The Food and Drug Administration begins to change the naming on Tilanol to warn autistic
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced on Monday that it started to change the signs of acetaminophen to indicate that it may cause autism and ADHD in children whose mothers have taken the common pain reliever during pregnancy.
This announcement came after President Trump announced the White House in which he told pregnant women over and over again, “Do not take Tilanol.”
Trump said, “He fought like hell so that he does not take it.”
Acetaminophen, which is usually sold as Tilanol, was available in the United States as a pain reliever, a prescription and decades. It is one of the few easily available options for pregnant women who seek to relieve pain.
This new directive from the Trump administration fly in the face of what many medical societies and organizations say the current flag.
“Within more than two decades of research on the use of acetaminophen in pregnancy, one study has not concluded a good reputation that the use of acetaminophen in any third of pregnancy causes nervous growth disorders in children.”
On Tuesday, Trump called on parents not to give acetaminophen to their children, but he also indicated that he was not completely convinced.
When asked about groups like ACOG that belong to this claim, Trump said: “You know what? You are right.”
“I don’t think they are, because I do not think that the facts are absolutely out. They are fighting for something, in my opinion, they should not fight for it,” he said. “But this is the thing, there is no negative side – unlike the mother, the mother will have, as I say, it is a little difficult.”
“The FDA takes action to make parents and doctors know a wide range of evidence about the potential risks associated with asytaminophen,” Marti Macari, Food and Drug Administration Commissioner (FDA) said in a statement.
“Even with this set of evidence, the choice still belongs to the parents. The precautionary principle may avoid the use of acetaminophen during pregnancy, especially since most low -degree fever does not require treatment. However, it remains reasonable, with pregnant women to use acetaminophen in certain scenarios.”
The Minister of Health and Humanitarian Services, Robert F. Kennedy Junior determines the cause of autism by September this year, but the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) noted that a causal relationship between acetaminophen and neurological conditions has not been confirmed.
The agency said this step is based on a possible “association” between acetaminophen and the diagnosis of autism and ADHD.
“It is important to note that although the relationship between acetaminophen and nervous conditions has been described in many studies, there has been no causal relationship and there are violating studies in scientific literature,” said the Food and Drug Administration.
Tilanol Kenfo manufacturer has opposed the White House’s description of its product.
The company said: “We believe that the independent science, and the proper science clearly shows that eating acetaminophen does not cause autism. We disagree with any other suggestion and we are very interested in the health risks that these expected mothers offer.”
“Acetaminophen is the safest choice for pregnant women as needed throughout their pregnancy. Without it, women face dangerous options: they suffer through cases such as fever that is likely to be harmful to both the mother and child or use more serious alternatives.”
