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The top legal official in Texas Ken Paxton is filing a lawsuit against the manufacturers of acetaminophen, claiming the companies hid potential risks that the drug created to children's neurological development.

The lawsuit comes a month after Donald Trump advocated an unproven link between consuming acetaminophen - referred to as paracetamol - while pregnant and autism in young ones.

The attorney general is filing suit against Johnson & Johnson, which previously sold the drug, the exclusive pain medication approved for women during pregnancy, and Kenvue, which presently makes it.

In a statement, he claimed they "misled consumers by making money from discomfort and promoting medication regardless of the risks."

The manufacturer asserts there is no credible evidence linking acetaminophen to autism spectrum disorder.

"These companies lied for decades, deliberately risking numerous people to line their pockets," Paxton, from the Republican party, stated.

The company commented that it was "very worried by the perpetuation of misinformation on the security of paracetamol and the likely effects that could have on the health of women and children in America."

On its official site, the company also stated it had "regularly reviewed the pertinent research and there is no credible data that shows a verified association between consuming paracetamol and autism."

Organizations speaking for doctors and healthcare providers concur.

ACOG has said acetaminophen - the key substance in acetaminophen - is a restricted selection for expectant mothers to treat discomfort and elevated temperature, which can pose serious health risks if left untreated.

"In more than two decades of studies on the utilization of paracetamol in gestation, no reliable research has successfully concluded that the use of paracetamol in any trimester of gestation leads to brain development issues in offspring," the group stated.

This legal action cites latest statements from the previous government in claiming the drug is potentially dangerous.

Last month, the former president raised alarms from medical authorities when he told women during pregnancy to "struggle intensely" not to take Tylenol when sick.

The FDA then released a statement that doctors should consider limiting the usage of acetaminophen, while also stating that "a causal relationship" between the medication and autism spectrum disorder in children has remains unverified.

The Health Department head Kennedy, who supervises the Food and Drug Administration, had pledged in spring to initiate "comprehensive study program" that would identify the origin of autism in a limited time.

But experts warned that finding a sole reason of autism - believed by scientists to be the consequence of a complicated interplay of genetic and external influences - would be difficult.

Autism is a form of lifelong neurodivergence and condition that influences how persons experience and relate to the world, and is identified using medical professional evaluations.

In his legal document, Paxton - aligned with the former president who is running for federal office - asserts the manufacturer and Johnson & Johnson "willfully ignored and attempted to silence the research" around acetaminophen and autism.

The case seeks to make the corporations "eliminate any marketing or advertising" that asserts acetaminophen is safe for pregnant women.

This legal action parallels the grievances of a group of mothers and fathers of children with autism spectrum disorder and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder who took legal action against the makers of acetaminophen in two years ago.

The court dismissed the legal action, saying studies from the family's specialists was inconclusive.