analgesic

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There's this much reported case of a woman who suffered from convulsions after taking a medicine for diabetes which had a similar sounding name to an analgesic she had been prescribed.

From BBC • Sep. 30, 2025

"It's thought that acetaminophen exerts its analgesic effect through the endocannabinoid system, which is also very important for fetal development," Woodbury said.

From Science Daily • Jan. 3, 2024

And so there is no analgesic for the moral injury that comes with realizing that Canadian McDonald’s have decided American Big Macs are simply too small for their liking.

From Slate • Sep. 7, 2023

As for pain relief, two studies were conducted to examine the analgesic effect of nostalgia on different levels of pain.

From National Geographic • Jul. 28, 2023

In the vast majority of cases, however, we think it is best to encourage the patient to endure these earlier and lighter pains without resorting to analgesic procedures.

From The Mother and Her Child by Sadler, William S.