Trump’s autism claims spark backlash as Ireland’s Panadol hub makes 6.5bn tablets a year

Donald Trump’s claims linking Tylenol use in pregnancy to autism were rejected by Irish doctors and industry leaders as baseless

Haleon's Dungarvan production facility produces 6.5bn Panadol tablets every year.

Ireland is a major production base for paracetamol, the painkiller now in the spotlight after the Trump administration’s unproven attempt to link Tylenol use during pregnancy to autism.

US president Donald Trump has claimed that taking Tylenol — the popular US pain reliever whose key ingredient is paracetamol — during pregnancy causes autism.