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I-Infliximab-dyyb iyimithi kadokotela esiza ukuthulisa amasosha akho omzimba uma ehlasela izingxenye ezinempilo zomzimba wakho. Yilokho odokotela abakubiza ngokuthi umuthi we-“biosimilar”, okusho ukuthi usebenza ngendlela efana kakhulu ne-infliximab yasekuqaleni kodwa ibiza kancane ezigulini nasezinhlelweni zokunakekelwa kwezempilo.
Lo muthi ungoweqembu elibizwa ngokuthi ama-TNF blockers, aqondise iphrotheni ethile ebangela ukuvuvukala ezimweni ezinjenge-rheumatoid arthritis, isifo sikaCrohn, kanye ne-psoriasis. Uzoyithola ngomthambo engalweni yakho noma ngokujova ngaphansi kwesikhumba sakho, kuye ngokuthi udokotela wakho ucabanga ukuthi yini ezokusebenzela kangcono.
I-Infliximab-dyyb iyisidambisi esenziwe ngumuntu esilingisa indlela umzimba wakho olwa ngayo nokuvuvukala. Cabanga ngayo njengomuthi oqondiswe kakhulu othola futhi uvimbele iphrotheni eyinkinga ebizwa ngokuthi i-TNF-alpha, ebangela ukuvuvukala okubuhlungu emalungeni akho, emathunjini, noma esikhumbeni.
Ingxenye ethi “dyyb” yegama imane nje isiza ukuhlukanisa le nguqulo kweminye imithi efanayo. Yenziwa kusetshenziswa izindlela ezithuthukisiwe zaselabhorethri ezenza amaprotheni afana nalawa umzimba wakho ongawenza ngokwemvelo. Lokhu kuyenza isebenze kahle futhi ivumeleke kahle kubantu abaningi.
Udkt wakho angase futhi akubize ngokuthi umuthi “we-biologic” ngoba wenziwe ngamaseli aphilayo kunamakhemikhali endabuko. Le ndlela eyinkimbinkimbi ivumela umuthi ukuthi usebenze ngokunembile ezingxenyeni ezithile zamasosha akho omzimba ezidinga ukulungiswa.
I-Infliximab-dyyb iphatha izimo eziningana lapho amasosha akho omzimba ehlasela ngokungaqondile izicubu ezinempilo emzimbeni wakho. Udokotela wakho uzoyibhala lapho ezinye izindlela zokwelapha zingazange zinikeze ukukhululeka okwanele noma lapho udinga imithi eqinile ukuze ulawule izimpawu zakho.
Izimo ezivame kakhulu ezisiza ngazo zihlanganisa i-rheumatoid arthritis, lapho inciphisa khona ubuhlungu emalungeni nokuvuvukala okungenza imisebenzi yansuku zonke ibe nzima. Iphinda futhi iphathe isifo sikaCrohn kanye ne-ulcerative colitis, zombili izimo zokuvuvukala kwamathumbu ezibangela ubuhlungu besisu, isifo sohudo, nezinye izinkinga zokugaya ukudla.
Kubantu abane-psoriasis, lo muthi ungalungisa kakhulu izimpawu zesikhumba njengamabala abomvu, anesikali angahle alume noma abangele ukungakhululeki. Iphinda futhi isetshenziselwe i-ankylosing spondylitis, uhlobo lwe-arthritis oluthinta ikakhulukazi umgogodla wakho futhi olungabangela ukuqina nobuhlungu.
Ngokuvamile, odokotela bayayibhala i-psoriatic arthritis, ehlanganisa ukuvuvukala kwamalunga nezimpawu zesikhumba. Kwezinye izimo, kungasiza ngezinye izimo zokuvuvukala lapho udokotela wakho enquma ukuthi izinzuzo zidlula izingozi.
I-Infliximab-dyyb isebenza ngokuvimba i-TNF-alpha, iphrotheni esebenza njengomthunywa etshela amasosha akho omzimba ukuthi akhe ukuvuvukala. Uma unesimo se-autoimmune, umzimba wakho ukhiqiza kakhulu le phrotheni, okubangela ukulimala okungadingekile ezicutshini ezinempilo.
Lo muthi uthathwa njengokwelashwa okuqinile, okuhloswe ngakho okunganikeza ukukhululeka okukhulu lapho eminye imithi ingasebenzi kahle ngokwanele. Ayikwelaphi isimo sakho, kodwa inganciphisa kakhulu izimpawu futhi isize ekuvikeleni ukulimala okuqhubekayo emalungeni akho, emathunjini, noma esikhumbeni.
