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Radio 4,9 mins

The Fix: Why are women more likely to be prescribed pain medication?

Woman's Hour

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Dr Cathy Stannard is an expert on medicating for pain. As part of our series about dependence on prescription drugs she tells Milly Chowles why women take more pain medication than men and explains the history of using drugs for pain.

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