There are alternatives to oral medication.

Potential uses include relaxing patients ahead of surgery, and for those who have difficulty with oral medication, such as infants.

Generally, oral medication can not keep a steady dose in the blood stream.

Pain treatments are most commonly administered via oral medication or periodic injections.

Side effects include the possibility of local inflammation, leading to headaches, which can be treated with oral medication.

They also needed smaller amounts of pain medication and reported feeling less discomfort than patients who were not played music.

The campaign was bolstered by the real stories of ordinary people - teachers, grandparents, tennis players - who had found themselves dependent on pain medication.

Her nurse had adjusted her pain medication and it affected her badly.

Most are on strong pain medication and still coming to terms with their injuries.

After that: pain medication, precautionary antibiotics, a surgical cap, then home.

Those in the control group received a range of interventions, including mild pain relief medication, physiotherapy and advice to remain active and avoid heavy lifting.

It isn't healthy to continually take pain relief medication, especially as it isn't working.

This questionable pain management strategy might prove useful in distraction and sensory confusion, but only when combined with actual pain relief medications.

She has had a breakthrough with several such candidates, which she hopes could lead to earlier diagnosis and, eventually, a preventive medication.

I have been taking preventive medication for acid reflux.

Preventive medication has to be taken on a daily basis, usually for a few weeks, before the effectiveness can be determined.

Common forms of preventive medication for sheep are vaccinations and treatments for parasites.

These rebound headaches can actually make the body less responsive to preventive medication.

While the general population generally has the right to refuse medication, soldiers may eventually face compulsory medication to benefit the overall mission.

It also rejected the trial court's holding that voluntary patients could refuse medication, stating that a voluntary patient who wished to refuse treatment should leave the hospital.

He refuses medication and therapy and seems to function day to day, but he won't go on holiday anywhere new or put himself in new situations.

Don't let the excitement of the day distract you from taking your regular medication.

Take a look at your regular medication too, especially codeinebased painkillers.

And if you're on regular medication, make sure you have enough to last the holidays.

Forking out a fortune on your regular medication?

He discovered that across the broad spectrum of these tests, more than a third (35%) of the patients consistently experienced 'satisfactory relief' when placebos were used instead of regular medication.