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Texas Attorney General Paxton is taking legal action against the makers of acetaminophen, asserting the corporations withheld potential risks that the medication posed to children's neurological development.

The lawsuit follows four weeks after Donald Trump publicized an unsubstantiated connection between consuming Tylenol - also known as acetaminophen - during pregnancy and autism in children.

Paxton is taking legal action against J&J, which previously sold the drug, the only pain reliever suggested for pregnant women, and the current manufacturer, which presently makes it.

In a declaration, he claimed they "betrayed America by gaining financially from discomfort and marketing drugs regardless of the potential hazards."

The company asserts there is insufficient reliable data tying acetaminophen to autism.

"These companies deceived for years, knowingly endangering numerous people to boost earnings," the attorney general, a Republican, declared.

The manufacturer stated officially that it was "very worried by the dissemination of inaccurate information on the reliability of acetaminophen and the potential impact that could have on the health of women and children in America."

On its website, the company also mentioned it had "continuously evaluated the relevant science and there is insufficient valid information that demonstrates a proven link between taking paracetamol and autism spectrum disorder."

Groups representing doctors and health professionals agree.

ACOG has said paracetamol - the main ingredient in acetaminophen - is one of the few options for pregnant women to manage discomfort and fever, which can pose major wellness concerns if ignored.

"In multiple decades of studies on the use of paracetamol in gestation, zero credible investigations has conclusively proven that the usage of paracetamol in any trimester of pregnancy results in neurodevelopmental disorders in children," the association stated.

The court filing mentions latest statements from the Trump administration in claiming the drug is reportedly hazardous.

In recent weeks, Trump generated worry from public health officials when he told expectant mothers to "fight like hell" not to use acetaminophen when unwell.

Federal regulators then published an announcement that physicians should think about restricting the use of Tylenol, while also stating that "a proven link" between the drug and autism in minors has not been established.

The Health Department head Kennedy, who oversees the FDA, had promised in April to initiate "extensive scientific investigation" that would identify the cause of autism spectrum disorder in a short period.

But experts cautioned that discovering a unique factor of autism spectrum disorder - thought by researchers to be the consequence of a intricate combination of inherited and external influences - would not be simple.

Autism spectrum disorder is a type of enduring cognitive variation and impairment that influences how individuals experience and engage with the world, and is diagnosed using doctors' observations.

In his court filing, Paxton - a Trump ally who is campaigning for federal office - asserts Kenvue and J&J "deliberately disregarded and tried to quiet the evidence" around acetaminophen and autism.

This legal action seeks to make the companies "remove any commercial messaging" that asserts Tylenol is secure for pregnant women.

The Texas lawsuit parallels the concerns of a assembly of mothers and fathers of young ones with autism spectrum disorder and ADHD who sued the makers of acetaminophen in two years ago.

Judicial authorities threw out the legal action, stating investigations from the family's specialists was lacking definitive proof.