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Texas Top Legal Officer Sues Acetaminophen Producers Over Autism Spectrum Claims
The top legal official in Texas Ken Paxton is taking legal action against the makers of Tylenol, asserting the firms withheld potential risks that the drug posed to pediatric cognitive development.
The lawsuit follows a month after President Donald Trump promoted an unsubstantiated connection between using Tylenol - also known as paracetamol - throughout gestation and autism spectrum disorder in young ones.
The attorney general is taking legal action against the pharmaceutical giant, which previously sold the drug, the exclusive pain medication approved for expectant mothers, and Kenvue, which presently makes it.
In a statement, he claimed they "betrayed America by making money from pain and pushing pills without regard for the dangers."
The manufacturer asserts there is no credible evidence linking Tylenol to autism.
"These corporations misled for generations, knowingly endangering countless individuals to increase profits," Paxton, from the Republican party, stated.
The manufacturer said in a statement that it was "seriously troubled by the perpetuation of misinformation on the reliability of paracetamol and the possible consequences that could have on the welfare of women and children in America."
On its website, Kenvue also mentioned it had "consistently assessed the applicable studies and there is insufficient valid information that shows a proven link between using paracetamol and autism."
Groups representing medical professionals and medical practitioners agree.
The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists has said paracetamol - the main ingredient in Tylenol - is among limited choices for pregnant women to manage pain and fever, which can pose serious health risks if not addressed.
"In over twenty years of investigation on the use of paracetamol in pregnancy, zero credible investigations has definitively established that the use of paracetamol in any stage of gestation results in neurological conditions in children," the organization stated.
The lawsuit references latest statements from the former administration in claiming the medication is potentially dangerous.
Last month, the former president raised alarms from health experts when he told pregnant women to "fight like hell" not to use Tylenol when sick.
The US Food and Drug Administration then published an announcement that doctors should consider limiting the consumption of Tylenol, while also declaring that "a direct connection" between the drug and autism spectrum disorder in young ones has not been proven.
The Health Department head Robert F Kennedy Jr, who oversees the FDA, had pledged in spring to undertake "comprehensive study program" that would establish the source of autism spectrum disorder in a limited time.
But authorities advised that finding a sole reason of autism spectrum disorder - thought by researchers to be the consequence of a complicated interplay of inherited and surrounding conditions - would prove challenging.
Autism spectrum disorder is a form of lifelong neurodivergence and condition that influences how individuals experience and engage with the environment, and is identified using physician assessments.
In his lawsuit, Paxton - a Trump ally who is running for the Senate - asserts the manufacturer and Johnson & Johnson "deliberately disregarded and attempted to silence the science" around acetaminophen and autism spectrum disorder.
The case seeks to make the companies "remove any commercial messaging" that claims acetaminophen is reliable for pregnant women.
This legal action parallels the concerns of a assembly of guardians of children with autism and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder who filed suit against the makers of acetaminophen in two years ago.
Judicial authorities rejected the case, stating investigations from the parents' expert witnesses was not conclusive.
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