painkiller

Example Sentences

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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

"I'm 42 years old and I can't eat and drink. I'm on painkillers every day. I'm not a 90-year-old woman. This shouldn't be happening to me now," she said.

From BBC

Hayes, no longer the adorable sprite from “Will and Grace,” has clearly made a careful study of Levant’s mannerisms, many of them the result of a longtime addiction to painkillers.

From New York Times

The National Academies has largely avoided such scrutiny as it continues to advise the government on painkillers.

From New York Times

The recent history of efforts to tighten controls on prescription painkillers highlights some of their concerns.

From New York Times