Adopting blockchain technology to prevent the flow of counterfeit pharmaceuticals in Sri Lanka

dc.contributor.author	Paththinige, P.W.
dc.contributor.author	Rajapakse, C. C.
dc.date.accessioned	2022-03-24T04:19:22Z
dc.date.available	2022-03-24T04:19:22Z
dc.date.issued	2022-01-19
dc.identifier.issn	1391-8796
dc.identifier.uri	http://ir.lib.ruh.ac.lk/xmlui/handle/iruor/5591
dc.description.abstract	Controlling the adverse effects of counterfeit pharmaceuticals requires ensuring the transparency of pharmaceutical supply chain. Blockchain technology has been widely recognized by supply chain researchers as an emerging technology for improving the transparency and security of supply chain. Although there is a surge of attention to blockchain technology in the supply chain domain, there is not much empirical evidence on the use of blockchain technology to support decision-making in the pharmaceutical supply chain. The purpose of this paper is to present a conceptual model that was developed to investigate the challenges of adopting blockchain technology to control the pharmaceutical supply chain while combating counterfeit pharmaceutical flow.	en_US
dc.language.iso	en	en_US
dc.publisher	Faculty of Science, University of Ruhuna, Matara, Sri Lanka	en_US
dc.subject	Blockchain adoption	en_US
dc.subject	Drug counterfeiting	en_US
dc.subject	Pharmaceutical supply chain	en_US
dc.title	Adopting blockchain technology to prevent the flow of counterfeit pharmaceuticals in Sri Lanka	en_US
dc.title.alternative	A conceptual model	en_US
dc.type	Article	en_US