Considerations for the Off-Label Use of Medications in Oncology

Practicing at the VA, one of our roles there is to really assess for the off-label use of medications whether or not there is enough evidence to support allowing a prescription to go through and reach a patient. And so we’re often in that situation where we’re trying to make a decision about a physician who would like to treat a patient with a medication that’s not indicated and we’re kind of the barrier. We’re one of the final people who are able to review that before allowing it to go through the system. So it’s definitely an issue that we deal with on a regular basis.

Announcements

 

The Albany Law Journal of Science & Technology's 20th Anniversary Symposium on Assisted Reproductive Technology will be taking place on October 28, 2010 commencing at 1:00pm !

For more information email Katherine Alexander (kalexander@albanylaw.edu) 

 

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The Journal of Science & Technology is pleased to announce that it has recently been ranked eighth in the nation in a recent ranking of student edited intellectual property law journals. The rankings were conducted by Patentlyo.com, a leading law patent blog. The rankings are based on information gathered by the Washington & Lee Law Library, as well the frequency with which the journal is cited by court cases and other publications.

 

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The Journal of Science & Technology is proud to announce that Theresa Stadheim, author of "Rambus, N-Data, and the FTC: Creating Efficient Incentives in Patent Holders and Optimizing Consumer Welfare in Standardsetting Organizations" (see 19 ALB. L.J. SCI. & TECH. 483 (2009) ), has won the 2009-2010 ABA Student Writing Competition.  Congratulations Theresa!

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Congratulations and a big warm welcome to the Journal's newly elected 2010-2011 executive board!!

 

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We have recently made the switch to paperless subediting.  Although this is a new process for us, the transition was a great success!