If you are in pain, you take a paracetamol: it is almost a matter of course in Belgium. But according to US President Donald Trump, that is not so innocent: the painkiller would cause autism during pregnancy. “The statement has been firmly drawn out of proportion, but there are indeed other things you need to know about the painkiller,” say pharmacologist Hans de Loof and toxicologist Jan Tytgat. They tell what side effects are certainly occurring in our country and whether ibuprofen is a better option.
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After Trump’s statement: how safe is paracetamol? “If you take it too much, it can cause serious damage to the liver”
Bytaketonews
Sep 23, 2025