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Trump officials reportedly set to tie Tylenol to autism risk (www.theguardian.com)
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Washington Post says announcement imminent despite guidelines showing drug – known as paracetamol elsewhere - is safe for pregnant women to take

Donald Trump’s administration is on Monday expected to tie pregnant women’s use of the popular medicine Tylenol – known as paracetamol elsewhere in the world – to a risk of autism, contrary to medical guidelines, the Washington Post has reported.

Trump officials are also expected to announce an effort to explore how the drug leucovorin could purportedly and potentially treat autism, according to the Post report published Sunday, which cited four sources with knowledge of the plans who spoke on the condition of anonymity because the announcement had not been made.

Medical guidelines say it is safe for pregnant women to take Tylenol, the over-the-counter pain medication whose active ingredient is known as acetaminophen in the US and paracetamol elsewhere in the world.

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There is nothing to explain because I made no such claim. I’m not sure how you could arrive at an assumption like that. Did you read my comment or did you see the phrase “big pharma” and fill in the rest with assumptions?

Pharma companies make money on patentable drugs that they can monopolize. They pursue the avenues that are likely to be most profitable, and profitability increases when there is less competition. A 100 year old drug that cannot be monopolized is a less profitable pursuit than others which can be monopolized. The condition to be treated is beside the point in the math of profitability.

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