pain medication/reliever

noun

: a drug that decreases or removes pain

prescription pain medication/relievers

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Although the optimal number of drug combinations for multimodal analgesia is unknown, using four different types of pain medication vs two or three may better help to achieve this goal. —

New Atlas, 25 Oct. 2024 Previously, doctors were not encouraged to offer pain medication to patients receiving IUDs, leaving people in the dark about how to manage their care and reduce discomfort going into the procedure. —

Alyssa Goldberg, USA TODAY, 24 Oct. 2024 According to the official complaint, Brock failed to give a patient enough pain medication while treating her for a miscarriage, and failed to properly clear material from her uterus, among other accusations. —

Emily Alpert Reyes, Los Angeles Times, 8 Oct. 2024 If necessary, take an over-the-counter (OTC) pain medication such as Advil or Motrin (ibuprofen). —

Nancy Lebrun, Verywell Health, 7 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for pain medication/reliever

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