1.   He prescribed a painkiller and suggested she keep busy, then he shooed her away and chided her for malingering.

2.   Doctors already face this problem in prescribing some painkillers.

3.   He was prescribed the painkiller after being diagnosed with lung cancer about two years ago.

4.   She readily found doctors willing to prescribe the painkiller.

5.   The doctors said they expected to avoid prescribing narcotic painkillers for Clinton.

6.   The painkillers had been prescribed for Jackson after reconstructive scalp surgery.

7.   The seminars will also cover how to prescribe painkillers properly and detect prescription fraud, which has recently ensnared some unwitting doctors, said Purdue and Mass. General officals.

8.   This year, the state Legislature passed a bill designed to encourage doctors to prescribe painkillers, but it was vetoed by Gov. George Pataki.

9.   Smith, who suffered from a back injury unrelated to the accident, had been prescribed the painkiller not long before his death.