Ukhuseleko lwamayeza kunye nabantwana

Qho ngonyaka, abantwana abaninzi bangeniswa kwigumbi lexakeka kuba bathathe amayeza ngengozi. Amayeza amaninzi enziwe ukuba abukeke kwaye angcamle njengeelekese. Abantwana banomdla kwaye batsaleleka kumayeza.

Uninzi lwabantwana bawafumana amayeza xa umzali wabo okanye umntu obakhathalelayo engajonganga. Unokuzithintela iingozi ngokugcina amayeza evaliwe, kude nalapho ungafumanekiyo. Lumka kakhulu ukuba unemveku ejikelezayo.

Iingcebiso ngokhuseleko:

• Musa ukucinga ukuba ikepusi enganyangekiyo yomntwana yanele. Abantwana bayakwazi ukuvula iibhotile.
• Beka isitshixo sokukhusela umntwana okanye ubambe kwikhabhinethi ngamayeza akho.
• Beka amayeza ngokukhuselekileyo emva kwento yonke oyisebenzisayo.
• Ungaze ushiye iyeza kwikhawuntara. Abantwana abanomdla baya kukhwela esitulweni ukufikelela kwinto abanomdla kuyo.
• Shiya amayeza akho ungajongwanga. Abantwana banokufumana iyeza kwidrowa yakho esecaleni kwebhedi, ibhegi yakho, okanye ipokotho yebhatyi.
• Khumbuza abatyeleli (ootatomkhulu noomakhulu, abagcina abantwana, kunye nabahlobo) ukuba babeke amayeza abo. Bacele ukuba bagcine izipaji okanye iingxowa ezinamayeza kwishelufa ephezulu, kude.
• Lahla nawaphi na amayeza amadala okanye aphelelwe lixesha. Tsalela urhulumente wesixeko sakho ubuze ukuba ungawabeka phi na amayeza angasetyenziswanga. Musa ukugungxula amayeza kwindlu yangasese okanye uwagalele kumjelo wokuntywila emanzini. Kwakhona, sukuphosa amayeza enkunkumeni.
• Sukuthatha amayeza akho phambi kwabantwana abancinci. Abantwana bayathanda ukukopa kwaye banokuzama ukuthatha amayeza akho njengawe.
• Sukubiza amayeza okanye iivithamini iilekese. Abantwana bathanda ilekese kwaye baya kufumana amayeza ukuba bacinga ukuba yilekese.

Ukuba ucinga ukuba umntwana wakho uthathe amayeza, tsalela iziko lolawulo lweetyhefu ku-1-800-222-1222. Ivula iiyure ezingama-24 ngosuku.

Yiya kwigumbi lezongxamiseko elikufutshane. Umntwana wakho unokufuna:

• Ukunikwa amalahle avuselelweyo. Amalahle ayayeka ukufunxa amayeza emzimbeni. Kuya kufuneka inikezwe ngaphakathi kweyure, kwaye ayisebenzi kuwo onke amayeza.
• Ukwamkelwa esibhedlele ukuze bajongwe ngokusondeleyo.
• Uvavanyo lwegazi ukubona ukuba lenzani iyeza.
• Ukubekwa esweni kwentliziyo yabo, ukuphefumla, kunye noxinzelelo lwegazi.

Xa unika amayeza kumntwana wakho omncinci, landela ezi ngcebiso:

• Sebenzisa iyeza elenzelwe abantwana kuphela. Iyeza labantu abadala linokuba yingozi emntwaneni wakho.
• Funda izikhokelo. Jonga ukuba unika malini kwaye ungalinika kangaphi na iyeza. Ukuba awuqinisekanga ukuba yeyiphi idosi, fowunela umboneleli wezempilo yomntwana wakho.
• Layita izibane uze ulinganise amayeza ngononophelo. Linganisa iyeza ngocoselelo ngesirinji, ngecephe, ngedropha, okanye ngekomityi. Sukusebenzisa amacephe asekhitshini lakho. Abayilinganisi ngokuchanekileyo iyeza.
• Sukusebenzisa amayeza aphelelwe lixesha.
• Sukusebenzisa iyeza lomnye umntu eligqirha. Oku kunokuba yingozi kakhulu kumntwana wakho.

Fowunela ugqirha ukuba:

• Ukholelwa ukuba umntwana wakho uthathe amayeza ngempazamo
• Awuqinisekanga ngethamo leyeza oza kulinika umntwana wakho

Ukhuseleko lwamayeza; Ulawulo lwetyhefu-ukhuseleko lwamayeza

IAmerican Academy yePediatrics, iwebhusayithi yabantwana eseMpilo yeWebhusayithi. Iingcebiso zokhuselo lwamayeza. www.healthychildren.org/English/safety-prevention/at-home/medication-safety/Pages/Medication-Safety-Tips.aspx. Ukuhlaziywa kweSeptemba 15, 2015. Kufumaneka ngoFebruwari 9, 2021.

Amaziko oLawulo lweNtsholongwane kunye noThintelo lwewebhusayithi. Beka amayeza akho phezulu kwaye kude kwaye ungabonakali. www.cdc.gov/patientsafety/feature/medication-storage.html. Ukuhlaziywa ngoJuni 10, 2020. Kufikeleleke ngoFebruwari 9, 2021.

Iwebhusayithi yoLawulo lwezoKutya noLawulo lweziyobisi. Kuphi kwaye ungalahla njani amayeza angasetyenziswanga. www.fda.gov/consumers/consumer-updates/where-and-how-dispose-unused-medicines. Ukuhlaziywa kwe-9 ka-Okthobha ka-2020. Kufikeleleke ngoFebruwari 9, 2021.

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