Health Minister Mark Butler has expressed his desire to seek urgent advice into the US President’s claims of paracetamol use during pregnancy being linked to autism.

The announcement from the Trump administration proposes a new treatment for autism after claiming paracetamol use during pregnancy is linked to the neurological and developmental disorder, sparking concerns from the Australian government.

US President Donald Trump fronted a press conference alongside Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F Kennedy Jr and Mehmet Oz, the administrator of the Centres for Medicare and Medicaid Services, to announce the Autism Action Plan on Monday, Washington time.

The action plan includes the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issuing a physician notice and initiating a safety labe

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