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Scientist behind Trump's Tylenol claims was paid to give evidence against drug maker
Last month Dr Andrea Baccarelli, a senior public health academic at Harvard University, co-authored a review that linked acetaminophen — the active ingredient used in Tylenol — to autism and warned that pregnant women should “limit” their consumption of the drug.
During a press conference on Monday, Dr Marty Makary, commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration, cited Baccarelli’s study — along with two others — as justification for officially advising pregnant women against taking Tylenol. Dr Makary said Baccarelli’s review “found the overwhelming body of evidence points to an association” and quoted the Harvard academic directly as saying: “We cannot wait any longer.”
But in the summer of 2023 Baccarelli served as an expert witness during a class action lawsuit against Kenvue, the maker of Tylenol. A group of parents filed the suit in 2022 with a New York federal court, alleging their children’s autism and ADHD was a result of prenatal use of acetaminophen, which is called paracetamol outside North America.
The complainants engaged five experts, including Baccarelli, to testify in their case. But in December 2023 their testimonies were dismissed by a federal judge, Denise Cote, who found their views to be “unreliable”.
During a press conference on Monday, Dr Marty Makary, commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration, cited Baccarelli’s study — along with two others — as justification for officially advising pregnant women against taking Tylenol. Dr Makary said Baccarelli’s review “found the overwhelming body of evidence points to an association” and quoted the Harvard academic directly as saying: “We cannot wait any longer.”
But in the summer of 2023 Baccarelli served as an expert witness during a class action lawsuit against Kenvue, the maker of Tylenol. A group of parents filed the suit in 2022 with a New York federal court, alleging their children’s autism and ADHD was a result of prenatal use of acetaminophen, which is called paracetamol outside North America.
The complainants engaged five experts, including Baccarelli, to testify in their case. But in December 2023 their testimonies were dismissed by a federal judge, Denise Cote, who found their views to be “unreliable”.
https://www.thetimes.com/article/aa7fff5a-d267-440f-a544-a3cd75c33416