Judge smacks down Texas AG's request to block Tylenol ads
5 days ago
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- #Autism
- Texas Judge rejects request to bar Tylenol's maker from claiming the medication is safe for pregnant women and children.
- Judge also denies request to block Kenvue from distributing $400 million in dividends to shareholders.
- Case involves unproven claim that Tylenol causes autism, initially promoted by Trump and Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
- Scientific studies have not shown a link between Tylenol and autism; some flawed studies suggest an association.
- Tylenol is considered the safest pain and fever medication for use during pregnancy.
- Texas AG Ken Paxton sued Kenvue and Johnson & Johnson for deceptive marketing, seeking fines and changes in marketing practices.