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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

However it stops short of the NHS Lanarkshire guidance that people currently taking the painkiller should begin cutting back.

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

I'm a drone, painkiller makes the blankets feel too heavy, except I'm not under the blankets.

From "Burning Blue" by Paul Griffin