Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on ICT for Digital, Smart, and Sustainable Development, ICIDSSD 2022, 24-25 March 2022, New Delhi, India

Research Article

Employment of Blockchain Technology in Medicinal Segment

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  • @INPROCEEDINGS{10.4108/eai.24-3-2022.2318768,
        author={Nishtha  Rawat and Seema  Rani},
        title={Employment of Blockchain Technology in Medicinal Segment},
        proceedings={Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on ICT for Digital, Smart, and Sustainable Development, ICIDSSD 2022, 24-25 March 2022, New Delhi, India},
        publisher={EAI},
        proceedings_a={ICIDSSD},
        year={2023},
        month={5},
        keywords={blockchain medicine healthcare supply chain pharmaceutical secure transaction},
        doi={10.4108/eai.24-3-2022.2318768}
    }
    
  • Nishtha Rawat
    Seema Rani
    Year: 2023
    Employment of Blockchain Technology in Medicinal Segment
    ICIDSSD
    EAI
    DOI: 10.4108/eai.24-3-2022.2318768
Nishtha Rawat1, Seema Rani1,*
  • 1: Department of Computing Science & Engineering, Galgotias University
*Contact email: seema.rani@galgotiasuniversity.edu.in

Abstract

Blockchain technology has provided a better and safe solution for distinct problems in different segments. In the digital world, one and all are looking for solution that are simplified and secure. One domain among them is medicinal segment. The blockchain facilitate and provide solution in this segment from various perspective. The paper highlights the basic terminology used in blockchain platform and describes the flow of work using this technology. This study addresses the system in medicinal segment prior to blockchain and how blockchain influencing the medicinal segment in terms of solution from various aspects. The organizations using block chain technology in healthcare domain are reported in the paper. This examination provides the motivation for researchers to carry forward and search for new solution to employ the technology for ease of an individual in healthcare domain. Moreover, key challenges addressed in respect of medicinal segment gives direction for future investigation.