Umuthi uhamba ngegazi lakho futhi unamathisela kuma-molecule e-TNF-alpha, uwavimbela ekuqaliseni izimpendulo zokuvuvukala. Le nqubo isiza ukuthulisa impendulo yamasosha omzimba esebenza ngokweqile ebanga izimpawu zakho.
Abantu abaningi baqala ukuqaphela ukuthuthuka phakathi namasonto ambalwa kuya ezinyangeni ezimbalwa zokuqala ukwelashwa. Imiphumela ingahlala amasonto amaningana noma izinyanga, yingakho ungadingi ukuyithatha nsuku zonke njengeminye imithi.
Uzothola i-infliximab-dyyb ngezindlela ezimbili: ngokufakwa kwe-IV endaweni yezokwelapha noma njengesijovo esingaphansi kwesikhumba ongazenzela sona ekhaya. Udokotela wakho uzoqoka ukuthi iyiphi indlela esebenza kangcono ngesimo sakho kanye nendlela yakho yokuphila.
Uma uthola ukufakwa kwe-IV, uzohlala kahle esihlalweni ngenkathi umuthi uconsa kancane ungene egazini lakho cishe amahora amabili. Abasebenzi bezokwelapha bazokuqapha ngalesi sikhathi ukuze baqinisekise ukuthi uzizwa kahle. Ngokuvamile ungafunda, usebenzise ifoni yakho, noma ulale ngesikhathi senqubo.
Ngokujova okungaphansi kwesikhumba, uzozofunda ukuthi ungawujova kanjani umuthi enyameni enamafutha ngaphansi kwesikhumba sakho, ngokuvamile ethangeni lakho noma esiswini. Ithimba lakho lezempilo lizokufundisa indlela efanele futhi likusize uzizwe uqiniseka ngokuzenza wena.
Akudingeki ukuthi uthathe lo muthi nokudla ngoba ungena ngqo egazini lakho. Kodwa-ke, ukuhlala unamanzi ngaphambi nangemva kokwelashwa kungakusiza ukuthi uzizwe ukhululekile futhi kunganciphisa ithuba lemiphumela emibi.
Abantu abaningi bathatha i-infliximab-dyyb izinyanga noma iminyaka, kuye ngokuthi ilawula kahle kangakanani izimpawu zabo nokuthi umzimba wabo usabela kanjani ekwelashweni. Udokotela wakho uzohlola njalo ukuthi wenza kanjani futhi alungise uhlelo lwakho lokwelashwa njengoba kudingeka.
Uhlelo olujwayelekile luqala ngemithamo evame kakhulu ukuze kulawulwe izimpawu zakho, bese lusabalala liye emithamini yokulondoloza njalo ngemva kwamasonto angu-6-8. Le ndlela isiza ukugcina ukuvuvukala kuphansi ngenkathi kunciphisa ukuchayeka kwakho emuthini.
Udokotela wakho uzoqapha umsebenzi wegazi lakho nempilo yonke njalo ezinyangeni ezimbalwa ukuze aqinisekise ukuthi umuthi usebenza kahle futhi awubangeli zinkinga. Bangase balungise uhlelo lwakho lokulinganisa noma bacabange ezinye izinketho uma isimo sakho sishintsha.
Abanye abantu bangakwazi ukunciphisa umthamo wabo noma baphumule ekwelashweni uma isimo sabo sizinzile kakhulu. Abanye bangase badinge ukuqhubeka nokwelashwa isikhathi eside ukuze bagcine ukuthuthuka kwabo futhi bavimbele ukuqubuka.
Njengayo yonke imithi ethinta amasosha akho omzimba, i-infliximab-dyyb ingabangela imiphumela emibi, nakuba abantu abaningi beyibekezelela kahle. Ukuqonda ukuthi yini okufanele uyibheke kukusiza ukuthi wazi ukuthi unxuse nini udokotela wakho nokuthi imiphumela emibi ijwayelekile nini.
Imiphumela emibi evame kakhulu ongase uyithole ihlanganisa ukusabela okuncane endaweni yokujova, njengobubomvu, ukuvuvukala, noma ubumnene. Lokhu kuvame ukunyamalala ngosuku olulodwa noma ezimbili futhi kuvame ukuthuthuka njengoba umzimba wakho ujwayela umuthi.
