Riaan Intwasahlobo iyisizini eyinhloko yokuqeda ama-closet, amakhishi namagaraji – kodwa ungakhohlwa ukungeza ukulungiswa kwemithi yonyaka ohlwini lwakho lokuhlanza.
“Imithi inezinsuku zokuphelelwa yisikhathi, njengokudla,” uChristina Aungst, PharmD – umhleli wekhemisi kwaGoodRx, ozinze e- Jefferson, Massachusetts – utshele iFox News Digital ku-imeyili.
“Yingakho kuwumqondo omuhle ukuthi uhlale ubuyekeza ikhabethe lakho lemithi ukuze wenze isiqiniseko sokuthi imithi onayo isilungele ukusetshenziswa uma uyidinga.”
UDkt. Aungst utusa ukuhlela isikhathi esithile sokuhlola imithi yakho unyaka ngamunye, njengenkathi yokuhlanza entwasahlobo.
Sula imithi engadingeki noma ephelelwe yisikhathi ngenkathi ulahla kahle
Noma yimiphi imithi engasadingeki noma esezidlule izinsuku zayo zokuphelelwa yisikhathi kufanele ibekelwe eceleni ukuze ilahlwe.
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“Izinsuku zokuphelelwa yisikhathi zisiza abathengi ukuthi baqonde ukuthi umuthi uqinisekiswa isikhathi esingakanani ukuthi uzosebenza kahle futhi uphephile,” kuchaza uDkt. Aungst.
“Ngemuva kwaleli phuzu, eminye imithi iba lula ukuyihlasela ukungcoliswa amagciwane futhi abanye balahlekelwa amandla abo, okuyingozi ikakhulukazi uma umuthi uhloselwe ukwelapha noma ukuvimbela isifo esibi kakhulu.”
Noma yimiphi imithi engasadingeki noma esezidlule izinsuku zayo zokuphelelwa yisikhathi kufanele ilahlwe ngendlela efanele, usokhemisi utshele iFox News Digital. Lokho kusho ukuthi ubayise “endaweni yokubuyisela imithi.” (iStock)
Isibonelo, ukuthatha i-insulin ephelelwe yisikhathi kungayenza ingasebenzi kahle futhi kube nomthelela omubi kuyo amazinga kashukela egazini,kuxwayisa udokotela.
Sesha amasayithi afanele okulahlwa kwemithi eduze nawe
UDkt. Aungst uthe indlela engcono kakhulu yokuqeda imithi ephelelwe yisikhathi noma engadingeki ukuyiyisa “endaweni yokubuyisela imithi.”
“Lezi zindawo, ezitholakala emakhemisi nasezibhedlela, zizocekela phansi yonke imithi enikelwa kuzo,” echaza.
“Qinisekisa ukuthi uyakhipha noma iluphi ulwazi oluhlonzayo” kumalebula emithi “ngaphambi kokuwashiya,” kusho omunye uchwepheshe. (iStock)
“Qinisekisa ukuthi ususa noma yimiphi imininingwane ehlonzayo kulebula yomuthi ngaphambi kokuyiyeka.”
Iwebhusayithi ye-US Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) ikuvumela ukuthi useshe izindawo eziseduze zokulahlwa kwezidakamizwa ezilawulwayo ngokufaka ikhodi yakho ye-zip noma idolobha/isifunda.
Hlola ‘uhlu lokuguquguquka’ lwe-FDA
Eminye imithi, kuhlanganise naleyo efunwa kakhulu “okungenzeka ukuhlukumeza” noma lezo ezingase zibe yingozi empilweni yezingane, izilwane ezifuywayo noma abantu abadala, zingashiswa ukuze kuvinjelwe ukungenwa ngephutha.
I-FDA ithi eminye imithi kufanele igezwe phansi endlini yangasese ukuze kuvinjelwe ukungenwa ngephutha. Hlola uhlu lwemithi eguquguqukayo ngaphambi kokwenza lokhu, noma kunjalo. (iStock)
I-FDA ithumele uhlu olugcwele lwemithi eguquguqukayo – ikakhulukazi lawo aqukethe ama-opioid – kuwebhusayithi yayo.
Sesha izikhungo zokunikela ngezidakamizwa
Ezinye izifundazwe zisebenzisa izinhlelo zendawo zokugcina izidakamizwa, eziqoqa imithi engasetshenziswa futhi inikele kubantu abayidingayo.
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“Kungcono ukuthi uhlole ngokuqondile neBhodi Lekhemisi lesifunda sakho ukuze uthole indawo yokugcina eyamukela imithi evela kubantu ngabanye,” kusho uDkt. Aungst.
“Izifundazwe eziningi zizokwamukela iminikelo kuphela izinhlangano zokunakekelwa kwezempilo.”
Qaphela ngama-‘sharps’ nama-inhalers amadala
Kubalulekile ukuthatha izinyathelo zokuphepha ezengeziwe “ngama-sharp” amadala (izinaliti eziye zasetshenziselwa umjovo) kanye nama-inhalers, kusho uDkt. Aungst.
I-SafeNeedleDisposal.org inemephu eku-inthanethi enemiyalo yokulahlwa kwezinhlamvu ezibukhali eziqondene nesifunda, kanye nokubheka ikhodi ye-zip yezindawo zokulahla. (iStock)
“Izinalithi ezisetshenzisiwe kanye nama-inhaler angaba yingozi futhi akufanele nanini aphonswe kudoti ungavikelekile noma ulahlwe endlini yangasese,” kusho yena.
“Izincomo zokulahla ezibukhali ziyahlukahluka ngokwezifunda, kodwa izinsiza eziku-inthanethi zingakusiza ukuthi uqonde futhi ulandele imithetho yezwe lakho.”
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I-SafeNeedleDisposal.org inemephu eku-inthanethi enemiyalo yokulahlwa kwezinhlamvu ezibukhali eziqondene nesifunda, kanye nokubheka ikhodi ye-zip yezindawo zokulahla.
Eminye imithi ephelelwe yisikhathi ingangcoliswa noma ilahlekelwe amandla ayo.
Kuma-inhalers, uDkt. Aungst uthe udoti wendawo kanye nezindawo zokugaywa kabusha zinganikeza izincomo zokulahlwa okufanele. Ezinye izindawo zekhemisi ze-Walgreens nazo zizokwamukela ama-inhalers amadala.
Gcina ngokuphephile okusele
Uma usuqedile ukuhlanza imithi engadingekile noma ephelelwe yisikhathi, qiniseka ukuthi ugcina imithi esele endaweni epholile, eyomile engakwazi ukufinyelelwa yizingane noma izilwane ezifuywayo.
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“Lokhu kusiza ekuvimbeleni umonakalo onganciphisa isikhathi sokuphila kwemishanguzo yakho futhi kungavimbela ukugwinya ngephutha,” kusho uDkt Aungst.
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