Tylenol’s current and former manufacturer intentionally withheld evidence of a link between the drug and autism, a new lawsuit alleges.
Defendants had the authority and the duty to change the warning labels of Tylenol products based on the significant scientific evidence, but chose not to,” stated the suit, filed by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton in a court in Texas on Oct. 28.
Some studies have found that babies born to women who took Tylenol or another form of acetaminophen have a higher risk of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) or attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). That includes a 2019 study published by JAMA Psychiatry.
That and other papers meant pregnant women should be cautioned against indiscriminately using acetaminophen, more than 90 researchers said in a 2021 statement.
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