How patients can use medicines before authorisation

In Ireland, medicines need to be authorised before a patient can use them. 

Sometimes, there is no authorised medicine available to treat a patient’s illness or to meet their medical needs. When this happens, a patient may be able to get access to medicines by the following two ways: 

1.Clinical trials

2.Exempt Medicinal Products (EMP)

https://www.hpra.ie/regulation/human-medicine/patients-and-healthcare-professionals/access-to-medicines-before-authorisation