March 19, 2021
Bill seeks to have SC doctors prescribe overdose drug when they give patients opioids
A bill headed through the S.C. Statehouse would require doctors to offer lifesaving overdose reversal drugs to some patients who might potentially need them, even as the largest physicians’ lobbying group in the state expresses concern the law would be an overreach.
March 16, 2021
88% of Americans who received first dose of Pfizer, Moderna COVID-19 vaccines have also completed second dose, CDC study shows
Vaccination of about 88% of Americans who received the first dose of Pfizer/BioNTech or Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccines was complete, a study of over 12 million people by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) showed.
March 1, 2021
FDA Issues Emergency Use Authorization for Third COVID-19 Vaccine
Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued an emergency use authorization (EUA) for the third vaccine for the prevention of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2).
February 15, 2021
In accordance with IRS regulations for federal income tax purposes, a percentage of SCMA annual membership dues may be deducted as a business expense.
In accordance with IRS regulations for federal income tax purposes, a percentage of SCMA annual membership dues may be deducted as a business expense. The SCMA estimates 87.38% of 2020 membership dues are deductible.
February 4, 2021
Expedited Partner Therapy (EPT)
Emergency Room physicians brought up the issue of EPT, or the “clinical practice of treating the sex partners of patients diagnosed with chlamydia or gonorrhea by providing prescriptions or medications to the patient to take to his/her partner without the health care provider first examining the partner
February 2, 2021
2021 SCMA Virtual Annual Meeting Registration Now Open for Members
It is time for the 2021 SCMA Annual Meeting that will allow physicians to receive 14 hours of CME credit, including the hours needed to meet the SC drug course requirements.
January 26, 2021
More contagious COVID-19 variant first discovered in Brazil detected for first time in United States
The Washington Post (1/25, Achenbach) reports, “Minnesota officials announced Monday they have identified a person infected with a highly transmissible variant of the coronavirus that has been spreading at alarming rates in recent weeks in Brazil.”
January 15, 2021
COVID-19 Vaccine Update
The SCMA has continued to push for vaccination access to physicians and in physician offices. Make no mistake - physicians want to be vaccinated and want to vaccinate their patients.
January 11, 2021
2021 SCMA Annual Meeting
Due to the ongoing nature of the COVID-19 pandemic and after thoughtful review and discussion, the SCMA Board of Trustees believes the safest approach for members, attendees, speakers and staff is to move the 2021 SCMA Annual Meeting to a virtual format.
