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App. Res. of Comp. Printed Article
Vol. 40, 2023 No. 9
2573-2581,2595

Blockchain for drug supply chain management: benefits and problems

Xu Xiang1a
Tian Ning1b,2
Zhao Kejie1a
Lei Hong3
Liu Zhiwei4
1. a. School of Cyberspace Security, b. School of Computer Science & Technology, Hainan University, Haikou 570208, China
2. Warwick Manufacturing Group, The University of Warwick, Coventry CV48UW, UK
3. SSC Holding Company Ltd. , Chengmai Hainan 571924, China
4. Oxford-Hainan Blockchain Research Institute, Chengmai Hainan 571924, China
DOI: 10.19734/j.issn.1001-3695.2023.02.0045

Abstract

Amid the rampant counterfeiting and smuggling of pharmaceuticals, the lack of transparency in the traditional pharmaceutical supply chain has led to a proliferation of illicit activities in the circulation of drugs. The emergence of blockchain has brought light to the drug supply chain, which can achieve process transparency, data sharing, autonomous management, etc. in the drug supply chain. However, it has also brought a series of new problems such as business scalability, system interoperability and regulatory compliance. This paper summarized the advantages of blockchain technology in empowering drug supply chains and several problems that need to be solved urgently in applying blockchain technology to drug supply chain scenarios and possible coping strategies to help improve China's drug supply chain solutions and alleviate the problem of counterfeit drugs. Finally, for the current problems in drug supply chain supervision, this paper proposed a new model that integrates the "governing blockchain by blockchain" architecture, which aimed to overcome the scalability and interoperability problems of current blockchain-based drug supply chain solutions by providing a comprehensive solution and ensuring transparency and accountability throughout the entire supply chain process.

Foundation Support

国家重点研发计划资助项目(2021YFB2101601)
海南省重大科技计划资助项目(ZDKJ2020009)
国家自然科学基金资助项目(62163011)
海南大学科研启动基金资助项目(KYQD(ZR)-21071)

Publish Information

DOI: 10.19734/j.issn.1001-3695.2023.02.0045
Publish at: Application Research of Computers Printed Article, Vol. 40, 2023 No. 9
Section: Survey
Pages: 2573-2581,2595
Serial Number: 1001-3695(2023)09-002-2573-09

Publish History

[2023-04-26] Accepted Paper
[2023-09-05] Printed Article

Cite This Article

徐响, 田宁, 赵科杰, 等. 区块链技术赋能药品供应链：应用与挑战 [J]. 计算机应用研究, 2023, 40 (9): 2573-2581,2595. (Xu Xiang, Tian Ning, Zhao Kejie, et al. Blockchain for drug supply chain management: benefits and problems [J]. Application Research of Computers, 2023, 40 (9): 2573-2581,2595. )

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