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  • Supply Chain Management
  • Information Technology
  • Pharmaceutical Sciences

Background:

  • Complex medicine supply chains lack transparency and data provenance, leading to counterfeit drugs, illegal imports, and product wastage.
  • Current systems struggle with visibility, compromising product integrity and increasing manufacturing costs.
  • Enhanced pharmaceutical traceability is critical for patient safety and cost reduction.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop a cloud-based, blockchain-powered architecture for pharmaceutical supply chain traceability.
  • To address challenges in data storage, privacy, and quality assurance within the medicine supply chain.
  • To improve the identification of counterfeit and cross-border pharmaceutical products.

Main Methods:

  • Implemented a framework using tagging for activity identification and secure information sharing.
  • Utilized cloud storage with off-chain Interplanetary File System (IPFS) and on-chain CouchDB.
  • Leveraged Hyperledger Blockchain and smart contracts for electronic drug records and regulator-controlled access.

Main Results:

  • The system effectively identifies false and cross-border products by verifying manufacturer and country of origin.
  • Scanning capabilities were demonstrated to detect counterfeit medications, highlighting unauthorized products.
  • Experimental results confirmed the efficiency and usability of the designed traceability platform.

Conclusions:

  • The proposed blockchain-based system enhances pharmaceutical supply chain transparency and security.
  • It provides a robust solution for tracking medical products, ensuring quality assurance, and preventing counterfeit drugs.
  • The system offers a scalable and efficient approach to improving the integrity of the global pharmaceutical supply chain.