painkiller


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painkiller

1. an analgesic drug or agent
2. anything that relieves pain
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Reading it is fairly dull, if I'm honest, but last week it published an article which found that 90% of the world's opioid painkillers are taken by the richest 10% of the world.
Why are we taking so many painkillers at the moment?
The inquest heard a post-mortem examination found he had extremely high levels of Tramadol - a very powerful prescription-only painkiller - in his system.
Man died of accidental overdose of painkillers for chronic backache
PEOPLE who take strong painkillers to manage chronic pain could be putting themselves at risk of obesity, heart disease, diabetes and strokes.
Study links strong painkillers to obesity; FOCUS ON OPIOIDS' IMPACT ON HEALTH
A British woman was imprisoned in Egypt after flying into the country with painkillers for her husband's sore back.
British Woman Arrested In Egypt For Carrying Painkillers
People living in the same household as a long-term user were more likely to report that the user's painkiller use was having a negative impact.
Painkiller use starts at doctor's office
His lawyer William Mauzy said the doctor had been called to treat Prince's painkiller addiction as the star was having "a grave medical emergency".
PRINCE IN DRUG DOC PLEA; Expert's bid to see star
CODEINE An opioid painkiller (and therefore potentially addictive) which acts on the pain centre in the brain, damping down sensations of pain.
DO YOU KNOW ABOUT OVER-THE-COUNTER PAINKILLERS?
3m prescriptions for painkillers including morphine, codeine, paracetamol and ibuprofen to ease their pain.
Figures show region pops too many painkillers
Improving how opioids are prescribed will help us prevent the 46 prescription painkiller overdose deaths that occur each day in the United States.
Tracking opioid analgesics
Recent statistics released through the Centers for Disease Control indicate a 400% increase in deaths from prescription painkiller overdoses among women since 1999.
Prescription drug abuse does not discriminate
Others include morphine, heroin and oxycodone, the painkiller in OxyContin.
Vt. is latest state to target powerful painkillers
OVER THE COUNTER: Most tension headaches can be stopped with a simple painkiller, says Dr Andy Dowson, director of headache services, King's College Hospital, London.
What's really causing your headache? Whether it's a five-minute nagging ache that evaporates after drinking a glass of water or blinding migraines that affect your whole life, take the right approach for your head pain with this at-a-glance guide from MICHELE O'CONNOR

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