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UK's health regulator confirms safety of paracetamol during pregnancy
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Posted on September 22, 2025
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The UK's health regulator confirms paracetamol is safe for use during pregnancy, with no evidence linking it to autism. US findings on the matter are pending.
(Reuters) -Britain's health regulator said on Monday it is safe use the pain relief treatment paracetamol and that there is no evidence of it causing autism in children.
The U.S. government will announce its findings on autism later in the day, after the Wall Street Journal reported earlier this month the administration was planning to link the use of Kenvue's pain medication Tylenol by pregnant women to autism.
(Reporting by Unnamalai L in Bengaluru; Editing by Krishna Chandra Eluri)
The UK's health regulator confirmed that it is safe to use paracetamol during pregnancy and found no evidence linking it to autism in children.
The U.S. government is expected to announce its findings on autism later in the day, following reports that it plans to connect the use of Kenvue's pain medication to autism.
According to the UK's health regulator, there is no evidence that paracetamol causes autism in children.
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