Ungase futhi uqaphele izimpawu ezifanayo nomkhuhlane olula noma umkhuhlane, okuhlanganisa ikhanda, ukukhathala, noma izinhlungu zemisipha. Le mizwa ivame ukwenzeka ngosuku lokuqala ngemva kokwelashwa futhi ixazululwe ngokushesha njengoba umzimba wakho uzivumelanisa.
Abanye abantu bathola ukuphazamiseka kwesisu okuncane, okuhlanganisa isicanucanu noma izinguquko esifisweni sokudla. Ukunakekela impilo yakho yonke ngokudla okunomsoco nokuhlala unamanzi kungasiza ekunciphiseni le miphumela.
Imiphumela emibi engathi sína, nakuba ingavamile, idinga ukunakekelwa kwezempilo ngokushesha. Lokhu kufaka phakathi izimpawu zokutheleleka njengomkhuhlane, ama-chills, ukukhwehlela okuqhubekayo, noma ukukhathala okungavamile okungathuthuki ngokuphumula.
Njengoba lo muthi uthinta amasosha akho omzimba, ungase ube sengozini enkulu yokutheleleka kunokujwayelekile. Lokhu kusho ukuthi ukusikeka noma ukuklwebheka kungase kuthathe isikhathi eside ukuphola, futhi kufanele uqaphele kakhulu ukugwema abantu abagulayo.
Ngokungavamile, abanye abantu bathuthukisa ukusabela komzimba ngesikhathi noma ngemva nje kokuthola umuthi. Ithimba lakho lezempilo libheka izimpawu ezinjengobunzima bokuphefumula, ukuvuvukala kobuso bakho noma umphimbo, noma ukuqubuka okukhulu, ikakhulukazi ngesikhathi sokwelashwa kwakho kokuqala.
Ngezinye izikhathi ezingavamile, lo muthi ungase uthinte isibindi sakho, inhliziyo, noma amaseli egazi. Udokotela wakho uzoqapha lokhu ngokuhlolwa kwegazi okuvamile kanye nokuhlolwa ukuze abambe noma yiziphi izinguquko ekuqaleni.
Abantu abathile kufanele bagweme i-infliximab-dyyb ngoba kungenzeka ingaphephile ezimweni zabo zezempilo ezithile. Udokotela wakho uzoqapha umlando wakho wezokwelapha ngokucophelela ngaphambi kokunikeza lo muthi ukuze aqiniseke ukuthi ukufanele.
Uma unesifo esisebenzayo, okuhlanganisa noma yini kusukela emkhuhlaneni olula kuya ezimweni ezingathi sína njengomdlavuza wamaphaphu, uzodinga ukulinda kuze kube yilapho usulule ngokuphelele ngaphambi kokuqala ukwelashwa. Lokhu kungenxa yokuthi umuthi ungenza kube nzima ukuthi umzimba wakho ulwe nezifo.
Abantu abanomlando we-tubherculosis (TB) noma abaye bachayeka ku-TB badinga ukucatshangelwa okukhethekile. Udokotela wakho cishe uzokuhlola i-TB ngaphambi kokuqala ukwelashwa futhi angase anikeze umuthi wokuvimbela i-TB kuqala.
Uma unenhliziyo ebuthakathaka ephakathi nendawo kuya kokubi kakhulu, lo muthi kungenzeka awukufanele ngoba ngezinye izikhathi ungenza izinkinga zenhliziyo zibe zimbi. Udokotela wakho uzoqapha impilo yakho yenhliziyo ngokucophelela ngaphambi kokwenza lesi sinqumo.
Labo abanohlobo oluthile lomdlavuza, ikakhulukazi i-lymphoma noma umdlavuza wesikhumba, badinga ukuxoxa ngobungozi nezinzuzo ngokucophelela nodokotela wabo. Umuthi ungakhuphula kancane ingozi yezinye izinhlobo zomdlavuza, nakuba lokhu kungavamile.
Uma ukhulelwe noma uhlela ukukhulelwa, uzodinga ukuba nengxoxo enemininingwane nodokotela wakho mayelana nokuthi izinzuzo zidlula yini izingozi. Umuthi ungathinta ingane yakho ekhulayo, ngakho-ke isikhathi nokuhlela kubalulekile.
