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Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is taking legal action against the makers of Tylenol, alleging the companies hid alleged dangers that the medication posed to children's neurological development.

This legal action follows four weeks after Donald Trump promoted an unproven link between using Tylenol - referred to as paracetamol - while pregnant and autism in offspring.

The attorney general is suing the pharmaceutical giant, which once produced the drug, the exclusive pain medication recommended for expectant mothers, and the current manufacturer, which currently produces it.

In a declaration, he claimed they "deceived the public by profiting off of suffering and pushing pills regardless of the dangers."

Kenvue says there is lacking scientific proof tying Tylenol to autism.

"These companies lied for decades, knowingly endangering numerous people to increase profits," Paxton, from the Republican party, stated.

The company stated officially that it was "deeply concerned by the spread of false claims on the reliability of paracetamol and the potential impact that could have on the welfare of American women and children."

On its website, the company also said it had "consistently assessed the relevant science and there is insufficient valid information that shows a proven link between consuming paracetamol and autism."

Groups acting on behalf of doctors and healthcare providers agree.

The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists has stated acetaminophen - the main ingredient in acetaminophen - is among limited choices for pregnant women to treat pain and fever, which can present serious health risks if left untreated.

"In multiple decades of investigation on the use of paracetamol in pregnancy, not a single reputable study has successfully concluded that the usage of acetaminophen in any trimester of pregnancy causes neurological conditions in young ones," the organization said.

This legal action mentions latest statements from the previous government in claiming the medication is potentially dangerous.

Recently, the former president generated worry from medical authorities when he advised expectant mothers to "fight like hell" not to take Tylenol when unwell.

The FDA then issued a notice that physicians should contemplate reducing the use of Tylenol, while also stating that "a direct connection" between the drug and autism in minors has not been established.

Health Secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr, who supervises the Food and Drug Administration, had pledged in spring to initiate "a massive testing and research effort" that would establish the cause of autism spectrum disorder in a short period.

But authorities warned that discovering a single cause of autism spectrum disorder - considered by experts to be the result of a complicated interplay of genetic and environmental factors - would prove challenging.

Autism is a category of permanent neurological difference and disability that affects how individuals perceive and relate to the environment, and is recognized using medical professional evaluations.

In his legal document, the attorney general - aligned with the former president who is running for US Senate - alleges Kenvue and Johnson & Johnson "willfully ignored and sought to suppress the evidence" around acetaminophen and autism.

The lawsuit aims to force the corporations "destroy any promotional materials" that asserts Tylenol is reliable for pregnant women.

The court case echoes the grievances of a assembly of mothers and fathers of young ones with autism spectrum disorder and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder who filed suit against the producers of Tylenol in two years ago.

The court threw out the legal action, stating research from the family's specialists was not conclusive.