Category: Paracetamol Syrup

CVS and Walmart Facing Lawsuits for Selling Painkillers Blamed for Causing Autism

Retailers of pain relievers acetaminophen (APAP), popularly known as paracetamol, are facing a slew of lawsuits alleging that women who took the drug during pregnancies ended up giving birth to children with neurological issues like autism and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). According to one lawsuit, filed by plaintiff Tiffany Rutledge against Walmart, the plaintiff took APAP…


Gambia Probes Link Between Child Deaths and a Paracetamol Syrup

BANJUL—Gambia’s government is investigating whether the deaths of dozens of young children from kidney failure in recent months are linked to a paracetamol syrup, the head of the country’s health service said on Thursday. A spike in cases of acute kidney injury among children under the age of five was detected in late July. As…