Tylenol’s 2017 Tweet About Pregnancy Reemerges
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In February 2017, it advised another social media user — who had praised Tylenol "for being pregnancy safe" — to seek a clinician’s advice: "Thanks for the shout out Carrie!" Tylenol wrote. "Just make sure to talk to your doctor before taking Tylenol while you're pregnant."
After Donald Trump and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. called for a warning label to be added to Tylenol bottles, Austin doctors explain the science and the safety to their pregnant patients
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President Donald Trump has announced his administration is recommending women limit Tylenol use during pregnancy unless necessary.
Fevers during pregnancy can be dangerous, and acetaminophen is the go-to treatment for them. Doctors worry what will happen if women are afraid to take it.
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Read the Letter FDA Sent Doctors on Tylenol Use in Pregnancy
In the spirit of patient safety and prudent medicine, clinicians should consider minimizing the use of acetaminophen during pregnancy for routine low-grade fevers. This consideration should also be balanced with the fact that acetaminophen is the safest over-the-counter alternative in pregnancy among all analgesics and antipyretics;
Republican Sen. Bill Cassidy, a Louisiana doctor who chairs the Senate health committee, is calling on the Department of Health and Human Services to release any evidence tying acetaminophen use during pregnancy to autism,
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Is Tylenol safe to use during pregnancy? What Illinois health agencies want patients to know
President Donald Trump claims Tylenol use during pregnancy is linked to autism in children. Find out what medical experts in Illinois say.
The rates of maternal psychiatric disorders diagnosed before, during, and after pregnancy increased over time from 2003 to 2019 in Sweden. While the risks for most psychiatric conditions reduced during pregnancy and postpartum compared to that during preconception, depression and psychosis risk increased shortly after delivery.
President Trump said on Monday that Tylenol use during pregnancy could lead to autism, a claim that is unproven.
Researchers reviewing 46 studies found evidence linking prenatal acetaminophen (Tylenol) exposure with higher risks of autism and ADHD. The FDA has since urged caution, echoing scientists’ advice that the drug be used only at the lowest effective dose and shortest duration.