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Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is filing a lawsuit against the manufacturers of acetaminophen, claiming the corporations concealed safety concerns that the drug posed to pediatric brain development.

The lawsuit comes a month after Donald Trump promoted an unsubstantiated connection between taking Tylenol - alternatively called paracetamol - throughout gestation and autism in children.

Paxton is suing J&J, which previously sold the medication, the only pain reliever recommended for pregnant women, and the current manufacturer, which currently produces it.

In a official comment, he said they "betrayed America by gaining financially from suffering and promoting medication ignoring the dangers."

The manufacturer asserts there is insufficient reliable data linking acetaminophen to autism.

"These corporations lied for decades, knowingly endangering numerous people to increase profits," Paxton, a Republican, stated.

The manufacturer said in a statement that it was "very worried by the dissemination of inaccurate information on the reliability of paracetamol and the potential impact that could have on the well-being of American women and children."

On its website, the company also stated it had "consistently assessed the applicable studies and there is no credible data that indicates a proven link between consuming acetaminophen and autism."

Groups representing doctors and health professionals concur.

The leading OB-GYN organization has stated paracetamol - the key substance in acetaminophen - is among limited choices for women during pregnancy to address pain and fever, which can create major wellness concerns if not addressed.

"In over twenty years of research on the use of paracetamol in gestation, zero credible investigations has successfully concluded that the usage of paracetamol in any period of pregnancy causes neurodevelopmental disorders in offspring," the group commented.

The lawsuit references recent announcements from the previous government in claiming the drug is potentially dangerous.

Last month, the former president caused concern from medical authorities when he instructed pregnant women to "struggle intensely" not to take Tylenol when ill.

The FDA then published an announcement that physicians should consider limiting the usage of acetaminophen, while also stating that "a proven link" between the drug and autism spectrum disorder in young ones has not been proven.

Health Secretary Kennedy, who supervises the Food and Drug Administration, had vowed in spring to initiate "extensive scientific investigation" that would determine the source of autism spectrum disorder in a short period.

But specialists cautioned that finding a single cause of autism spectrum disorder - believed by scientists to be the result of a complicated interplay of inherited and environmental factors - would not be simple.

Autism is a form of lifelong neurodivergence and condition that impacts how people experience and relate to the environment, and is identified using physician assessments.

In his legal document, Paxton - aligned with the former president who is campaigning for the Senate - asserts Kenvue and J&J "intentionally overlooked and attempted to silence the research" around acetaminophen and autism spectrum disorder.

This legal action aims to force the companies "eliminate any commercial messaging" that states acetaminophen is reliable for pregnant women.

The Texas lawsuit parallels the complaints of a collection of parents of children with autism spectrum disorder and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder who filed suit against the producers of Tylenol in two years ago.

Judicial authorities dismissed the lawsuit, stating investigations from the plaintiffs' authorities was not conclusive.