painkiller

Example Sentences

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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

Although epibatidine has been investigated as a painkiller and for relief from painful inflammatory lung conditions, it is not used clinically because of its toxicity.

From BBC • Feb. 15, 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

“Yeah, but there’s nothing in the first aid kit that’s going to fix a tooth. I could use a painkiller, but that’s the least of our worries.”

From "Storm Runners" by Roland Smith