Dr. Mehmet Oz gave a mild walk-back of the Trump administration’s controversial guidance on Tylenol on Wednesday telling TMZ that pregnant women with high temperatures might be advised from their specific doctor to take the fever-reducing drug under certain circumstances.
The Administrator for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services told the outlet’s “TMZ Live” that pregnant women should “take [Tylenol] when it’s appropriate.” Oz opened his interview by saying that no one “should be making health care decisions based on their politics” and urged viewers to “keep an open mind.”
Oz said the administration’s warning was for excessive use of the drug when there are other options available. “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,” Oz told hosts Harvey Levin and Charles Latibeaudiere. Oz clarified that low-grade fevers or minor aches and pains are not a good reason for pregnant women to turn to Tylenol.
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