pharmaceuticals would be classed as narcotics in the wrong hands.
Why else would a medical ship need 6 escorts.
And dropping narcotics makes much more sense for a medical ship than dropping a mix of random cargo that would be typical for a trader. It is now already happening because of the word 'medical' in the ships name, but it looks better, in my opinion, to define it explicit.
You ask Maik for an account on the Wiki, and/or request someone to add it for you..
(Which I've now done.. but only on the OXP list. A separate page for it is a bit more work, and you'd likely want more input into how it looks, so I've left that alone for now)
Most games have some sort of paddling-pool-and-water-wings beginning to ease you in: Oolite takes the rather more Darwinian approach of heaving you straight into the ocean, often with a brick or two in your pockets for luck. ~ Disembodied