The administration said that use of acetaminophen, the active ingredient in Tylenol, during pregnancy is linked to autism. World health officials have since rejected the administration’s claim.

Dr. Doug Phelan, a primary care physician in Windham, said there's no clear evidence supporting a link between autism and Tylenol use by pregnant patients. The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists said that decades of research has not shown a concrete connection between the drug and neurological developmental disorders.

“I've already started to get messages from patients asking about it. We certainly talk about it in the office,” Phelan said. “I'm sure everywhere there are medical providers, they're talking about these types of things as they come up.”

Phelan said that

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