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Texas Attorney General Paxton is taking legal action against the makers of acetaminophen, alleging the corporations hid potential risks that the medication created to children's brain development.

The lawsuit comes a month after President Donald Trump promoted an unproven link between consuming acetaminophen - alternatively called paracetamol - during pregnancy and autism spectrum disorder in children.

The attorney general is suing Johnson & Johnson, which once produced the drug, the only pain reliever recommended for pregnant women, and Kenvue, which presently makes it.

In a official comment, he stated they "deceived the public by profiting off of pain and marketing drugs ignoring the dangers."

The manufacturer states there is lacking scientific proof linking acetaminophen to autism spectrum disorder.

"These companies deceived for years, intentionally threatening countless individuals to boost earnings," Paxton, a Republican, said.

The manufacturer stated officially that it was "deeply concerned by the dissemination of inaccurate information on the reliability of acetaminophen and the potential impact that could have on the well-being of American women and children."

On its online platform, Kenvue also stated it had "continuously evaluated the pertinent research and there is insufficient valid information that demonstrates a proven link between using paracetamol and autism spectrum disorder."

Associations speaking for medical professionals and health professionals concur.

The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists has said acetaminophen - the key substance in acetaminophen - is a restricted selection for pregnant women to manage discomfort and fever, which can create serious health risks if ignored.

"In multiple decades of investigation on the consumption of paracetamol in gestation, not a single reputable study has conclusively proven that the usage of acetaminophen in any stage of pregnancy results in neurological conditions in children," the association said.

The lawsuit cites current declarations from the previous government in claiming the medication is potentially dangerous.

Last month, the former president generated worry from medical authorities when he told women during pregnancy to "fight like hell" not to take Tylenol when sick.

The US Food and Drug Administration then released a statement that doctors should think about restricting the usage of Tylenol, while also declaring that "a causal relationship" between the drug and autism in young ones has not been established.

The Health Department head Robert F Kennedy Jr, who supervises the FDA, had promised in April to undertake "extensive scientific investigation" that would determine the cause of autism spectrum disorder in a short period.

But experts advised that identifying a unique factor of autism spectrum disorder - considered by experts to be the outcome of a complicated interplay of inherited and external influences - would not be simple.

Autism spectrum disorder is a category of enduring cognitive variation and impairment that affects how people encounter and engage with the environment, and is identified using doctors' observations.

In his legal document, the attorney general - aligned with the former president who is seeking US Senate - asserts the manufacturer and Johnson & Johnson "willfully ignored and tried to quiet the evidence" around paracetamol and autism spectrum disorder.

This legal action aims to force the companies "destroy any promotional materials" that asserts Tylenol is reliable for pregnant women.

This legal action echoes the concerns of a assembly of parents of young ones with autism and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder who sued the manufacturers of Tylenol in recently.

The court rejected the case, stating research from the family's specialists was inconclusive.