‘Don’t Take it!’ Trump Flat-Out Tells Pregnant Women to Avoid Using Tylenol
President Donald Trump made his much-touted announcement on autism Monday.
As expected, he advised pregnant women to steer clear of Tylenol and the ingredient acetaminophen, which he stumbled over.
“First, effective immediately, the FDA will be notifying physicians of the use of, well, let’s see how we say that? Acetaminophen. Which is basically commonly known as Tylenol. During pregnancy can be associated with a very increased risk of autism. Taking Tylenol is not good. It’s not good. For this reason they are strongly recommending women limit Tylenol use during pregnancy.”
He continued:
For instance, in cases of extremely high fever that you feel you can’t tough it out, you can’t do it, I guess there is that. It’s a small number of cases, I think. But if you can’t tough it out, if you can’t do it, that’s what you’re gonna have to do. You’ll take a Tylenol but it will be very sparingly. It can be something that’s very dangerous to the woman’s health. In other words, a fever that’s very, very dangerous and ideally a doctor’s decision.
Because I think you shouldn’t take it. You shouldn’t take it during the entire pregnancy. They may tell you ‘toward the end’ of the pregnancy — You shouldn’t take it during the entire.
In a preemptive statement Monday, Johnson & Johnson spinoff Kenvue, the maker of Tylenol, said in a statement, “Acetaminophen is the safest pain reliever option for pregnant women as needed throughout their entire pregnancy. Rigorous research, endorsed by leading medical professionals and global health regulators, confirms there is no credible evidence linking acetaminophen to autism.”
The statement added, “We believe independent, sound science clearly shows that taking acetaminophen does not cause autism. We strongly disagree with any suggestion otherwise and are deeply concerned with the health risk this poses for expecting mothers.”
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