Abantu abanezifo zesibindi noma labo abathatha eminye imithi ethinta amasosha omzimba bangase badinge ezinye izinketho zokwelashwa noma ukuqapha ngokucophelela uma bethatha i-infliximab-dyyb.
I-Infliximab-dyyb itholakala ngaphansi kwegama lomkhiqizo elithi Inflectra e-United States. Leli gama lomkhiqizo lisiza ukuliqondanisa neminye imithi efanayo futhi lenza kube lula kuwe nakumakhemisi akho ukuthi nichaze kahle imithi.
Inkampani yakho yomshuwalense kanye nekhemisi zizosebenzisa leli gama lomkhiqizo lapho zicubungula imithi yakho futhi zinquma ukuthi izokwaziwa yini. Ezinye izinhlelo zomshuwalense zingase zikhethe izinguqulo ze-biosimilar njenge-Inflectra ngoba ngokuvamile zibiza kancane kune-brand-name yokuqala.
Lapho ukhuluma nethimba lakho lezempilo noma usokhemisi, ungalibiza nganoma yiliphi igama - infliximab-dyyb noma Inflectra. Womabili la magama abhekisela emuthini ofanayo onezithako ezifanayo ezisebenzayo nokusebenza kahle.
Eminye imithi eminingi isebenza ngendlela efana ne-infliximab-dyyb uma le mithi ethile ingakulungele. Udokotela wakho angase acabangele lezi ezinye izindlela ngokusekelwe esimweni sakho esithile, indlela umzimba wakho osabela ngayo emithini, nezintandokazi zakho.
Ezinye izivimbeli ze-TNF zihlanganisa i-adalimumab (Humira), i-etanercept (Enbrel), ne-certolizumab (Cimzia). Le mithi isebenza ngendlela efanayo kodwa ingase inikezwe kaningi noma kaningi, noma ingase ilingane kangcono nendlela yakho yokuphila.
Uma izivimbeli ze-TNF zingasebenzi kuwe, udokotela wakho angase azame imithi eqondise izingxenye ezihlukene zesimiso sakho somzimba sokuzivikela. Lokhu kuhlanganisa imithi efana ne-rituximab, abatacept, noma i-tocilizumab, evimba izindlela ezihlukene zokuvuvukala.
Ezimweni ezithile, imithi yendabuko efana ne-methotrexate, sulfasalazine, noma ama-corticosteroids ingase isetshenziswe yodwa noma ihlanganiswe nemithi ye-biologic. Udokotela wakho uzokusiza ukuthi uqonde ukuthi iyiphi indlela enengqondo kakhulu esimweni sakho.
Imithi emisha iqhubeka ithuthukiswa njalo, ngakho-ke uma imithi yamanje ingasebenzi kahle kuwe, udokotela wakho angase axoxe ngezivivinyo zomtholampilo noma ezinye izinketho ezivelayo ezingaba usizo.
I-Infliximab-dyyb (Inflectra) ne-Remicade empeleni ziyimithi efanayo ngokuqondene nokuthi isebenza kahle kangakanani kanye ne-profile yabo yokuphepha. I-Infliximab-dyyb yilokho okubizwa ngokuthi i-“biosimilar” ku-Remicade, okusho ukuthi yakhelwe ukusebenza ngendlela efana ncamashi nemithi yasekuqaleni.
Umehluko omkhulu phakathi kwabo yizindleko - imithi ye-biosimilar efana ne-infliximab-dyyb ngokuvamile ibiza ngaphansi kwenguqulo yegama lomkhiqizo wokuqala. Lokhu kungasho izindleko eziphansi eziphuma ephaketheni lakho kanye nokuncishiswa kwezindleko zokunakekelwa kwezempilo.
Zombili lezi zithako zihlolwe kabanzi ukuze kuqinisekiswe ukuthi zinikeza izinzuzo ezifanayo futhi zine-profile yezinto ezingezinhle ezifanayo. Udokotela wakho angakusiza ukuthi unqume ukuthi iyiphi inketho enengqondo kakhulu ngokusekelwe ekuhlinzekweni kwakho komshuwalense kanye nezintandokazi zakho.
Abanye abantu bathola ukuthi ukushintsha phakathi kwale mithi kusebenza kahle, kanti abanye bakhetha ukunamathela kunoma iyiphi abaqale ngayo. Ithimba lakho lokunakekelwa kwezempilo lingakuqondisa kunoma yiziphi izinguquko uma kudingeka.
