The head of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Dr. Mehmet Oz, clarified federal guidance for when it’s safe for pregnant women to take acetaminophen after the Trump administration announced earlier this week that the common pain reliever could be linked to autism.
When asked by CBS News on Sept. 25 about whether recent federal guidelines stipulate whether pregnant women should “never take Tylenol under any circumstance,” Oz said, “Categorically, no.”
The former surgeon and longtime television personality known as Dr. Oz told the outlet that if a pregnant woman develops a fever, a doctor may encourage her to take acetaminophen, which is the active drug in Tylenol….