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The top legal official in Texas Paxton is taking legal action against the makers of acetaminophen, claiming the corporations withheld potential risks that the pain reliever presented to children's brain development.

This legal action comes four weeks after Former President Trump advocated an unverified association between using acetaminophen - also known as paracetamol - while pregnant and autism in offspring.

The attorney general is filing suit against J&J, which once produced the drug, the only pain reliever recommended for women during pregnancy, and Kenvue, which currently produces it.

In a official comment, he claimed they "betrayed America by profiting off of suffering and pushing pills ignoring the risks."

The company says there is lacking scientific proof linking acetaminophen to autism spectrum disorder.

"These manufacturers misled for generations, intentionally threatening millions to increase profits," the attorney general, a Republican, said.

The company said in a statement that it was "very worried by the dissemination of inaccurate information on the safety of acetaminophen and the likely effects that could have on the health of women and children in America."

On its official site, the company also stated it had "continuously evaluated the pertinent research and there is insufficient valid information that indicates a proven link between consuming acetaminophen and autism."

Associations acting on behalf of doctors and medical practitioners concur.

ACOG has stated paracetamol - the key substance in Tylenol - is a restricted selection for pregnant women to address pain and fever, which can present serious health risks if ignored.

"In multiple decades of investigation on the use of acetaminophen in gestation, no reliable research has conclusively proven that the usage of acetaminophen in any trimester of gestation results in neurological conditions in children," the group commented.

The lawsuit references recent announcements from the previous government in arguing the medication is potentially dangerous.

Last month, the former president caused concern from health experts when he instructed expectant mothers to "fight like hell" not to consume acetaminophen when sick.

The FDA then issued a notice that doctors should think about restricting the usage of Tylenol, while also mentioning that "a proven link" between the drug and autism spectrum disorder in young ones has remains unverified.

Health Secretary RFK Jr, who oversees the Food and Drug Administration, had pledged in April to initiate "a massive testing and research effort" that would identify the cause of autism in a matter of months.

But authorities cautioned that identifying a single cause of autism spectrum disorder - thought by researchers to be the consequence of a intricate combination of inherited and surrounding conditions - would prove challenging.

Autism is a form of enduring cognitive variation and impairment that impacts how people experience and engage with the surroundings, and is identified using doctors' observations.

In his court filing, the attorney general - a Trump ally who is seeking federal office - asserts the manufacturer and Johnson & Johnson "deliberately disregarded and tried to quiet the evidence" around acetaminophen and autism spectrum disorder.

This legal action aims to force the firms "eliminate any marketing or advertising" that states acetaminophen is secure for women during pregnancy.

This legal action mirrors the concerns of a collection of guardians of children with autism and ADHD who filed suit against the producers of acetaminophen in recently.

Judicial authorities rejected the lawsuit, declaring research from the family's specialists was inconclusive.