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The top legal official in Texas Ken Paxton is filing a lawsuit against the makers of Tylenol, asserting the companies concealed potential risks that the drug presented to pediatric cognitive development.

The lawsuit arrives thirty days after President Donald Trump publicized an unproven link between using acetaminophen - alternatively called paracetamol - while pregnant and autism in young ones.

The attorney general is filing suit against J&J, which formerly manufactured the medication, the only pain reliever suggested for women during pregnancy, and Kenvue, which now manufacturers it.

In a official comment, he stated they "misled consumers by making money from pain and marketing drugs without regard for the potential hazards."

The manufacturer states there is insufficient reliable data connecting acetaminophen to autism.

"These companies misled for generations, knowingly endangering millions to line their pockets," the attorney general, a Republican, declared.

The manufacturer said in a statement that it was "seriously troubled by the dissemination of inaccurate information on the security of paracetamol and the likely effects that could have on the welfare of US mothers and children."

On its website, the company also said it had "continuously evaluated the pertinent research and there is lacking reliable evidence that indicates a established connection between taking acetaminophen and autism."

Associations acting on behalf of physicians and healthcare providers concur.

The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists has said acetaminophen - the main ingredient in acetaminophen - is a restricted selection for women during pregnancy to manage pain and fever, which can pose serious health risks if ignored.

"In more than two decades of investigation on the utilization of acetaminophen in pregnancy, zero credible investigations has successfully concluded that the consumption of paracetamol in any period of pregnancy results in neurological conditions in offspring," the association stated.

The court filing cites current declarations from the previous government in claiming the drug is reportedly hazardous.

Recently, Trump generated worry from public health officials when he instructed women during pregnancy to "struggle intensely" not to use acetaminophen when sick.

Federal regulators then released a statement that doctors should think about restricting the use of acetaminophen, while also declaring that "a direct connection" between the drug and autism in minors has not been established.

The Health Department head Kennedy, who manages the FDA, had promised in April to initiate "comprehensive study program" that would establish the source of autism in a matter of months.

But specialists cautioned that finding a unique factor of autism - believed by scientists to be the result of a complex mix of genetic and external influences - would not be simple.

Autism is a form of permanent neurological difference and impairment that affects how persons perceive and engage with the world, and is recognized using doctors' observations.

In his lawsuit, Paxton - a Trump ally who is campaigning for federal office - claims the manufacturer and J&J "deliberately disregarded and sought to suppress the science" around paracetamol and autism.

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

The Texas lawsuit mirrors the grievances of a assembly of guardians of young ones with autism and ADHD who sued the producers of Tylenol in 2022.

Judicial authorities threw out the lawsuit, saying investigations from the parents' expert witnesses was lacking definitive proof.