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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 drug created to children's cognitive development.

The court filing comes a month after President Donald Trump advocated an unproven link between consuming acetaminophen - also known as acetaminophen - during pregnancy and autism in young ones.

Paxton is filing suit against Johnson & Johnson, which once produced the medication, the sole analgesic recommended for expectant mothers, and Kenvue, which now manufacturers it.

In a official comment, he said they "betrayed America by making money from suffering and pushing pills ignoring the dangers."

The company says there is insufficient reliable data linking Tylenol to autism spectrum disorder.

"These companies misled for generations, knowingly endangering countless individuals to line their pockets," the attorney general, from the Republican party, said.

The manufacturer said in a statement that it was "very worried by the spread of false claims on the reliability of acetaminophen and the possible consequences that could have on the welfare of American women and children."

On its online platform, the company also mentioned it had "regularly reviewed the applicable studies and there is lacking reliable evidence that shows a established connection between using paracetamol and autism spectrum disorder."

Organizations speaking for medical professionals and medical practitioners agree.

The leading OB-GYN organization has declared acetaminophen - the primary component in Tylenol - is among limited choices for women during pregnancy to address discomfort and fever, which can create significant medical dangers if not addressed.

"In multiple decades of studies on the utilization of acetaminophen in pregnancy, no reliable research has conclusively proven that the usage of acetaminophen in any trimester of pregnancy results in neurological conditions in offspring," the organization commented.

This legal action cites latest statements from the previous government in claiming the drug is allegedly unsafe.

Recently, the former president generated worry from medical authorities when he advised pregnant women to "fight like hell" not to use Tylenol when ill.

Federal regulators then issued a notice that physicians should contemplate reducing the usage of Tylenol, while also declaring that "a causal relationship" between the drug and autism spectrum disorder in minors has not been established.

Health Secretary Kennedy, who manages the FDA, had vowed in April to conduct "extensive scientific investigation" that would identify the origin of autism spectrum disorder in a limited time.

But authorities cautioned that finding a single cause of autism - thought by researchers to be the consequence of a intricate combination of inherited and external influences - would prove challenging.

Autism is a type of permanent neurological difference and disability that affects how people encounter and interact with the environment, and is identified using medical professional evaluations.

In his legal document, Paxton - aligned with the former president who is running for US Senate - asserts the manufacturer and Johnson & Johnson "deliberately disregarded and tried to quiet the evidence" around paracetamol and autism spectrum disorder.

The case seeks to make the corporations "destroy any promotional materials" that states Tylenol is safe for expectant mothers.

The court case mirrors the concerns of a assembly of guardians of children with autism and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder who filed suit against the producers of acetaminophen in two years ago.

Judicial authorities dismissed the lawsuit, stating investigations from the plaintiffs' authorities was inconclusive.