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I-Lusutrombopag iyimithi esiza umzimba wakho ukuthi ukhiqize ama-platelet amaningi lapho amazinga akho ephansi ngendlela eyingozi. Yenzelwe ngqo abantu abanezifo zesibindi ezingamahlalakhona futhi abadinga izinqubo ezithile zezokwelapha kodwa abakwazi ukuzenza ngokuphepha ngenxa yokuthi ama-platelet abo mancane.
Le mithi isebenza ngendlela ehlukile kunokumpontshelwa igazi noma ezinye izindlela zokwelapha. Esikhundleni sokwengeza ama-platelet ngqo egazini lakho, ikhuthaza umnkantsha wakho ukuthi ukhiqize ama-platelet amaningi ngokwemvelo. Cabanga ngayo njengokunika umzimba wakho isignali efanele yokwandisa ukukhiqizwa kwawo kwama-platelet uma kudingeka kakhulu.
I-Lusutrombopag iyimithi yomlomo eyisigaba semithi ebizwa ngokuthi ama-thrombopoietin receptor agonists. Ilingisa i-hormone yemvelo emzimbeni wakho ebizwa ngokuthi i-thrombopoietin, etshela umnkantsha wakho ukuthi udale ama-platelet amaningi.
Ama-Platelet angamaseli amancane egazi asiza igazi lakho ukuthi ligqame kahle uma usikeka noma ulimala. Uma ungawo ama-platelet anele, ngisho nezinqubo ezincane zingaholela ekuphumeni kwegazi okukhulu. Le mithi isiza ukugcwalisa leyo gebe ngokukhulisa inani lakho lama-platelet okwesikhashana.
Lo muthi uza ngesimo samaphilisi futhi uthathwa ngomlomo. Musha uma uqhathaniswa neminye imithi ekhulisa ama-platelet, njengoba igunyazwe ngqo kubantu abanezifo zesibindi ezingamahlalakhona abadinga izinqubo zezokwelapha.
I-Lusutrombopag isetshenziswa ikakhulukazi ukwelapha i-thrombocytopenia ebucayi kubantu abadala abanezifo zesibindi ezingamahlalakhona. I-Thrombocytopenia imane nje isho ukuba nama-platelet ambalwa kakhulu egazini lakho, okungenza noma iyiphi inqubo yezokwelapha ibe yingozi.
Udktela wakho angase akunikeze lo muthi uma udinga inqubo ehlaselayo njenge-biopsy, ukuhlinzwa, noma umsebenzi wamazinyo, kodwa inani lakho lama-platelet liphansi kakhulu ukuthi uqhubeke ngokuphepha. Isifo sesibindi esingamahlalakhona sivame ukuholela emazingeni aphansi ama-platelet ngoba isibindi sinendima ebalulekile ekukhiqizeni izinto ezisiza ukwenza ama-platelet.
Lo muthi wenzelwe ngqo ukusetshenziswa ngesikhathi esifushane ngaphambi kwezinqubo. Akuhloselwe ukuba kube yisixazululo sesikhathi eside sezibalo eziphansi zama-platelet ezingamahlalakhona. Kunalokho, inikeza ukukhushulwa kwesikhashana ukukusiza ukuthi uhlinzwe ngokuphepha ukungenelela kwezokwelapha okudingekayo.
I-Lusutrombopag isebenza ngokunamathela kuma-receptor akhethekile emnkantshubeni wakho wamathambo aphendula i-thrombopoietin. Uma inamathela kula ma-receptor, ithumela isignali etshela umnkantshubeni wakho wamathambo ukuthi ukhuphule ukukhiqizwa kwama-platelet.
Lo muthi ubhekwa njengomkhulu ngokulinganisela mayelana nokuthi ungawakhulisa ngempumelelo kangakanani ama-platelet. Ngokungafani nokwelashwa okuthile okusebenza ngokushesha, i-lusutrombopag ithatha izinsuku eziningana ukukhombisa umphumela wayo ogcwele ngoba kuthatha isikhathi ukuthi umnkantshubeni wakho wamathambo uphendule futhi ukhiqize ama-platelet amasha.
