Ngokuvamile, abantu abane- arthritis bathatha imithi eyodwa noma ngaphezulu ukulawula izimpawu nokuqhubeka kancane kwesifo. Kunjalo nangezinye izimo ezingapheli. Ukusetshenziswa kwezidakamizwa kubangelwa imicimbi yezidakamizwa ezimbi.
Ngokwezikhungo zokulawulwa nokuvimbela izifo (CDC), "Imicimbi yezidakamizwa ezingalungile (ADEs) yinkinga enkulu yempilo yomphakathi.
Kulinganiselwa ukuthi abantu abangama-82% baseMelika bathatha okungenani imithi eyodwa futhi 29% bathathe amahlanu noma ngaphezulu. Ukuvakashelwa komnyango wezimo eziphuthumayo ezingu-700,000 kanye nezikhungo ezingama-120,000 ezikhungweni zezempilo ngenxa ye-ADEs minyaka yonke. U-$ 3.5 billion usetshenziselwa izindleko zokwelapha ezengeziwe ze-ADEs minyaka yonke. Okungenani ama-40% wezindleko zezigameko (ezingekho izibhedlela) i-ADEs kulinganiselwa ukuthi ingavinjelwa . "
Ukuze ugweme amaphutha omuthi, udokotela odokotela, ikhemisi, isiguli, ngisho nomndeni wabo kumele balandele amasu okuphepha emithi. Njengoba isiguli, ngokulandela ambalwa amathiphu alula, amathiphu okuqonda angakusiza ukugwema amaphutha amaningi emithi futhi uqinisekise ukuphepha kwakho:
- Ngabe udokotela wakho uchaze lokho okulotshwe kunoma iyiphi imithi enikezwe yona. Yenza udokotela wakho akutshele ukuthi yini echazwe nokuthi kufanele isetshenziswe kanjani.
- Qinisekisa ukuthi imithi iyatholakala futhi ihlanganisa nenhloso yemithi. Amagama wezidakamizwa ngezinye izikhathi angadideka, ngakho ukwengeza lokho kungasiza ekugwemeni lokho kudideka. Esinye isibonelo salokhu yi-Celebrex (ye-arthritis) ne-Celexa (yokucindezeleka).
- Sebenzisa ikhemisi elithembekile eligcina uhlu lwawo wonke imithi oyithatha kukhompyutha yawo. Gwema ama-pharmacies angavunyelwe ngokusemthethweni. Ukuba nemigomo yakho egcwele endaweni eyodwa kusiza ukunciphisa amathuba amaphutha. Ikhompiyutha izobeka noma yikuphi ukusebenzisana kwezidakamizwa noma ukungahambi kahle. Ukwazi ummithi wakho isinye isinyathelo sokuphepha.
- Gcina imithi emithinini yabo yokuqala, ebhalwe phansi noma sebenzisa isikhumbuzo sepilisi noma i-pilice isikhumbuzo sokugwema amaphutha futhi uhlele kangcono imithi yakho. Funda ilebula ebhodleleni kanye neprint ku pilisi njalo uma uthatha umthamo wemithi ukuqinisekisa ukuthi unesidakamizwa esifanele futhi uyayithatha kahle. Hlola bese uhlola kabili. Uma usebenzisa ibhokisi lepilisi, yenza okufanayo ngokufanisa ilebula ebhodleleni kuphilisi bese ugcwalisa iphilisi lakho kancane kancane futhi uqaphele.
- Ungathathi imithi ebumnyameni lapho ungakuthola khona kalula isitsha esingalungile. Umqondo ovamile, akunjalo? Akudingeki ngikhulume lokho, kodwa kuyamangaza lokho abanye abantu abakwenzayo-ngokunganaki.
- Ungalokothi uthathe imithi eyabekwa omunye umuntu. Ayikho iphilisi eyodwa. Akukho okunye.
- Ungalondolozi imithi ngokukhanya okuqondile, ukushisa, noma umswakama. Isitoreji esingalungile semithi singabangela ukuwohloka futhi kuthinte ukusebenza kwayo.
- Ungagcini amafutha anqunyiwe eduze kwamanye ama-pastes noma ama-crams lapho kungenzeka khona ukuxuba okulula. Futhi, ukuqonda okuvamile. Gcina imithi, amafutha okugcoba, ama-creams, neziphuzo ngokufanele.
- Ungathathi imithi ephelelwe yisikhathi. Ukwakhiwa kwemithi endala kungashintsha.
- Funda ukuthi ungalahla kanjani imithi yakho endala, esephelile noma engasetshenzisiwe ngendlela ephephile, enobungozi.
- Uma uthatha imithi yamanzi sebenzisa kuphela indebe yokulinganisa eyayihlanganisiwe. Ukusebenzisa noma yikuphi enye impahla ngaphandle kwenkomishi yokulinganisa okuhlinzekwa kungabangela ukuthatha imishanguzo eminingi yamanzi noma okuncane kakhulu.
- Gcina uhlu lwegama, umthamo, kanye nemvamisa yawo yonke imithi oyithathayo, kuhlanganise nezidakamizwa ezingaphezu kwemithi, amavithamini, amakhambi, kanye nezithako - ikakhulukazi kusukela eminye imifino kanye nezinye izithako zingaba nokungahambisani kabi nemithi kadokotela.
- Qinisekisa ukuthi uhlu lwakho lwemithi luhambisana namarekhodi akho kadokotela kanye nohlu lokuthi ikhemisi kufanele ligweme ukusebenzisana kwezidakamizwa eziyingozi. Gcina wonke umuntu ohilelekile ekhasini elifanayo.
- Thola futhi ufunde imininingwane ephrintiwe mayelana nanoma yimiphi imithi emisha oyitholayo kusuka ekhemisi. Uma wazi ngokwengeziwe ngemithi yakho, kungcono. Okubaluleke kakhulu ukuthi wazi igama lomuthi, amandla, umthamo, kungani udinga ukuthatha, nemiphumela emibi engase ibe khona.
Amathiphu engeziwe:
- Yazi kahle ukubonakala kwezidakamizwa zakho futhi uqaphele uma noma uma ishintsha. Ikhemisi yakho ingashintsha kumkhiqizi wezidakamizwa ezahlukene futhi umuthi ofanayo ungaba nomumo ohlukile noma umbala. Kodwa, ungacabangi lutho. Yazi ngokuqinisekile.
- Thatha imithi yakho njengoba iqondiswa udokotela wakho - futhi njengoba nje kuqondiswe. Akukho ukuphambuka.
- Njalo uxhumane nodokotela wakho ngaphambi kokuyeka imithi noma uma ucabangela ushintsho lwezokwelapha.
Imithombo:
Izindlela Zokunciphisa Amaphutha Emithi: Ukusebenza Ukuthuthukisa Ukwelashwa Kwemithi. US FDA.
http://www.fda.gov/Drugs/ResourcesForYou/Consumers/ucm143553.htm
Amasu Okuphepha Emithi. I-CDC. Kubuyekezwe 08/14/2012.
http://www.cdc.gov/medicationsafety/basics.html