The Canadian Pharmacists Association has put together a resource preempting questions expectant mothers are likely to have about the common pain reliever.
Dr. Richard Frye told The Associated Press that he’d been talking with federal regulators about developing his own customized version of the drug for children with autism, assuming more research would be required.
‘Health Canada currently maintains that there is no conclusive evidence that using acetaminophen as directed during pregnancy causes autism or other neurodevelopmental disorders.’
The University of Calgary Cumming School of Medicine is involved in the research with two other universities, leading to a rare double publication in the journals Nature and Nature Medicine.