Ukusebenzisa ngokukhuselekileyo amayeza ekhawuntareni

Amayeza e-over-the-counter (OTC) ngamayeza onokuwathenga ngaphandle kommiselo. Banyanga iimeko ezahlukeneyo zempilo. Uninzi lwamayeza e-OTC akomelelanga njengaleyo unokuyifumana nonyango. Kodwa oko akuthethi ukuba abanamngcipheko. Ngapha koko, ukungasebenzisi amayeza e-OTC ngokukhuselekileyo kungakhokelela kwiingxaki ezinzulu zempilo.

Nantsi into ekufuneka uyazi malunga neziyobisi ze-OTC.

Ungawathenga amayeza e-OTC ngaphandle kommiselo ku:

• Ivenkile yeziyobisi
• Iivenkile zokutya
• Izaphulelo kunye neevenkile zesebe
• Iivenkile ezilula
• Ezinye izikhululo zegesi

Xa esetyenziswa ngokufanelekileyo, amayeza e-OTC anokunceda ukukhusela impilo yakho ngoku:

• Ukunciphisa iimpawu ezinjengeentlungu, ukukhwehlela, okanye urhudo
• Ukuthintela iingxaki njengokuqaqamba kwentliziyo okanye ukugula kokuhamba
• Ukunyanga iimeko ezinje ngeembaleki iinyawo, i-aleji, okanye iintloko zentloko
• Ukubonelela ngoncedo lokuqala

Kulungile ukusebenzisa amayeza e-OTC uninzi lweengxaki zempilo okanye ukugula. Ukuba awuqinisekanga, buza umboneleli wakho wezempilo okanye usokhemesti wakho. Umboneleli wakho unokukuxelela:

• Nokuba iyeza le-OTC lilungile kwimeko yakho
• Indlela amayeza anokusebenzisana ngayo namanye amayeza owathathayo
• Zeziphi iziphumo ebezingalindelekanga okanye iingxaki ekufuneka zibukelwe

Usokhemesti wakho angaphendula imibuzo efana nale:

• Liza kwenza ntoni iyeza
• Kufuneka igcinwe njani
• Nokuba lelinye iyeza linokusebenza kakuhle okanye lingcono

Unokufumana ulwazi malunga neziyobisi ze-OTC kwileyibhile yamayeza.

Uninzi lwamayeza e-OTC anoluhlobo olufanayo lwelebheli, kwaye kungekudala onke aya kuthi. Oko kuthetha ukuba uyayithenga ibhokisi yamaconsi okukhohlela okanye ibhotile yeasprini uya kuhlala uyazi apho unokufumana khona ulwazi oludingayo.

Nantsi le ilebhile izakukubonisa yona:

• Isithako esisebenzayo. Oku kukuxelela igama leyeza olithathayo kwaye lingakanani idosi nganye.
• Sebenzisa. Imeko kunye neempawu amayeza anokunyanga zidweliswe apha. Ngaphandle kokuba umboneleli wakho ukuxelele ngenye indlela, musa ukusebenzisa iyeza kuyo nayiphi na imeko engadweliswanga.
• Izilumkiso. Nika ingqalelo kweli candelo. Ikuxelela ukuba kuya kufuneka uthethe nomboneleli wakho ngaphambi kokuba uthathe iyeza. Umzekelo, awufanele uthathe ii-antihistamines ezithile ukuba unengxaki yokuphefumla njenge-emphysema. Izilumkiso zikwazisa ngemiphumo emibi kunye nokusebenzisana. Amanye amayeza akufuneki uwathathe xa usebenzisa utywala okanye uthatha amanye amayeza. Ileyibhile iya kukuxelela kwakhona ukuba wenzeni xa ungaphaya kwedosi.
• Imikhombandlela. Ileyibhile ikuxelela ukuba ungathatha iyeza elingakanani ngaxeshanye, ulisebenzise kaninzi kangakanani, kwaye kukhuseleke kangakanani ukuthatha. Olu lwazi luhlulwe ngokweqela leminyaka. Funda ngokupheleleyo izikhombisi, kuba idosi inokwahluka kubantu bobudala obahlukeneyo.
• Olunye ulwazi. Oku kubandakanya izinto ezinje ngokugcina iyeza.
• Izithako ezingasebenziyo. Ukungasebenzi kuthetha ukuba izithako akufuneki zibe nefuthe emzimbeni wakho. Zifunde nangona kunjalo ukuze wazi ukuba uthatha ntoni.

Ileyibhile iya kukuxelela nomhla wokuphelelwa liyeza. Kuya kufuneka uyilahle kwaye ungayithathi wakuba udlulile loo mhla.

Kufuneke u:

• Jongisisa iphakheji ngaphambi kokuba uyithenge. Qiniseka ukuba khange iphazanyiswe.
• Ungaze usebenzise iyeza olithengileyo elingakhangeleki ngendlela ocinga ukuba lifanelekile okanye likwiphakheji ebonakala ngathi iyarhana. Buyisela kwindawo othenge kuyo.
• Ungaze uthathe amayeza ebumnyameni okanye ngaphandle kweiglasi ukuba awukwazi ukubona kakuhle. Njalo qiniseka ukuba uthatha amayeza afanelekileyo kwisitya esifanelekileyo.
• Soloko uxelela umboneleli wakho ukuba ngawaphi amayeza owasebenzisayo. Oku kubandakanya amayeza amiselweyo kunye namayeza e-OTC kunye neherbals kunye nezongezo. Amanye amayeza amiselweyo aya kudibana namayeza e-OTC. Kwaye ezinye ziqulathe izithako ezifanayo njengamayeza e-OTC, oko kuthetha ukuba unokugqibela ngokuthatha ngaphezulu kunokuba kufanelekile.

Qiniseka ukuba uthatha amanyathelo okugcina abantwana bekhuselekile. Ungazithintela iingozi ngokugcina amayeza evaliwe, kwindawo engafikelelekiyo, nangaphandle kwabantwana.

OTC - ukusebenzisa ngokukhuselekileyo

Iwebhusayithi yoLawulo lwezoKutya noLawulo lweziyobisi. I-OTC yeleyibhile yenyani yeziyobisi. www.fda.gov/drugs/drug-information-consumers/otc-drug-facts-label. Ukuhlaziywa ngoJuni 5, 2015. Ifikeleleke ngoNovemba 2, 2020.

Iwebhusayithi yoLawulo lwezoKutya noLawulo lweziyobisi. Ukuqonda amayeza ekhawuntareni. www.fda.gov/drugs/buying-using-medicine-safely/understanding-over-counter-medicines. Ukuhlaziywa ngoMeyi 16, 2018. Ifikeleleke ngoNovemba 2, 2020.

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