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Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is suing the makers of Tylenol, alleging the corporations hid alleged dangers that the pain reliever posed to pediatric brain development.

This legal action arrives a month after Donald Trump promoted an unverified association between consuming Tylenol - also known as acetaminophen - while pregnant and autism in children.

Paxton is taking legal action against Johnson & Johnson, which previously sold the drug, the only pain reliever suggested for expectant mothers, and Kenvue, which now manufacturers it.

In a official comment, he stated they "deceived the public by gaining financially from suffering and pushing pills regardless of the dangers."

Kenvue states there is no credible evidence tying Tylenol to autism.

"These companies misled for generations, deliberately risking millions to increase profits," the attorney general, from the Republican party, stated.

The manufacturer said in a statement that it was "deeply concerned by the dissemination of inaccurate information on the safety of acetaminophen and the possible consequences that could have on the welfare of US mothers and children."

On its online platform, Kenvue also said it had "continuously evaluated the pertinent research and there is insufficient valid information that indicates a proven link between consuming acetaminophen and autism."

Associations representing medical professionals and medical practitioners agree.

The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists has said paracetamol - the key substance in Tylenol - is among limited choices for pregnant women to manage discomfort and elevated temperature, which can create major wellness concerns if left untreated.

"In multiple decades of investigation on the consumption of paracetamol in pregnancy, no reliable research has definitively established that the consumption of acetaminophen in any trimester of gestation leads to neurological conditions in children," the group commented.

The lawsuit cites current declarations from the former administration in claiming the medication is reportedly hazardous.

In recent weeks, Trump generated worry from health experts when he told women during pregnancy to "struggle intensely" not to take acetaminophen when ill.

The FDA then issued a notice that physicians should think about restricting the consumption of acetaminophen, while also stating that "a proven link" between the medication and autism in children has remains unverified.

Health Secretary RFK Jr, who manages the Food and Drug Administration, had vowed in April to conduct "a massive testing and research effort" that would establish the source of autism spectrum disorder in a limited time.

But authorities advised that identifying a single cause of autism - thought by researchers to be the outcome of a intricate combination of inherited and environmental factors - would be difficult.

Autism is a category of lifelong neurodivergence and impairment that influences how persons encounter and interact with the environment, and is recognized using physician assessments.

In his lawsuit, the attorney general - who supports Trump who is seeking US Senate - alleges Kenvue and Johnson & Johnson "intentionally overlooked and sought to suppress the evidence" around paracetamol and autism spectrum disorder.

The lawsuit aims to force the corporations "remove any commercial messaging" that asserts Tylenol is reliable for pregnant women.

The Texas lawsuit mirrors the complaints of a assembly of guardians of young ones with autism spectrum disorder and ADHD who filed suit against the manufacturers of Tylenol in two years ago.

Judicial authorities threw out the legal action, declaring investigations from the family's specialists was lacking definitive proof.