Securing Controlled Drug Supply Chains: A Blockchain-Powered Approach for Transparency and Traceability

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  • Prashant Ahire, Rahul Patil, Pramod Patil, Rajesh Bharati, Chaya Jadhav, Amey Sawalkar, Ayan Shaikh, Kartik Shewale, Gaurav Shelke

Keywords:

Controlled, Consensus, Decentralization, Ethereum, Immutable, IPFS, Ledger, QR code, Smart Contract, Transparency

Abstract

The advancement in tracking and tracing of controlled substances in today’s world requires special attention, particularly concerning their utilization in patient care. Controlled substances, crucial for medical treatment, are vulnerable to many potential risks such as diversion, illicit distribution, illegal use, lack of transparency, and addiction. This possesses critical risks in the event of tracking and tracing of controlled substances. Due to the associated risks with the controlled substances, government has made law enforcement on the production, distribution, and use of these substances. Even with the government control, the current system for monitoring and tracing is susceptible to tampering and data manipulation because of the manual paperwork and human administered tasks. In response to these challenges, this research paper proposes a fresh perspective leveraging blockchain technology for enhanced and efficient tracking and tracing of controlled substances. With the integration of blockchain technology features such as immutable ledger and decentralization, the proposed system aims to provide a secure, transparent, end to end auditable, and efficient platform for recording the movement and provenance of controlled substances across their supply chain. QR code-based authentication provides easy handling of the drug unit throughout the supply chain. Additionally, a decentralized IPFS (Interplanetary File System) is used for storing the images generated throughout the supply chain of the drug unit.

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27.03.2024

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Pramod Patil, Rajesh Bharati, Chaya Jadhav, Amey Sawalkar, Ayan Shaikh, Kartik Shewale, Gaurav Shelke, P. A. R. P. (2024). Securing Controlled Drug Supply Chains: A Blockchain-Powered Approach for Transparency and Traceability. International Journal of Intelligent Systems and Applications in Engineering, 12(3), 1640–1647. Retrieved from https://ijisae.org/index.php/IJISAE/article/view/5564

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Vol. 12 No. 3 (2024)

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