Dr. Oz Splits from Trump on Tylenol After Autism Tirade [View all]

Source: Daily Beast

Updated Sep. 24 2025 3:35AM EDT
Published Sep. 23 2025 5:58PM EDT


Dr. Mehmet Oz is backpedaling on Donald Trump’s explosive declaration that pregnant women should never use Tylenol. The president brazenly claimed Monday that acetaminophen—the active ingredient in Tylenol—was responsible for an increase in autism among young children, and instructed pregnant women to “tough it out” and avoid the painkilling drug altogether.

But Oz, who stood behind the president while he made such stunning claims, offered a more cautious stance when asked directly.

In a Tuesday interview with TMZ, the Trump-appointed administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services said pregnant women with high fevers should take Tylenol to lower their body temperature. “If you have a high fever….the doctor’s almost certainly going to prescribe you something, Tylenol might be one of the things they give,” the celebrity doctor assured TMZ Live hosts Harvey Levin and Charles Latibeaudiere, adding: “That’s not the problem.”

He told the hosts that it “might be true” taking acetaminophen for low-grade fevers during pregnancy is safe. “We don’t know,” he said. “Take it when it’s appropriate,” he said. “Acetaminophen’s probably your best option, but take it when you really need it.”

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These men trying to control women's and have ZERO clue at how pain manifests with her related to anything dealing with her reproductive system - whether it's the menstrual cycle itself or pregnancy.