Anti Drug Counterfeit Using Blockchain Technology

EasyChair Preprint 14655

Abstract

According to a WHO report, about 10.5% of prescription drugs in low/middle income countries are counterfeit, and such drugs can pose a serious threat to public health, sometimes leading to death. Keeping this threat in mind, this paper proposes a blockchain-based model to track the movement of drugs from the industry to the patient and reduce the likelihood of drug counterfeiting. Reasons for using blockchain technology include the immutable nature and ease of tracking organizations in the supply chain. Through this proposed model, manufacturers can upload the relevant details of the drug, after which hospitals and pharmacies can approve drugs according to their requirements. To implement this model, the Ethereum Blockchain is used because it is more proofed than existing protocols. The implementation of the proposed blockchain-based model shows that the model can successfully detect counterfeit drugs of any kind. It will be useful for users affected by fake medicine. In addition, we can track the movement of a drug from the factory to the patient who uses the drug.

Keyphrases: Block chain, Blockchain, Counterfeit, Ethereum, Pharmaceutical Industry, counterfeit drug, drug, pharmaceutical supply chain, supply chain

@booklet{EasyChair:14655,
  author    = {C G Nivetheni and S Saagarika and Dr.A. Kannammal},
  title     = {Anti Drug Counterfeit Using Blockchain Technology},
  howpublished = {EasyChair Preprint 14655},
  year      = {EasyChair, 2024}}