PharmaCrypt: Blockchain for Critical Pharmaceutical Industry to Counterfeit Drugs
Neetesh Saxena, Ieuan Thomas, Prosanta Gope, Pete Burnap, Neeraj Kumar
Abstract
This research analyzes the impact of counterfeit drugs on the health-care supply chain industry and evaluates the solutions currently in place to reduce the number of counterfeits coming to the market. Feedback information obtained from industry professionals is used to build requirements for PharmaCrypt, a new blockchain-driven tool.
Topics & Concepts
CounterfeitBlockchainCounterfeit DrugsSupply chainPharmaceutical industryComputer scienceComputer securityHealth careHealthcare industryBusinessRisk analysis (engineering)MarketingEconomic growthEconomicsPharmacologyMedicineLawPolitical scienceBlockchain Technology Applications and SecurityPharmaceutical Quality and Counterfeiting