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Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is filing a lawsuit against the producers of Tylenol, claiming the corporations withheld safety concerns that the pain reliever posed to pediatric brain development.

This legal action comes a month after Former President Trump publicized an unproven link between taking acetaminophen - also known as acetaminophen - while pregnant and autism in young ones.

The attorney general is suing Johnson & Johnson, which once produced the medication, the exclusive pain medication approved for women during pregnancy, and the current manufacturer, which now manufacturers it.

In a official comment, he stated they "betrayed America by gaining financially from discomfort and promoting medication without regard for the potential hazards."

The manufacturer asserts there is lacking scientific proof tying acetaminophen to autism.

"These corporations lied for decades, deliberately risking numerous people to line their pockets," Paxton, from the Republican party, said.

The manufacturer stated officially that it was "deeply concerned by the perpetuation of misinformation on the security of acetaminophen and the potential impact that could have on the health of US mothers and children."

On its official site, Kenvue also said it had "consistently assessed the applicable studies and there is insufficient valid information that indicates a proven link between consuming acetaminophen and autism."

Associations speaking for doctors and healthcare providers concur.

ACOG has said paracetamol - the key substance in acetaminophen - is among limited choices for women during pregnancy to address pain and fever, which can create significant medical dangers if not addressed.

"In multiple decades of research on the use of acetaminophen in gestation, zero credible investigations has conclusively proven that the usage of acetaminophen in any trimester of gestation results in neurological conditions in young ones," the association stated.

This legal action cites recent announcements from the former administration in asserting the drug is allegedly unsafe.

Recently, the former president caused concern from public health officials when he told pregnant women to "resist strongly" not to take Tylenol when sick.

Federal regulators then issued a notice that doctors should think about restricting the consumption of Tylenol, while also stating that "a proven link" between the drug and autism in minors has not been established.

The Health Department head RFK Jr, who oversees the FDA, had pledged in April to initiate "extensive scientific investigation" that would establish the origin of autism spectrum disorder in a short period.

But authorities cautioned that finding a single cause of autism - thought by researchers to be the result of a intricate combination of inherited and external influences - would not be simple.

Autism spectrum disorder is a type of enduring cognitive variation and disability that influences how persons perceive and engage with the surroundings, and is diagnosed using physician assessments.

In his lawsuit, the attorney general - aligned with the former president who is seeking the Senate - claims Kenvue and Johnson & Johnson "deliberately disregarded and tried to quiet the evidence" around acetaminophen and autism spectrum disorder.

The lawsuit attempts to require the firms "destroy any marketing or advertising" that asserts acetaminophen is reliable for women during pregnancy.

The court case mirrors the complaints of a assembly of parents of minors with autism and ADHD who filed suit against the manufacturers of acetaminophen in 2022.

Judicial authorities dismissed the lawsuit, saying investigations from the plaintiffs' authorities was lacking definitive proof.