pain killer

Example Sentences

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Adding a safety warning based on flimsy evidence creates its own risks, such as deterring pregnant women from taking the pain killer and fever reducer when they need it.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 29, 2025

The Federal Bureau of Prisons is required by law to obtain a prescription before administering a controlled substance, the attorneys say, and the drug should be paired with a pain killer to avoid gratuitous harm.

From Washington Post • Nov. 18, 2020

Brianna, who weighs 6 kg, just received her shots and needs a pain killer.

From Textbooks • Apr. 22, 2020

Only during a cold rainy day did I fill it, but found that sitting in the sun again relaxed the muscle, reducing the need for pain killer.

From New York Times • Nov. 8, 2017

I was then given a local anesthetic and braced myself, recalling that the pain killer did little during the bone marrow test.

From Through these Eyes The courageous struggle to find meaning in a life stressed with cancer by Isaacson, Lauren Ann