A semantic blockchain-based system for drug traceability
Résumé
Drug traceability is currently a very challenging area given the complexity of several issues, including drug quality and counterfeit medications. The counterfeited drugs have a major impact on human life, treatment outcomes and economic burden. To deal with these issues, we propose a semantic blockchain-based system for drug traceability that aims at detecting counterfeit drugs in order to improve the patients’ safety and quality of life as well as eliminating manufacturers’ potential loss and increasing their revenue. Our proposal is based on blockchain and semantic web technologies to enhance the representation capability of data in the pharmaceutical supply chain.