South Carolina Pharmacist CE

Standard Renewal Requirements

Every South Carolina pharmacist must complete 15 hours of continuing education each year to satisfy license renewal, with all pharmacist licenses active through April 30 of the following year regardless of when the pharmacist was originally licensed. South Carolina no longer requires any of the 15 hours to be completed live so all hours may be completed through home study or online courses with an accredited package like South Carolina Pharmacist CE Package . At least 50% of the 15 hours (7.5 hours) must be in drug therapy or patient management topics , and 1 of the 15 hours must cover controlled substance monitoring . Up to 1 year of excess hours may be carried forward into the following renewal year.

Source: S.C. Code Ann. § 40-43-130, Continuing Education , S.C. LLR Board of Pharmacy — Pharmacist Renewal .

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Conditional Renewal Requirements

Pharmacists certified to administer immunizations must complete 1 hour of immunization-related continuing education each year, counted within the standard 15-hour annual requirement. S.C. Code Ann. § 40-43-130

Pharmacists authorized under a Pharmacy Access Protocol to dispense self-administered hormonal contraceptives must complete 1 hour of related continuing education each year, included in the total of 15 hours annually and not in addition to it. S.C. Code Ann. § 40-43-130

A pharmacist reactivating an inactive license must complete a separate one-time package of 30 continuing education hours, with larger topic-area minimums than the standard annual renewal — this reactivation requirement is distinct from, and should not be confused with, ordinary annual renewal. S.C. Code Ann. § 40-43-130

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First-Time Requirements

A pharmacist is exempt from the continuing education requirement for their first renewal period following initial licensure. S.C. Code Ann. § 40-43-130(D)

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Verification and Reporting

South Carolina pharmacists self-certify completion of their continuing education hours on the renewal application and must maintain an NABP e-Profile ID so completed hours can be tracked and audited through CPE Monitor. Not less than 10% of registrants are randomly selected each year by the Board for an audit of certificates by state drug inspectors. S.C. Code Ann. § 40-43-130

AchieveCE is an ACPE-accredited provider and reports your completed hours directly to CPE Monitor and stores your certificates of completion, so your record is both filed with NABP and backed up if you are ever audited.