The European Union and British health authorities confirmed the safety of paracetamol during pregnancy and disputes a warning from US President Donald Trump that links the popular pain medication to autism.
The World Health Organization said on Tuesday that proof of a link remained inconsistent and insisted on caution when drawing conclusions.
On Monday, Trump had linked autism to the use of vaccination in children and taking Tylenol by women during pregnancy, so that claims are not supported by scientific evidence for the foreground of American health policy.
The European Medicines Agency said on Tuesday that there was no new evidence that changes would require the current recommendations of the region for the use of paracetamol, known as Tylenol in the United States, during pregnancy.
“Available evidence has not been related to paracetamol during pregnancy and autism,” said the EMA in a statement, adding paracetamol could be used during pregnancy when needed, although with the lowest effective dose and frequency. On Monday, the British health ruler said it was safe to use.
“The evidence remains inconsistent,” spokesperson Tarik Jasarevic told a Geneva press conference when he was asked about a possible link between paracetamol use during pregnancy and autism.
He did not quote -specified studies that pointed to a possible link, but said that this was not confirmed by subsequent investigation. “This lack of replacement really requires caution when drawing casual conclusions,” he said.
In a very unusual press conference in the White House on Monday, Trump gave medical advice to pregnant women and parents of young children, repeatedly that they should not use or manage the painkiller and suggest that frequently occurring vaccines are not taken together or so early in a child’s life.
Trump’s advice against that of medical societies, which have cited data from countless studies that show that Acetaminophen, the active ingredient in Tylenol, plays a safe role in the well -being of pregnant women.
Asked to further elaborate on Trump’s comments, Jasarevic added that vaccines did not cause autism and confirmed their life -saving qualities. “This is something that science has proven, and these things should not really be questioned,” he added.
