RegOpsPro™

Unlicensed Medicines Operating Model™

A practical model for special clinical need, lawful sourcing, quality evidence, supply decisions, traceability and continuing oversight.

Special clinical needSource assuranceTraceabilityContinuing need
Unlicensed Medicines model: Clinical need → Supply route → Product & source → Quality evidence → Supply decision → Traceability → Safety signals → Governance
Understand the model→Use the full workspace→Use the Practitioner Guide™→Build outputs→Prepare evidence

The unlicensed medicines execution standard

Connect each requirement to the evidence reviewed, the judgement made, the action taken and the follow-up that demonstrates control.

1. Scope and requirement

Capture the prescriber's request and why an appropriately authorised medicinal product cannot meet the individual patient's special need.

2. Evidence and challenge

Verify product identity, manufacturer, source-country status, supplier legitimacy, formulation, pack, language and provenance.

3. Decision and action

Confirm the request, legal route, source, evidence, quantity and accountable review before supply.

4. Governance and learning

Trend products, prescribers, quantities, sources, repeat requests, complaints and risks to detect routine or inappropriate use.

Use the Practitioner Guide™ for judgement.
Understand the practical questions, decision points and common failures at each stage.
Use the workspace for execution.
Capture evidence references, actions, owners and progress in a consistent eight-stage working record.

Put the model into practice

Use the Practitioner Guide™, workspace and linked sources to build a reviewable evidence trail.

Sources and applicability

UK human-medicines specials. Clinical-trial supply, EAMS, pharmacy exemptions and veterinary medicines need their own applicable route. Licensed-product import assurance remains in the RP-I model. Store references to clinical records, not patient-identifiable information.

Sources checked 21 September 2026. Read historical commentary alongside current official requirements. RegOpsPro scenarios are illustrative working examples. Formal approvals and controlled records remain in your authorised QMS.

View source coverage and knowledge-search scope

Content reviewed 21 September 2026. Verify current requirements and apply them to your specific activities.

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