Washington Post says announcement imminent despite guidelines showing drug – known as paracetamol elsewhere - is safe for pregnant women to take
Donald Trump’s administration is on Monday expected to tie pregnant women’s use of the popular medicine Tylenol – known as paracetamol elsewhere in the world – to a risk of autism, contrary to medical guidelines, the Washington Post has reported.
Trump officials are also expected to announce an effort to explore how the drug leucovorin could purportedly and potentially treat autism, according to the Post report published Sunday, which cited four sources with knowledge of the plans who spoke on the condition of anonymity because the announcement had not been made.
Medical guidelines say it is safe for pregnant women to take Tylenol, the over-the-counter pain medication whose active ingredient is known as acetaminophen in the US and paracetamol elsewhere in the world.
I wouldnt. Like, the symptoms can be inconvenient, but I find the prospect of even imagining what my personality and thought process would be like if I suddenly wasnt autistic to be difficult enough that if a drug that suppressed it suddenly came out, I probably would be too anxious to actually take it. Certainly wouldnt ignore child abuse over it.
It was more so a statement of my disbelief in his ability to do so. I’m happy you’re satisfied with who you are. Unfortunately, that’s not everyone’s reality. Honestly, I probably wouldn’t take it either until it’s been thoroughly tested, same as everything else I do or don’t take, but if I could tell with certainty it was safe, I’d try it in a heartbeat. Maybe next century we’ll know for sure, but I’m highly doubtful that drug has literally any potential at all.
It is very likely that we know the mechanism and treatment for autism. It is possible that adults may not benefit as much from treatment as children, but more clinical trials are needed. Because the treatment involves a well known 100-year-old drug that big pharma can’t monopolize, they haven’t exactly jumped at the chance to accelerate more trials. Those that have been done so far have been nothing short of miraculous.
I recommend the following reading and studies.
https://brainfoundation.org/suramin-for-autism-update-2023/
https://tacanow.org/family-resources/medical-article-common-medical-issues/the-cell-danger-response-in-autism/
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10626700/
Please tell me you understand that other places exist.
Where is this magical place untainted by capitalism?
Please tell me how exactly “big pharma” profits from autism.
There is nothing to explain because I made no such claim. I’m not sure how you could arrive at an assumption like that. Did you read my comment or did you see the phrase “big pharma” and fill in the rest with assumptions?
Pharma companies make money on patentable drugs that they can monopolize. They pursue the avenues that are likely to be most profitable, and profitability increases when there is less competition. A 100 year old drug that cannot be monopolized is a less profitable pursuit than others which can be monopolized. The condition to be treated is beside the point in the math of profitability.
Dude…tetrabenezine was a very old cheap drug that was patented again just a few years ago for Huntington disease.
You don’t have a clue how drug patents work.
What are you talking about.
Any drug can be patented again on a new use. This conspiracy theory comes from hydroxychloroquine days and it was bullshit then.
Anyone can get rich patenting an old drug, you just need to PROVE it actually works for that new disease.
And get back to Reddit…you linked a study that actually proves suramin is 100% safe but completely ineffective in a trial of only 44 with no placebo controls.