Tylenol

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Tylenol is the brandname of acetaminophen or paracetamol (the later two are "generic" drug names).[1][2] In the US, Tylenol is owned by Kenvue.[3] Since Septmeber 2025, giving of this drug to by doctors to pregnant women is not encouraged by the Food and Drug Administration due to autism concerns.[4] The drug is used to reduce pain, fever, and relieve the symptoms of allergies, cold, cough, headache, and influenza.

References

  1. Aghababian, Richard V. (October 22, 2010). Essentials of Emergency Medicine. Jones & Bartlett Publishers. p. 814. ISBN 978-1-4496-1846-9.
  2. Ahmad, Jawad (October 17, 2010). Hepatology and Transplant Hepatology: A Case Based Approach. Springer. p. 194. ISBN 978-1-4419-7085-5.
  3. Robbins, Rebecca (22 September 2025). Kenvue, the Company Behind Tylenol, Tries to Navigate Its Latest Crisis. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/22/health/tylenol-autism-kenvue.html. Retrieved 29 September 2025. 
  4. Notice to Physicians on the Use of Acetaminophen During Pregnancy. FDA. September 22, 2025