How do I ask my partner to check medicine ingredients without sounding accusing?
Health"It's the night version. Of course it's different," my partner said, putting a new cold remedy beside the day tablets.
He had bought both because I was unwell. When I turned the boxes over, both listed acetaminophen. Neither of us had taken them together. I said we should check with the pharmacist before deciding what to use, and he snapped, "You could just say thank you."
I did thank him. I also said the big words on the front had nearly persuaded me that the boxes did completely different jobs.
The [FDA warns against taking more than one over-the-counter medicine containing acetaminophen and recommends checking active ingredients](https://www.fda.gov/consumers/consumer-updates/dont-overuse-acetaminophen). I am not trying to work out a combined dose or choose a different drug from internet comments.
The immediate question is going to the pharmacist. The household question is how we stop a similar mix-up without making one person the medicine inspector and the other the person who supposedly cannot shop. He wants to put the boxes away and forget the argument; I want us to look at the drawer together.