Traceability of counterfeit medicine supply chain through Blockchain

The main issues with drug safety in the counterfeit medicine supply chain, are to do with how the drugs are initially manufactured. The traceability of right and active pharmaceutical ingredients during actual manufacture is a difficult process, so detecting drugs that do not contain the intended ac...

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Published inInternational Conference on Communication Systems and Networks (Online) pp. 568 - 570
Main Authors Kumar, Randhir, Tripathi, Rakesh
Format Conference Proceeding
LanguageEnglish
Published IEEE 01.01.2019
Subjects
Blockchain
Drug safety
Drugs
medical supply chain
Organizations
Public key
Safety
Supply chains
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ISSN2155-2509
DOI10.1109/COMSNETS.2019.8711418

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Summary:The main issues with drug safety in the counterfeit medicine supply chain, are to do with how the drugs are initially manufactured. The traceability of right and active pharmaceutical ingredients during actual manufacture is a difficult process, so detecting drugs that do not contain the intended active ingredients can ultimately lead to end-consumer patient harm or even death. Blockchain's advanced features make it capable of providing a basis for complete traceability of drugs, from manufacturer to end consumer, and the ability to identify counterfeit-drug. This paper aims to address the issue of drug safety using Blockchain and encrypted QR(quick response) code security.
ISSN:2155-2509
DOI:10.1109/COMSNETS.2019.8711418