Supply chain

Business

Counterfeit

Operating system

Risk analysis (engineering)

Software engineering

Marketing

Political science

Encryption

Traceability

Harm

Counterfeit Drugs

Blockchain

Computer science

Process (computing)

Computer security

The main issues with drug safety in the counterfeit medicine supply chain, are to do with how the drugs are initially manufactured. The traceability of right and active pharmaceutical ingredients during actual manufacture is a difficult process, so detecting drugs that do not contain the intended active ingredients can ultimately lead to end-consumer patient harm or even death. Blockchain's advanced features make it capable of providing a basis for complete traceability of drugs, from manufacturer to end consumer, and the ability to identify counterfeit-drug. This paper aims to address the issue of drug safety using Blockchain and encrypted QR(quick response) code security.

Traceability of counterfeit medicine supply chain through Blockchain