pain medication/reliever

noun

: a drug that decreases or removes pain

prescription pain medication/relievers

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The review found use of pain medication did increase 170% from Q1 2017 to Q3 2024, rising from 343 per 10,000 insertions to 927 per 10,000 insertions. —

Adriel Bettelheim, Axios, 27 Jan. 2025 Often, opioid addiction begins in the doctor’s office when a senior receives a prescription for pain medication. —

Christian Josi, Boston Herald, 24 Jan. 2025 What Next for Tyson? Gaffney says Tyson is doing much better after a couple of weeks of care at the shelter, receiving specialized food, pain medication, and vitamins. —

Michael Gfoeller and David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 16 Jan. 2025 In one case, a woman went to her regular doctor seeking legitimate pain medication only to find that her file had been flagged for overprescription after Rubinger used her name to provide drugs to the woman’s husband without her knowledge. —

Sharon Bernstein, Sacramento Bee, 13 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for pain medication/reliever

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