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The top legal official in Texas Paxton is suing the manufacturers of Tylenol, claiming the corporations hid alleged dangers that the pain reliever presented to children's neurological development.

The lawsuit arrives a month after Former President Trump promoted an unverified association between consuming Tylenol - also known as paracetamol - throughout gestation and autism spectrum disorder in young ones.

Paxton is filing suit against J&J, which once produced the medication, the exclusive pain medication recommended for expectant mothers, and the current manufacturer, 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 risks."

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

"These manufacturers misled for generations, knowingly endangering numerous people to boost earnings," Paxton, from the Republican party, said.

Kenvue said in a statement that it was "seriously troubled by the perpetuation of misinformation on the safety of paracetamol and the potential impact that could have on the health of women and children in America."

On its online platform, the company also said it had "regularly reviewed the applicable studies and there is insufficient valid information that shows a verified association between taking acetaminophen and autism."

Associations representing doctors and healthcare providers concur.

The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists has said acetaminophen - the main ingredient in Tylenol - is among limited choices for women during pregnancy to manage discomfort and fever, which can present significant medical dangers if not addressed.

"In multiple decades of investigation on the use of acetaminophen in pregnancy, not a single reputable study has definitively established that the usage of acetaminophen in any trimester of pregnancy causes neurological conditions in young ones," the group commented.

This legal action cites current declarations from the former administration in claiming the drug is reportedly hazardous.

Last month, Trump generated worry from health experts when he instructed expectant mothers to "resist strongly" not to consume acetaminophen when ill.

The US Food and Drug Administration then released a statement that physicians should contemplate reducing the use of Tylenol, while also stating that "a direct connection" between the drug and autism in minors has not been established.

The Health Department head RFK Jr, who supervises the Food and Drug Administration, had promised in spring to conduct "a massive testing and research effort" that would establish the source of autism spectrum disorder in a matter of months.

But specialists advised that discovering a unique factor of autism - believed by scientists to be the consequence of a complicated interplay of inherited and external influences - would not be simple.

Autism is a form of lifelong neurodivergence and disability that influences how persons experience and interact with the surroundings, and is recognized using physician assessments.

In his court filing, the attorney general - a Trump ally who is running for the Senate - asserts the manufacturer and Johnson & Johnson "willfully ignored and tried to quiet the evidence" around paracetamol and autism.

The case seeks to make the companies "destroy any commercial messaging" that claims acetaminophen is safe for pregnant women.

The court case echoes the complaints of a collection of guardians of minors with autism spectrum disorder and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder who sued the makers of acetaminophen in 2022.

Judicial authorities dismissed the lawsuit, stating investigations from the parents' expert witnesses was inconclusive.