US President Donald Trump on Monday (September 22) suggested a connection between the use of over-the-counter pain medication Tylenol during pregnancy and the development of autism, a claim that many medical experts dispute.

“Taking Tylenol is not good. I'll say it. Not good,” Trump said. He added, “You shouldn't give the child a Tylenol every time he gets a shot.”

FDA involvement and Leucovorin approval

Trump said the FDA will be notifying doctors that Tylenol use during pregnancy is associated with an increased risk of autism, although he did not provide supporting evidence.

The FDA had recently approved a version of leucovorin made by GSK for use in a rare metabolic disorder called cerebral folate deficiency, which can lead to neurological symptoms seen in some autism cases.

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