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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

In the MDL action against Merck & Co.’s painkiller Vioxx, almost a third of injury claims were unsubstantiated.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 9, 2025

Of Madge showing up in that snowstorm to bring the painkiller for Gale.

From "Catching Fire" by Suzanne Collins