painkiller
Example Sentences
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"Be sensible, help yourself, drink plenty of fluids and take painkillers."
From BBC
Ms Lewis said her symptoms include "very heavy periods" and "dull pain that doesn't go away," meaning she often has to take "very strong painkillers."
From BBC
When she wakes up, she will regain consciousness more quickly and clearly because she required lower doses of anaesthetic drugs such as propofol and opioid painkillers than patients who heard no music.
From BBC
"Caffeine is a co-analgesic which means it can boost the effect of a painkiller," Dr Munro explains, but avoid it in the afternoon and evening as it can disrupt your sleep.
From BBC
Both the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists and American Academy of Pediatrics have affirmed there is no significant link between using this common painkiller during pregnancy and having an autistic child.
From Salon
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