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Blockchain technology in the pharmaceutical industry: a systematic review
Nazik Zakari1, Muna Al-Razgan2, Amani Alsaadi2
1Nursing Department, College of Applied Sciences, Al Maarefa University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Peerj. Computer Science
|May 31, 2022
Summary
Blockchain technology enhances pharmaceutical supply chains by improving transparency and preventing counterfeit drugs. This systematic review analyzes its adoption, applications, and future directions in the industry.
Area of Science:
- Pharmaceutical Sciences
- Information Technology
- Supply Chain Management
Background:
- The pharmaceutical industry faces challenges like lack of transparency, product traceability issues, and counterfeit drugs.
- Blockchain technology offers potential solutions to enhance trust and security in pharmaceutical processes.
Purpose of the Study:
- To systematically review and analyze the literature on the adoption of blockchain technology in the pharmaceutical industry.
- To identify key application areas, emerging topics, challenges, and future research directions.
Main Methods:
- A systematic literature review was conducted using seven databases.
- A snowball workflow was employed for screening, appraisal, and selection of relevant papers, resulting in 38 studies.
- Studies were analyzed and discussed based on blockchain application areas and emerging themes.
Main Results:
- Key application areas include counterfeit drug prevention, drug distribution, tracking and tracing, and safety/security.
- Counterfeit drug prevention emerged as the most frequent application area.
- Emerging topics identified were data governance, data quality, pharmaceutical turnover, and prescription drug monitoring.
Conclusions:
- Blockchain technology presents significant opportunities to address critical issues in the pharmaceutical industry.
- Further research is needed to overcome challenges and fully realize the potential of blockchain in areas like data governance and drug monitoring.
Keywords:
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