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painkiller

[peyn-kil-er] / ˈpeɪnˌkɪl ər /


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Wall Street has been focusing on the company’s next-generation painkiller Journavax, as well as its IgA nephropathy treatment.

From Barron's • Mar. 10, 2026

A UK-wide shortage of the strongest form of the painkiller - the 30/500mg dosage - is ongoing due to the Indian government delaying the authorisation to import ingredients required to make the drug there.

From BBC • Feb. 18, 2026

The idea that a humble painkiller could help prevent cancer is both exciting and provocative.

From Science Daily • Jan. 20, 2026

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 • Oct. 29, 2025

He was putting more ice on my mouth because the painkiller they had given me at the hospital was wearing off.

From "Auggie & Me" by R. J. Palacio




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