How to Use pain medication/reliever in a Sentence

pain medication/reliever

noun
  • Apply the topical pain reliever to the area of the back or neck that hurts.
    Lana Barhum, Verywell Health, 1 Aug. 2024
  • And the empty pill bottle was for a pain medication Scott Sills said his wife took to treat her migraines.
    Tracy Smith, CBS News, 18 May 2024
  • Taking an over-the-counter pain reliever like Advil (ibuprofen) or Tylenol (acetaminophen) can help.
    Cathie Ericson, Health, 23 May 2024
  • In May of 2020, a friend found O'Neal, who had overdosed on a mix of morphine, opiates and pain medication, in her apartment.
    Morgan Hines, USA TODAY, 5 July 2023
  • The day after Thanksgiving in 1986, Lindsay went to a store to buy some pain medication.
    Faith Karimi, CNN, 19 Mar. 2023
  • But the staff just kept insisting that other pain medication might harm the baby.
    Eric Boodman, STAT, 28 May 2024
  • If the discomfort persists and greatly impacts your day-to-day, don't be afraid to ask a health care provider about pain medication that is safe to take when pregnant.
    Kimberly Zapata, Parents, 18 Dec. 2023
  • The station said he’d been given IV fluids and pain medication.
    Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 June 2023
  • The mascot's performer saw a doctor, received pain medication and was sent home.
    Jeff Zillgitt, USA TODAY, 10 June 2023
  • There is no vaccine, and it is mainly treated with pain medication.
    Time, 22 June 2023
  • Joyce’s body couldn’t tolerate heavy pain medication, so when doctors tried to quell her agony, her face swelled and her blood pressure spiked instead.
    AZCentral.com, 28 Aug. 2023
  • Based on this measure, doctors and nurses in emergency rooms make quick decisions about whether to prescribe pain medication and, if so, to choose the type and strength of painkiller.
    Byvivian La, science.org, 5 Aug. 2024
  • Fentanyl is the pain medication used during and after the extraction process.
    Vanessa Etienne, Peoplemag, 19 July 2023
  • There is not enough pain medication, antibiotics or even bandages, say doctors and nurses in the mission.
    Jane Arraf, NPR, 13 May 2024
  • Even recovery — healing from the cut and taking care of a newborn while being on pain medication and dealing with your body’s shock of having just had a baby.
    Rebecca Aizin, Peoplemag, 23 Feb. 2024
  • An analysis of 20 years of studies found that Black patients were 22% less likely than white patients to receive pain medication at all.
    Tresa Baldas, Detroit Free Press, 30 Apr. 2023
  • Over the course of five months, women underwent egg retrievals without any pain medication.
    Vineet Arora, STAT, 18 Aug. 2023
  • Cases may differ but some patients may be able to pass kidney stones by taking pain medication and drinking large amounts of water.
    Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 16 June 2023
  • Joshua, 42, fought a long addiction to pain medication after an accident left him with a broken leg and broken feet.
    Ben Crandell, Sun Sentinel, 4 Apr. 2023
  • Studies show, for example, that Black patients with fractures are less likely to get pain medication than white ones.
    Darius Tahir, Los Angeles Times, 13 Feb. 2024
  • Brumley reportedly went to the emergency room several times but was sent home each time with over-the-counter pain medication.
    Amanda MacMillan, Health, 9 Aug. 2023
  • His body had been broken by alcohol and pain medication while his songs were rocking and haunting living room radios across the country.
    Geoff Mann, The New York Review of Books, 2 Nov. 2023
  • If the patient's pain is still not managed, Mikhael may prescribe pregabalin, a nerve pain medication, in addition.
    Stephanie Brown, Verywell Health, 7 June 2023
  • From lugging around sanitary products and topping up on pain medication to all the aches and pains that come with it, menstruation is not easy to navigate.
    Olivia Morelli, Condé Nast Traveler, 14 Sep. 2023
  • The synthetic and extremely potent opioid, introduced in the 1960s, has been used as pain medication for decades.
    Vox Staff, Vox, 3 June 2024
  • The next step is managing the pain, usually with over-the-counter pain medication or other measures such as wet compresses, calamine lotion, and oatmeal baths.
    Alex Vance, Fortune Well, 26 Apr. 2023
  • Over the next several days, six more people in the Chicago area suddenly died after taking what was then the best-selling non-prescription pain reliever.
    Chris Eberhart, Fox News, 12 Aug. 2023
  • Enter Email Sign Up The eagle has received treatment to help counteract the clotting effects of the poison, along with fluids, oxygen, and pain medication.
    Emily Sweeney, BostonGlobe.com, 28 Feb. 2023
  • Then medical responders ran an IV and gave me pain medication, which completely knocked me out.
    Leah Weiher, Peoplemag, 12 May 2024
  • Using an epidural or similar pain medication is low-risk, but some mothers want to avoid it for personal reasons.
    Meg Wingerter, The Denver Post, 8 July 2024

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