Combating Drug Counterfeiting by Tracing Ownership Transfer Using Blockchain Technology

Bali, Vikram; Khanna, Tejaswi; Soni, Pawan; Gupta, Shivam; Chauhan, Shivi; Gupta, Sonika

doi:10.4018/ijehmc.309429

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“…It is a set of timestamped, immutable blocks connected by cryptographic hashes. Each new block that has been inserted at the end of the chain contains a special code or a reference to the data that was added to a previous block [5]. Blockchain technology is mostly used to improve product safety and ensure accurate pharmaceutical product traceability.…”

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Blockchain for Combating Pharmaceutical Drug Counterfeiting and Cold Chain Distribution

Sarkar

2023

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In recent years, pharmaceutical drug traceability systems have been developed as critical tools for improving the digital supply chain's transparency and visibility. Blockchain-based drug traceability proposes a promising solution to create a distributed shared data platform for an irreversible, trustworthy, reliable, and transparent system. This article provides a thorough analysis and summary of the current state of drug traceability distribution research on the blockchain platform by using Hyperledger febric and Hyperledger Besu methodologies. Blockchain based platform, Hyperledger Fabric and Besu meets essential needs for drug traceability such as privacy, dependability, transparency, security, authorization, authentication, and scalability. The Hyperledger Fabric blockchain platform executes drug transactions proficiently and securely in the supply chains within a distributed network of stakeholders. This fabric-enabled private, permissioned distributed network comprising various pharmaceutical stakeholder groups aids in the efficient and secure execution of medication in supply chain transactions. This study also examines the impact of blockchain technology in the healthcare system while exhibiting how some features of this disruptive technology have the potential to transform existing cold chain and drug traceability processes. Blockchain technology embraces significant benefits in the processes of pharmaceutical drug serialization, protecting IoT devices, and ensuring temper-proof transaction sharing. Blockchain is also a potential solution to make use of IoT-enabled vehicles and warehouses for cold chain transportation by using smart sensors to capture critical temperature data. Blockchain-enabled IoT sensors in the cold chain ensure the secure transportation of drugs to pharmaceutical stakeholders in the supply chain network.

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Blockchain for Combating Pharmaceutical Drug Counterfeiting and Cold Chain Distribution

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2023

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“…The ledger is stored in a block that is almost impossible to mold and can be updated only through a consensus protocol agreed by all connected nodes in the blockchain network. Bali et al (2021) have suggested a solution for combating drug counterfeiting by tracing the ownership transfer using blockchain technology. The first practical solution provided by blockchain technology is the cryptocurrency Bitcoin.…”

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Blockchain Application Design and Algorithms for Traceability in Pharmaceutical Supply Chain

Bali¹,

Soni²,

Khanna³

et al. 2021

International Journal of Healthcare Information Systems and Informatics

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Blockchain technology has garnered attention from stakeholders in many domains, including healthcare, governance and supply chain management. In the context of healthcare, traceability of pharmaceutical drugs in a transparent yet secure manner can be made faster and efficient with blockchain. This paper presents a blockchain based solution for traceability known as PharmaChain. The traceability is achieved with application design and algorithms which are proposed in the work. The proposed application can be developed using hyperledger fabric deployed on dockers. The chain codes are written in javascript. The pharmaceutical blockchain proposed in this work consists of manufacturer, wholesaler, retailer and consumer. The right for registering a drug into the blockchain is granted to the manufacturers only and the ownership transfer of the drug is stored. This paper highlights the traceability of ownership transfer of the drug and validates its origin.

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Measuring the Impact of Blockchain-Based Supply Chain Traceability Systems on Consumer Trust

Khanna¹,

Nand²,

Bali³

2022

Advancements in Interdisciplinary Research

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Combating Drug Counterfeiting by Tracing Ownership Transfer Using Blockchain Technology

Cited by 6 publications

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Blockchain for Combating Pharmaceutical Drug Counterfeiting and Cold Chain Distribution

Blockchain for Combating Pharmaceutical Drug Counterfeiting and Cold Chain Distribution

Blockchain Application Design and Algorithms for Traceability in Pharmaceutical Supply Chain

Measuring the Impact of Blockchain-Based Supply Chain Traceability Systems on Consumer Trust

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