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The top legal official in Texas Paxton is suing the makers of Tylenol, asserting the corporations withheld alleged dangers that the drug presented to children's brain development.

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

The attorney general is taking legal action against J&J, which once produced the drug, the exclusive pain medication recommended for women during pregnancy, and the current manufacturer, which currently produces it.

In a statement, he said they "betrayed America by gaining financially from pain and promoting medication without regard for the dangers."

The manufacturer states there is insufficient reliable data connecting Tylenol to autism.

"These companies deceived for years, deliberately risking millions to increase profits," the attorney general, from the Republican party, stated.

Kenvue said in a statement that it was "deeply concerned by the spread of false claims on the safety of paracetamol and the likely effects that could have on the welfare of women and children in America."

On its website, the company also said it had "consistently assessed the pertinent research and there is insufficient valid information that indicates a verified association between consuming acetaminophen and autism."

Groups speaking for medical professionals and medical practitioners concur.

The leading OB-GYN organization has said paracetamol - the primary component in Tylenol - is a restricted selection for women during pregnancy to address pain and fever, which can pose serious health risks if ignored.

"In over twenty years of studies on the use of paracetamol in gestation, no reliable research has conclusively proven that the consumption of paracetamol in any period of gestation causes neurological conditions in children," the association said.

The lawsuit cites recent announcements from the Trump administration in claiming the medication is potentially dangerous.

Recently, Trump generated worry from medical authorities when he instructed women during pregnancy to "struggle intensely" not to use acetaminophen when sick.

The US Food and Drug Administration then released a statement that medical professionals should think about restricting the consumption of Tylenol, while also mentioning that "a proven link" between the medication and autism spectrum disorder in young ones has not been proven.

Health Secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr, who supervises the FDA, had promised in spring to conduct "extensive scientific investigation" that would establish the cause of autism in a matter of months.

But authorities advised that discovering a sole reason of autism - considered by experts to be the consequence of a complex mix of genetic and external influences - would not be simple.

Autism spectrum disorder is a type of lifelong neurodivergence and condition that impacts how individuals perceive and relate to the world, and is identified using doctors' observations.

In his lawsuit, Paxton - a Trump ally who is running for US Senate - alleges the manufacturer and Johnson & Johnson "willfully ignored and attempted to silence the evidence" around acetaminophen and autism spectrum disorder.

The lawsuit attempts to require the corporations "remove any marketing or advertising" that asserts acetaminophen is safe for women during pregnancy.

The Texas lawsuit mirrors the concerns of a assembly of guardians of children with autism spectrum disorder and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder who filed suit against the makers of acetaminophen in two years ago.

The court threw out the lawsuit, declaring studies from the family's specialists was lacking definitive proof.