ᴘʜᴀʀᴍᴀᴄʏ-ʀᴇʟᴀᴛᴇᴅ ʀᴇꜰᴇʀs ᴛᴏ ᴀ sɪᴛᴜᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ᴡʜᴇʀᴇ ᴀɴ ɪɴᴅɪᴠɪᴅᴜᴀʟ ᴄᴏɴsᴜᴍᴇs ᴀɴ ᴇxᴄᴇssɪᴠᴇ ᴀᴍᴏᴜɴᴛ ᴏꜰ ᴍᴇᴅɪᴄᴀᴛɪᴏɴ, ᴇɪᴛʜᴇʀ ᴀᴄᴄɪᴅᴇɴᴛᴀʟʟʏ ᴏʀ ɪɴᴛᴇɴᴛɪᴏɴᴀʟʟʏ, ᴅᴜᴇ ᴛᴏ ɪᴍᴘʀᴏᴘᴇʀ ᴘʀᴇsᴄʀɪʙɪɴɢ, ᴅɪsᴘᴇɴsɪɴɢ, ᴏʀ ᴍɪsᴜsᴇ ᴏꜰ ᴘʜᴀʀᴍᴀᴄᴇᴜᴛɪᴄᴀʟ ᴅʀᴜɢs. ᴛʜɪs ᴄᴀɴ ᴏᴄᴄᴜʀ ᴡʜᴇɴ ᴀ ᴘʜᴀʀᴍᴀᴄɪsᴛ ᴘʀᴏᴠɪᴅᴇs ɪɴᴄᴏʀʀᴇᴄᴛ ᴅᴏsᴀɢᴇs, ᴀ ᴘᴀᴛɪᴇɴᴛ ᴍɪsᴜɴᴅᴇʀsᴛᴀɴᴅs ᴜsᴀɢᴇ ɪɴsᴛʀᴜᴄᴛɪᴏɴs, ᴏʀ ᴡʜᴇɴ ᴍᴜʟᴛɪᴘʟᴇ ᴍᴇᴅɪᴄᴀᴛɪᴏɴs ɪɴᴛᴇʀᴀᴄᴛ ᴅᴀɴɢᴇʀᴏᴜsʟʏ. ᴘʀᴇsᴄʀɪᴘᴛɪᴏɴ ᴏᴘɪᴏɪᴅs, sᴇᴅᴀᴛɪᴠᴇs, ᴀɴᴅ sᴛɪᴍᴜʟᴀɴᴛs ᴀʀᴇ ᴄᴏᴍᴍᴏɴ ᴄᴜʟᴘʀɪᴛs ᴏꜰ ᴘʜᴀʀᴍᴀᴄʏ-ʀᴇʟᴀᴛᴇᴅ ᴏᴠᴇʀᴅᴏsᴇs. sʏᴍᴘᴛᴏᴍs ᴍᴀʏ ɪɴᴄʟᴜᴅᴇ ʀᴇsᴘɪʀᴀᴛᴏʀʏ ᴅɪsᴛʀᴇss, ᴄᴏɴꜰᴜsɪᴏɴ, sᴇɪᴢᴜʀᴇs, ᴏʀ ᴇᴠᴇɴ ᴄᴏᴍᴀ. ᴘʀᴇᴠᴇɴᴛɪɴɢ sᴜᴄʜ ᴏᴠᴇʀᴅᴏsᴇs ʀᴇǫᴜɪʀᴇs ᴘʀᴏᴘᴇʀ ᴍᴇᴅɪᴄᴀʟ sᴜᴘᴇʀᴠɪsɪᴏɴ, ᴄʟᴇᴀʀ ʟᴀʙᴇʟɪɴɢ, ᴀɴᴅ ᴘᴜʙʟɪᴄ ᴀᴡᴀʀᴇɴᴇss ᴀʙᴏᴜᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ʀɪsᴋs ᴏꜰ ᴍᴇᴅɪᴄᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ᴍɪsᴜsᴇ.