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Texas Attorney General Paxton is filing a lawsuit against the makers of Tylenol, alleging the firms withheld potential risks that the pain reliever created to children's brain development.

The court filing arrives thirty days after Donald Trump promoted an unverified association between consuming Tylenol - also known as acetaminophen - throughout gestation and autism spectrum disorder in offspring.

Paxton is suing J&J, which previously sold the medication, the exclusive pain medication recommended for women during pregnancy, and Kenvue, which presently makes it.

In a statement, he stated they "misled consumers by profiting off of suffering and pushing pills without regard for the risks."

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

"These corporations misled for generations, deliberately risking millions to line their pockets," the attorney general, from the Republican party, stated.

The company said in a statement that it was "seriously troubled by the dissemination of inaccurate information on the security of paracetamol and the likely effects that could have on the well-being of American women and children."

On its website, the company also mentioned it had "regularly reviewed the pertinent research and there is insufficient valid information that demonstrates a established connection between consuming acetaminophen and autism spectrum disorder."

Associations acting on behalf of doctors and medical practitioners agree.

ACOG has declared paracetamol - the key substance in acetaminophen - is one of the few options for expectant mothers to treat discomfort and fever, which can present significant medical dangers if ignored.

"In multiple decades of studies on the utilization of paracetamol in gestation, zero credible investigations has conclusively proven that the consumption of acetaminophen in any stage of pregnancy leads to neurological conditions in young ones," the organization said.

The court filing cites current declarations from the previous government in asserting the medication is potentially dangerous.

Last month, Trump raised alarms from medical authorities when he told pregnant women to "struggle intensely" not to consume Tylenol when ill.

The FDA then issued a notice that physicians should think about restricting the usage of Tylenol, while also mentioning that "a proven link" between the medication and autism spectrum disorder in young ones has not been proven.

The Health Department head RFK Jr, who manages the FDA, had vowed in spring to conduct "extensive scientific investigation" that would determine the origin of autism spectrum disorder in a short period.

But authorities cautioned that identifying a unique factor of autism spectrum disorder - thought by researchers to be the outcome of a complex mix of inherited and environmental factors - would prove challenging.

Autism spectrum disorder is a type of enduring cognitive variation and condition that impacts how individuals experience and interact with the world, and is identified using physician assessments.

In his legal document, Paxton - a Trump ally who is seeking federal office - alleges the manufacturer and J&J "intentionally overlooked and tried to quiet the science" around paracetamol and autism spectrum disorder.

The lawsuit attempts to require the firms "destroy any marketing or advertising" that states acetaminophen is safe for pregnant women.

The court case mirrors the complaints of a assembly of parents of children with autism and ADHD who took legal action against the makers of acetaminophen in 2022.

A federal judge threw out the case, stating investigations from the plaintiffs' authorities was lacking definitive proof.