Le nqubo iyancipha futhi yemvelo, isebenza nezinhlelo zomzimba wakho ezikhona kunokuzikhukhumeza. Inani lakho lama-platelet livame ukuqala ukukhuphuka ezinsukwini ezimbalwa futhi lifinyelele ezingeni eliphezulu cishe ngesonto elilodwa kuya kwamabili ngemva kokuqala ukuthatha umuthi.
Thatha i-lusutrombopag ngendlela udktela wakho ayala ngayo, ngokuvamile kanye ngosuku ngokudla. Ukuyithatha ngokudla kusiza umzimba wakho ukuba umunce umuthi kangcono futhi kunganciphisa ithuba lokucasuka kwesisu.
Ungawuthatha lo muthi nganoma yisiphi isidlo, kodwa zama ukuwuthatha ngesikhathi esifanayo nsuku zonke ukuze ugcine amazinga aqhubekayo egazini lakho. Gwinya ithebhulethi yonke ngengilazi yamanzi egcwele. Ungayichobozi, uhlafune, noma uyihlukanise ithebhulethi, ngoba lokhu kungathinta indlela umuthi osebenza ngayo.
Uma usebenzisa eminye imithi, ikakhulukazi leyo equkethe amaminerali afana ne-calcium, insimbi, noma i-magnesium, yihlukanise okungenani ngamahora amabili ukusuka emthini wakho we-lusutrombopag. Lawa maminerali angaphazamisa ukumuncwa, okwenza umuthi ungasebenzi kahle.
I-Lusutrombopag ngokuvamile inikezwa isikhathi esifushane, ngokuvamile izinsuku eziyi-7 ngaphambi kwenqubo yakho ehleliwe. Lesi sikhathi sivumela ukuthi inani lakho lama-platelet likhuphuke ngokwanele ukuze lenze inqubo iphephe.
Udokotela wakho uzoqoka isikhathi esiqondile esisekelwe esimweni sakho esithile nokuthi umzimba wakho usabela kanjani emthini. Abanye abantu bangase bayidinge izinsuku ezimbalwa ngaphezulu, kanti abanye bangase bathole amazinga ama-platelet afanele ngokushesha.
Ngemuva kwenqubo yakho, ngokuvamile uzoyeka ukuthatha umuthi. Inani lakho lama-platelet lizobuyela kancane kancane ezingeni lalo eliyisisekelo emasontweni alandelayo. Udokotela wakho uzoqapha umsebenzi wegazi lakho ngalesi sikhathi ukuze aqinisekise ukuthi konke kubuyela kokujwayelekile ngokuphepha.
Njengayo yonke imithi, i-lusutrombopag ingabangela imiphumela emibi, nakuba kungewona wonke umuntu oyitholayo. Imiphumela eminingi emibi imnene futhi iyalawuleka, kodwa kubalulekile ukwazi ukuthi yini okufanele uyibheke.
Nawa amanye amiphumela emibi evamile ongase uyithole ngenkathi uthatha lo muthi:
Le miphumela emibi evamile ivame ukuthuthuka njengoba umzimba wakho ujwayela umuthi. Nokho, kufanele uxhumane nodokotela wakho uma iba yisicefe noma iqhubeka.
Kukhona neminye imiphumela emibi engavamile kodwa engathi sína edinga ukunakekelwa kwezempilo ngokushesha:
Nakuba le miphumela emibi ingavamile, ingaba yingozi uma ingelashwa ngokushesha. Unganqikazi ukufuna usizo lwezokwelapha uma uhlangabezana nanoma yiziphi zalezi zimpawu.
