WEST VIRGINIA (WVNS) - Known as the active ingredient in the over-the counter medication Tylenol, acetaminophen is the most common drug ingredient in the United States, according to the Consumer Healthcare Products Association.

The ingredient is found in more than 600 medications.

U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services, Robert Kennedy Jr. also implied a link between autism cases and use of the medication during pregnancy.

"Clinical and laboratory studies suggest a potential association between acetaminophen used during pregnancy and adverse or developmental outcomes including later diagnoses of ADHD and autism," he said. Some experts disagree on this. Bright Future Learning Services Founder, Jill Scarbro-Mclaury said it is important to distinguish correlation from causation. She ga

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