I-Infliximab-dyyb ngokuvamile ingasetshenziswa ngokuphepha kubantu abanesifo sikashukela, kodwa udokotela wakho uzofuna ukukuqapha eduze kunokujwayelekile. Umuthi ngokwawo awuthinti ngokuqondile amazinga kashukela egazini, kodwa ungakhuphula ingozi yakho yokutheleleka, okungase kwenze isifo sikashukela sibe nzima ukusilawula.
Uma unesifo sikashukela, kubaluleke kakhulu ukugcina amazinga kashukela egazini lakho elawulwa kahle ngenkathi uthatha lo muthi. Ukuphathwa okuhle kwesifo sikashukela kusiza amasosha akho omzimba ukuthi asebenze kangcono futhi kunciphisa ingozi yakho yezinkinga.
Udokotela wakho angase ancome ukuhlolwa okuvamile ukuze aqaphe kokubili isifo sakho sikashukela nokuphendula kwakho ku-infliximab-dyyb. Bangase futhi bahlele ukunakekelwa kwakho ne-endocrinologist yakho ukuze baqinisekise ukuthi zonke izindlela zakho zokwelapha zisebenza kahle ndawonye.
Uma ngengozi uthola i-infliximab-dyyb eningi kakhulu, xhumana nodokotela wakho noma umhlinzeki wezempilo ngokushesha, ngisho noma uzizwa kahle. Ngenkathi ukweqisa imithamo kungavamile ngoba imithi ivamise ukunikezwa ochwepheshe bezempilo, kubalulekile ukuthola isiqondiso sezokwelapha ngokushesha.
Ungalindi ukubona ukuthi ngabe izimpawu ziyavela yini - ukunakekelwa kwezokwelapha kusenesikhathi kuhlala kungcono uma kuziwa ekweqiseni imithamo yemithi. Udokotela wakho angase afune ukukuqapha eduze ngezinto ezingezinhle noma alungise uhlelo lwakho lokwelashwa oluzayo.
Uma uzinika imijovo engaphansi kwesikhumba ekhaya futhi ngengozi usebenzisa eningi kakhulu, shayela ihhovisi likadokotela wakho noma inombolo yezimo eziphuthumayo abakunike yona. Bangakunika iseluleko sokuthi yini okufanele uyibheke nokuthi nini okufanele ufune ukunakekelwa kwezokwelapha ngokushesha.
Uma uphuthelwa umthamo ohleliwe we-infliximab-dyyb, xhumana nehhovisi likadokotela wakho ngokushesha ngangokunokwenzeka ukuze uhlele kabusha. Ungazami ukwenza umthamo ophuthelwe ngokuthatha imithi eyengeziwe kamuva - lokhu kungaba yingozi.
Udokotela wakho uzokusiza ukuthi unqume isikhathi esingcono sokuthola umthamo wakho olandelayo ngokuya ngokuthi uphuthelwe nini owangaphambilini. Bangase balungise uhlelo lwakho kancane ukuze ubuyele emgqeni ngokuphepha.
Ukuphuthelwa umthamo owodwa ngokuvamile ngeke kubangele izinkinga ngokushesha, kodwa ukuhlala ohlelweni kusiza ukugcina amazinga aqhubekayo emithi ohlelweni lwakho. Lokhu kuvumelana kubalulekile ekugcineni izimpawu zakho zilawulwa kahle.
Ungalokothi uyeke ukuthatha i-infliximab-dyyb ngaphandle kokukhuluma nodokotela wakho kuqala, ngisho noma uzizwa ungcono kakhulu. Izimpawu zakho zingase zilawulwe kahle ngoba imithi iyasebenza, hhayi ngoba isimo sakho sesinyamalele.
Udktela wakho uzohlola njalo ukuthi wenza kanjani futhi angase asikisele ukunciphisa umthamo wakho noma ukuhlukanisa ukwelashwa uma isimo sakho sizinzile kakhulu. Abanye abantu bangagcina beyeka ukwelashwa, kanti abanye badinga ukuqhubeka isikhathi eside ukuze bagcine ukuthuthuka kwabo.
Uma ufuna ukuyeka ukwelashwa ngenxa yemiphumela emibi noma ezinye izinkathazo, xoxa ngalezi zinkinga nodokotela wakho. Bangase bakwazi ukulungisa uhlelo lwakho lokwelashwa noma basikisele imithi ehlukile esebenza kangcono kuwe.
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