I-Lusutrombopag ayifanele wonke umuntu, futhi abanye abantu kufanele bagweme lo muthi ngokuphelele. Udokotela wakho uzobukeza ngokucophelela umlando wakho wezokwelapha ngaphambi kokuwunika.
Akufanele uthathe i-lusutrombopag uma unomzimba ongawuthandi lo muthi noma yiziphi izithako zawo. Izimpawu zokuphendula komzimba zihlanganisa ukuqubuka, ukuluma, ukuvuvukala, isiyezi esikhulu, noma ubunzima bokuphefumula.
Abantu abanezimo ezithile zezokwelapha badinga ukuqapha okwengeziwe noma kufanele bagweme lo muthi ngokuphelele:
Ngaphezu kwalokho, uma uthatha ama-blood thinners noma unesifo sokopha, udokotela wakho uzodinga ukukala izingozi nezinzuzo ngokucophelela. Imiphumela yomuthi yokuthuthukisa ama-platelet ingase ihlangane nalezi zimo ngezindlela eziyinkimbinkimbi.
Igama lomkhiqizo le-lusutrombopag yi-Mulpleta. Leli yigama ozolibona ebhodleleni likanambi kanye nokupakishwa uma uthatha umuthi wakho ekhemisi.
I-Mulpleta njengamanje iyona kuphela igama lomkhiqizo elitholakala le-lusutrombopag emazweni amaningi. Izinhlobo ezivamile zingase zitholakale esikhathini esizayo, kodwa okwamanje, yonke imiyalelo izogcwaliswa ngomkhiqizo we-Mulpleta.
Uma ukhuluma nodokotela wakho noma usokhemisi, ungasebenzisa noma yiliphi igama - i-lusutrombopag noma i-Mulpleta - futhi bazokwazi kahle ukuthi yimuphi umuthi okhuluma ngawo.
Uma i-lusutrombopag ingakulungele, kunezindlela eziningana zokwelapha ezinye izindlela zokwelapha ukubala kwamapuleti aphansi. Udokotela wakho angase acabangele ezinye izithako ze-thrombopoietin receptor agonists njenge-eltrombopag noma i-romiplostim, ezisebenza ngendlela efanayo kodwa zinezinhlelo ezihlukene zokulinganisa kanye namaphrofayili emiphumela emibi.
Ukuze kutholwe ukusekelwa kwamapuleti ngokushesha ngaphambi kwezinqubo, ukumpontshwa kwamapuleti kuseyindlela, nakuba kuza nezingozi zawo futhi akuvamile ukusebenza kubantu abanezifo zesibindi ezingapheli. Abanye odokotela bangase futhi bacabangele ama-corticosteroids noma ukwelashwa nge-immunoglobulin ezimweni ezithile.
Ukukhetha okunye kuncike esimweni sakho esithile, eminye imithi oyithathayo, nokuthi ngokushesha kangakanani udinga ukuthi ukubala kwamapuleti kwakho kukhuphuke. Udokotela wakho uzosebenza nawe ukuze athole indlela engcono kakhulu yesimo sakho somuntu ngamunye.
Kokubili i-lusutrombopag ne-eltrombopag yimithi esebenzayo yokukhuphula ukubala kwamapuleti, kodwa zenzelwe izimo ezihlukene. I-Lusutrombopag ivunyelwe ngokuqondile ukusetshenziswa kwesikhashana ngaphambi kwezinqubo kubantu abanezifo zesibindi ezingapheli, kuyilapho i-eltrombopag isetshenziselwa ukuphathwa kwesikhathi eside kwezifo ezihlukahlukene zamapuleti.
I-Lusutrombopag inikeza ezinye izinzuzo endaweni yenqubo. Ayidingi imikhawulo yokudla efanayo ne-eltrombopag, okufanele ithathwe esiswini esingenalutho futhi ayikwazi ukuthathwa nemikhiqizo yobisi noma izithasiselo zamaminerali. Lokhu kwenza i-lusutrombopag ilungele ukusetshenziswa kwesikhashana.
