pain medication/reliever
noun
: a drug that decreases or removes pain
prescription pain medication/relievers
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Do not take pain reliever or other medications unless instructed to do so by a physician.
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Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 July 2025
The following day, the patient called the clinic to report heavy cramping and was instructed to take an over-the-counter pain reliever, the suit alleges.
—Angie Leventis Lourgos, Chicago Tribune, 8 July 2025
The documents also alleged that DesJarlais had dated a second patient and prescribed her pain medication, a breach of medical ethics that led the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners to fine him $500 in 2013 for misconduct tied to inappropriate relationships with patients.
—Mackensy Lunsford, The Tennessean, 12 July 2025
Some people may need additional over-the-counter pain medication, antihistamines, or corticosteroids.
—Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 11 July 2025
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Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 July 2025
The following day, the patient called the clinic to report heavy cramping and was instructed to take an over-the-counter pain reliever, the suit alleges.
—Angie Leventis Lourgos, Chicago Tribune, 8 July 2025
The documents also alleged that DesJarlais had dated a second patient and prescribed her pain medication, a breach of medical ethics that led the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners to fine him $500 in 2013 for misconduct tied to inappropriate relationships with patients.
—Mackensy Lunsford, The Tennessean, 12 July 2025
Some people may need additional over-the-counter pain medication, antihistamines, or corticosteroids.
—Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 11 July 2025
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“Pain medication/reliever.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pain%20medication%2Freliever. Accessed 31 Jul. 2025.
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