Annual Reports for the South Carolina Prescription Monitoring Program

Permanent URI for this collection

The South Carolina Prescription Monitoring Program (SC PMP) became fully operational on February 1, 2008. The purpose of the PMP is to improve the state’s ability to identify and stop diversion of prescription drugs in an efficient and cost-effective manner that will not impede the appropriate medical utilization of licit controlled substances. This summary highlights (1) prescription trends, (2) trends in prescriber and pharmacist PMP utilization, and (3) updates on PMP education efforts. The full report provides details regarding the prescribing patterns of SC prescribers by drug schedule.

Browse

Recent Submissions

  • Publication
    2023 Annual Report
    (2024-05) South Carolina Prescription Drug Monitoring Program
    The South Carolina Prescription Monitoring Program (SC PMP) became fully operational on February 1, 2008. The purpose of the PMP is to improve the state’s ability to identify and stop diversion of prescription drugs in an efficient and cost-effective manner that will not impede the appropriate medical utilization of licit controlled substances. This summary highlights (1) prescription trends, (2) trends in prescriber and pharmacist PMP utilization, and (3) updates on PMP education efforts. The full report provides details regarding the prescribing patterns of SC prescribers by drug schedule.
  • Publication
    2022 annual report
    (South Carolina State Library, 2023-05) South Carolina Prescription Drug Monitoring Program
    The South Carolina Prescription Monitoring Program (SC PMP) became fully operational on February 1, 2008. The purpose of the PMP is to improve the state’s ability to identify and stop diversion of prescription drugs in an efficient and cost-effective manner that will not impede the appropriate medical utilization of licit controlled substances. This summary highlights (1) prescription trends, (2) trends in prescriber and pharmacist PMP utilization, and (3) updates on PMP education efforts. The full report provides details regarding the prescribing patterns of SC prescribers by drug schedule.
  • Publication
    2021 annual report
    (South Carolina State Library, 2022-05) South Carolina Prescription Drug Monitoring Program; South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control
    The South Carolina Prescription Monitoring Program (SC PMP) became fully operational on February 1, 2008. The purpose of the PMP is to improve the state’s ability to identify and stop diversion of prescription drugs in an efficient and cost-effective manner that will not impede the appropriate medical utilization of licit controlled substances. This summary highlights trends in (1) prescription and patient volume from 2016 to 2021 and (2) prescriber and pharmacist PMP utilization from 2017 to 2021. The full report provides details regarding the prescribing patterns of SC prescribers by drug schedule
  • Publication
    2020 annual report
    (South Carolina State Library, 2021-04-08) South Carolina Prescription Drug Monitoring Program; South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control
    The South Carolina Prescription Monitoring Program (SC PMP) became fully operational on February 1, 2008. The purpose of the PMP is to improve the state’s ability to identify and stop diversion of prescription drugs in an efficient and cost-effective manner that will not impede the appropriate medical utilization of licit controlled substances. This summary highlights trends in (1) prescription and patient volume and (2) prescriber and pharmacist utilization from 2015 to 2020.