Noma kunjalo, i-eltrombopag isinesikhathi eside futhi inocwaningo oluningi olusekela ukusetshenziswa kwayo ezimweni ezihlukahlukene. Ukukhetha phakathi kwazo kuncike esimweni sakho esithile sezokwelapha, ubude bokwelashwa obudingekayo, kanye nombono kadokotela wakho wokuthi yini ezosebenza kahle kuwe.
Abantu abanezifo zenhliziyo bangavame ukuthatha i-lusutrombopag, kodwa idinga ukuqapha okucophelelayo. Umuthi ungase ukhulise ingozi yamaqhubu egazi, okuyinto ekhathaza kakhulu abantu abanezifo zenhliziyo.
Udokotela wakho uzohlola izinzuzo zokuba nama-platelet anele ngenqubo yakho ngokumelene nezingozi ezingaba khona zenhliziyo nemithambo yegazi. Bangase batusa ukuqapha okwengeziwe noma balungise eminye imithi ukuze banciphise izingozi ngenkathi uthatha i-lusutrombopag.
Uma ngengozi uthatha i-lusutrombopag eningi kunaleyo ebekiwe, xhumana nodokotela wakho noma isikhungo sokulawula ubuthi ngokushesha. Ukuthatha okuningi kungaholela ekubalweni kwama-platelet aphezulu ngokuyingozi, okungakhuphula ingozi yamaqhubu egazi.
Ungazami ukukhokhela ngokweqa umthamo olandelayo. Kunalokho, funa iseluleko sezokwelapha ngokushesha. Udokotela wakho angase afune ukuqapha umsebenzi wegazi lakho eduze noma alungise uhlelo lwakho lokwelapha ukuze aqinisekise ukuphepha kwakho.
Uma uphuthelwa umthamo we-lusutrombopag, yithathe ngokushesha lapho ukhumbula, ngaphandle uma sekuyisikhathi somthamo wakho olandelayo. Kuleso simo, weqa umthamo ophuthelwe bese uqhubeka neshejuli yakho ejwayelekile.
Ungathathi imithamo emibili ngesikhathi esisodwa ukuze ulungise umthamo ophuthelwe, ngoba lokhu kungaholela emiphumeleni engemihle. Xhumana nodokotela wakho uma ungaqiniseki ukuthi yini okufanele uyenze, ikakhulukazi uma ukuphuthelwa umthamo kungase kuthinte isikhathi senqubo yakho ezayo.
Kufanele uyeke ukuthatha i-lusutrombopag ngqo lapho udokotela wakho ekutshela ukuthi wenze njalo, okuvame ukuba ngemva kokuqedwa kwenqubo yakho. Ungayeki ukuyithatha ngaphambi kwesikhathi, ngisho noma uzizwa kahle, ngoba lokhu kungakushiya unamazinga amancane e-platelet enele inqubo yakho.
Ngemva kokuyeka umuthi, ukubalwa kwakho kwe-platelet kuzobuyela kancane kancane ezingeni lalo eliyisisekelo emavikini amaningana. Udokotela wakho uzoqapha le nqubo ngezivivinyo zegazi ukuze aqinisekise ukuthi konke kubuyela kokujwayelekile ngokuphepha.
Kungcono ukugwema utshwala ngenkathi uthatha i-lusutrombopag, ikakhulukazi uma unesifo sesibindi. Utshwala bungase buqhubeke nokwenza isibindi singasebenzi kahle futhi bungase buphazamise ukusebenza komuthi.
Ngaphezu kwalokho, utshwala bungakhuphula ingozi yokopha futhi bungase busebenzisane neminye imithi oyithathayo ngenxa yesimo sakho sesibindi. Khuluma nodokotela wakho mayelana nokusetshenziswa kotshwala futhi ulandele izincomo zabo ezithile zesimo sakho.
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