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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Gloria Oladipo and Chris Stein

Texas sues Tylenol makers alleging deceptive marketing to pregnant people

Boxes of Tylenol on display on a pharmacy shelf
Tylenol for sale at a pharmacy in New York. Photograph: Kylie Cooper/Reuters

Ken Paxton, the Texas attorney general, filed a lawsuit against the makers of Tylenol, claiming they deceptively marketed the pain medication to pregnant people despite alleged risks of autism and attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in children.

Paxton filed the suit on Tuesday in Texas state court against Johnson & Johnson, the creators of Tylenol, and Kenvue, a Johnson & Johnson spinoff company which has sold Tylenol since 2023.

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