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The top legal official in Texas Ken Paxton is filing a lawsuit against the producers of acetaminophen, asserting the corporations concealed alleged dangers that the pain reliever created to children's neurological development.

This legal action arrives a month after Donald Trump publicized an unverified association between using Tylenol - also known as paracetamol - during pregnancy and autism spectrum disorder in young ones.

The attorney general is suing Johnson & Johnson, which formerly manufactured the drug, the exclusive pain medication suggested for women during pregnancy, and the current manufacturer, which currently produces it.

In a declaration, he claimed they "misled consumers by gaining financially from suffering and marketing drugs regardless of the dangers."

The company asserts there is insufficient reliable data connecting Tylenol to autism spectrum disorder.

"These corporations misled for generations, deliberately risking countless individuals to line their pockets," Paxton, a Republican, stated.

Kenvue said in a statement that it was "seriously troubled by the dissemination of inaccurate information on the safety of acetaminophen and the likely effects that could have on the welfare of women and children in America."

On its website, Kenvue also mentioned it had "consistently assessed the relevant science and there is no credible data that shows a proven link between using acetaminophen and autism spectrum disorder."

Groups speaking for medical professionals and healthcare providers share this view.

The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists has stated acetaminophen - the primary component in acetaminophen - is among limited choices for expectant mothers to treat pain and elevated temperature, which can create serious health risks if ignored.

"In over twenty years of investigation on the consumption of paracetamol in pregnancy, zero credible investigations has successfully concluded that the consumption of paracetamol in any period of pregnancy results in neurological conditions in young ones," the group commented.

The court filing cites current declarations from the previous government in claiming the drug is potentially dangerous.

Recently, Trump raised alarms from medical authorities when he instructed expectant mothers to "fight like hell" not to use acetaminophen when ill.

The FDA then published an announcement that physicians should contemplate reducing the usage of acetaminophen, while also mentioning that "a proven link" between the drug and autism in minors has remains unverified.

The Health Department head Robert F Kennedy Jr, who oversees the FDA, had vowed in spring to conduct "comprehensive study program" that would determine the source of autism in a limited time.

But experts advised that discovering a sole reason of autism spectrum disorder - believed by scientists to be the result of a complex mix of inherited and external influences - would prove challenging.

Autism spectrum disorder is a form of permanent neurological difference and impairment that influences how persons experience and relate to the surroundings, and is identified using medical professional evaluations.

In his lawsuit, Paxton - who supports Trump who is campaigning for US Senate - asserts Kenvue and Johnson & Johnson "deliberately disregarded and sought to suppress the science" around acetaminophen and autism.

The case seeks to make the firms "remove any commercial messaging" that states acetaminophen is safe for women during pregnancy.

This legal action echoes the grievances of a assembly of parents of minors with autism and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder who took legal action against the manufacturers of acetaminophen in 2022.

Judicial authorities dismissed the case, declaring investigations from the plaintiffs' authorities was inconclusive.