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We investigated whether the link between prenatal analgesic exposure and asthma\/wheeze is specific to paracetamol, and whether it is causal or confounded.<\/jats:p><jats:p>Using linked Swedish health register data we investigated the relation between various prescribed analgesics in pregnancy and the risk of childhood asthma\/wheeze in a population of 492\u200a999, and used negative paternal control and sibling comparison approaches to explore unmeasured confounding.<\/jats:p><jats:p>After controlling for potential confounders, prescribed opioids, antimigraine drugs and paracetamol were all positively associated with childhood asthma\/wheeze risk at all ages (<jats:italic>e.g.<\/jats:italic>for asthma\/wheeze at age 4\u2005years: adjusted OR 1.39 (95% CI 1.30\u20131.49), 1.19 (95% CI 1.01\u20131.40) and 1.47 (95% CI 1.36\u20131.59) for opioids, antimigraine drugs and paracetamol, respectively). The results of the paternal control analysis did not suggest the presence of unmeasured confounding by genetics or shared environment. 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