Some common generic drugs may increase the risk of a baby having autism if taken by the baby’s mother while pregnant, researchers said in a new study.
Women prescribed the medications, including the statin known as Lipitor, had a 1.47-fold higher risk of having a child diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), according to the paper, which was published by the Molecular Psychiatry journal on April 16.
Researchers identified the elevated risk by analyzing data from the health care database Epic Cosmos, focusing on records of women and children for births that occurred between 2014 and 2023. Records for follow-up ran through December 2025….