Traceability of Pharmaceutical Drugs throughout the Supply Chain using Blockchain
Anita Kanavalli1, Parth Venkatesh2, Shiv Dutt Tripathi3, Shubham Kumar4, Adi V Chari5

1Dr. Anita Kanavalli, H.O.D CSE, Ramaiah Institute of Technology, Bangalore, India.
2Shiv Dutt Tripathi*, CSE, Ramaiah Institute of Technology, Bangalore, India.
3Parth Venkatesh, CSE, Ramaiah Institute of Technology, Bangalore, India.
4Shubham Kumar, CSE, Ramaiah Institute of Technology, Bangalore, India.
5Adi V Chari, CSE, Ramaiah Institute of Technology, Bangalore, India. 

Manuscript received on June 08, 2020. | Revised Manuscript received on June 25, 2020. | Manuscript published on June 30, 2020. | PP: 1167-1173 | Volume-9 Issue-5, June 2020. | Retrieval Number: E9863069520/2020©BEIESPP | DOI: 10.35940/ijeat.E9863.069520
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Abstract: The pharmaceutical industry is prone to many risks and the effect of these risks propagating to patients is enormous. Just like other sectors, the pharmaceutical sector can also benefit from new methodologies in the supply chain network. More effective supply chain management can benefit the pharmaceutical industry by reducing the risks from the current challenges being faced by the industry. Difficulties like missing interest data, human asset reliance, request of the board, distribution center administration, absence of coordination, shipment perceivability and lapse must be confronted. An important observation from these challenges is their dependence on human resources to come about these changes in the state and process information. Inevitably, blockchain can construct the profitability and straightforwardness of flexible chains and vehemently influence everything from warehousing to movement to portion. The core benefits of the blockchain technology are Immutability, Corruption & tamper proof, Secure and Zero downtime. These make the blockchain technology a very effective means for revolutionizing the supply chain management 
Keywords: Blockchain, Pharmaceutical Supply chain, web3JS, ganache, ethereum, truffle, solidity, encryption.