium, noma i-aluminium inganciphisa kakhulu ukuthi i-eltrombopag isebenza kahle kangakanani. Uzodinga ukuhlukanisa lezi okungenani ngamahora angu-4 ukusuka kumthamo wakho we-eltrombopag.
Ezinye izidakamizwa zingase zidinge ukulungiswa komthamo uma zithathwa ne-eltrombopag, kanti ezinye zingase zidingeke ukuthi zigwenywe ngokuphelele. Udokotela wakho nomkhemisi bazobukeza yonke imithi yakho ukuze baqinisekise ukuhlanganiswa okuphephile nokusebenza kahle.
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