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Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is taking legal action against the manufacturers of Tylenol, asserting the companies hid potential risks that the drug presented to children's brain development.

The court filing arrives four weeks after Donald Trump advocated an unproven link between consuming Tylenol - alternatively called acetaminophen - while pregnant and autism spectrum disorder in offspring.

Paxton is suing the pharmaceutical giant, which formerly manufactured the medication, the exclusive pain medication recommended for pregnant women, and Kenvue, which now manufacturers it.

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

The company asserts there is lacking scientific proof tying Tylenol to autism.

"These corporations misled for generations, knowingly endangering millions to increase profits," the attorney general, from the Republican party, stated.

The company stated officially that it was "deeply concerned by the dissemination of inaccurate information on the reliability of acetaminophen and the likely effects that could have on the health of American women and children."

On its online platform, Kenvue also said it had "consistently assessed the pertinent research and there is no credible data that demonstrates a verified association between taking acetaminophen and autism spectrum disorder."

Organizations acting on behalf of medical professionals and medical practitioners concur.

ACOG has stated paracetamol - the main ingredient in acetaminophen - is one of the few options for women during pregnancy to address discomfort and fever, which can pose major wellness concerns if left untreated.

"In multiple decades of research on the use of paracetamol in pregnancy, zero credible investigations has definitively established that the usage of acetaminophen in any trimester of pregnancy causes brain development issues in young ones," the association stated.

The court filing references current declarations from the former administration in arguing the drug is allegedly unsafe.

Recently, the former president generated worry from health experts when he told expectant mothers to "resist strongly" not to consume acetaminophen when unwell.

Federal regulators then issued a notice that medical professionals should think about restricting the usage of Tylenol, while also stating that "a direct connection" between the drug and autism spectrum disorder in children has not been proven.

Health Secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr, who supervises the Food and Drug Administration, had pledged in spring to undertake "extensive scientific investigation" that would establish the origin of autism spectrum disorder in a matter of months.

But experts warned that identifying a single cause of autism - considered by experts to be the result of a complex mix of genetic and surrounding conditions - would prove challenging.

Autism spectrum disorder is a category of lifelong neurodivergence and impairment that affects how individuals perceive and engage with the environment, and is recognized using doctors' observations.

In his lawsuit, Paxton - aligned with the former president who is seeking US Senate - asserts Kenvue and Johnson & Johnson "willfully ignored and sought to suppress the evidence" around acetaminophen and autism.

The lawsuit seeks to make the corporations "eliminate any promotional materials" that asserts Tylenol is safe for pregnant women.

The Texas lawsuit echoes the concerns of a collection of mothers and fathers of young ones with autism and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder who took legal action against the producers of acetaminophen in two years ago.

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