THE European Agency (EMA) and the World Health Organization responded to yesterday’s allegations Donald Trump And they announced that they do not find a link between the use of paracetamol during pregnancy and autism.
US President Donald Trump made another outrageous statement Monday (22/9/2025) By connecting autism to taking acetaminophen (paracetamol) during pregnancywithout the slightest scientific documentation leaving the scientists uneasy.
The Organization denies Trump’s words and stresses that there is no new evidence to dictate changes to the European Union’s current recommendations on the use of paracetamol.
EMA reiterates that paracetamol can be used during pregnancy at the lowest effective dose, as soon as possible and with the lowest possible frequency.
Trump linked autism to the use of popular Tylenol analgesic analgesic during pregnancy. The connection became arbitrarily and is not based on scientific data.
World Health Organization
The data do not refer to a connection between the use of paracetamol during pregnancy and autism, and the value of vaccines that save lives should not be questioned, a World Health Organization spokesman said.
“The figures do not refer” to a connection, Tariq Yaserevic said during a press conference in Geneva.
“We know that vaccines do not cause autism. Vaccines, as I have said, save countless lives. This is something that science has shown and these issues should not be questioned, “he added.
The response of the company’s representatives
In a statement representatives of the company Manufactured by Tylenol, Kenvue, to the BBC, said: “We believe that independent and valid science clearly shows that taking paracetamol does not cause autism. We strongly disagree with any opposite proposal and we are deeply concerned about the health risk that it has for future mothers. “
Paracetamol, the active ingredient of the Tylenol drug, is the safest choice of painkillers for pregnant women, added, and without it, women face a dangerous compromise between treatments such as fever or more dangerous alternatives.
The company said earlier this month that it had participated in a “scientific conversation” on the issue with US Ministry of Health and Human Services officials and urged pregnant women consult their doctor before taking any medicine No medical prescription.
Experts and scientific studies
Experts have warned that the search for the causes of autism spectrum, a complex syndrome that has been investigated for decades is not a simple matter.
According to researchers, their widespread view is that there is no unique reason for autism, which is considered the result of a complex combination of genetic and environmental factors.
Different studies have examined the relationship between the use of paracetamol during pregnancy and the development of autism spectrum in children, and experts say that the scientific basis of this theory is not sufficiently proven.
“We recommend the prudent use of paracetamol- the lowest effective dose, the shortest duration- under medical guidance, adapted to individual risk-benefit estimates, instead of a wide restriction,” the researchers wrote.