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BMJ Review: No Link Between Acetaminophen and Autism

11/10/2025

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Story summary

The British Medical Journal (BMJ) published a review finding no credible link between acetaminophen use during pregnancy and autism or ADHD.
The review analyzed nine systematic reviews and found confidence to be low to critically low.
Many earlier studies did not account for familial genetic and environmental factors.
Only one review included adjusted confounders and found no significant association, underscoring the need for high-quality studies.

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Story summary

The British Medical Journal (BMJ) published a review finding no credible link between acetaminophen use during pregnancy and autism or ADHD.
The review analyzed nine systematic reviews and found confidence to be low to critically low.
Many earlier studies did not account for familial genetic and environmental factors.
Only one review included adjusted confounders and found no significant association, underscoring the need for high-quality studies.