‘Lied for decades’: Texas sues Tylenol maker for withholding details of link to autism
President cites studies blaming common painkiller for dangerous condition
The state of Texas is suing the makers of Tylenol for withholding information the drug maker had about the product’s possible links to autism, links that long had been known by the company.
President Donald Trump earlier advised pregnant women not to take Tylenol because of the possible side effect – autism for the new child.
And Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., has been working on the problem.
Now a report from USA today confirmed Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced the legal action against Kenvue, which makes the over-the-counter painkiller.
The claim is that the company failed to warn consumers about the risks involved when a pregnant woman takes the drug.
Paxton, in a statement, suggested the makers were “deceptively marketing Tylenol to pregnant mothers despite knowing that early exposure to acetaminophen, Tylenol’s only active ingredient, leads to a significantly increased risk of autism and other disorders.”
He charged, “These corporations lied for decades, knowingly endangering millions to line their pockets. Additionally, seeing that the day of reckoning was coming, Johnson & Johnson attempted to escape responsibility by illegally offloading their liability onto a different company. By holding Big Pharma accountable for poisoning our people, we will help Make America Healthy Again”
According to a report at Courthousenews, the lawsuit comes just a month after the Trump administration linked autism to mothers taking Tylenol, which uses acetaminophen as its active ingredient.
The Paxton complaint was filed in Panola County district court.
