European Pharmaceutical Review

MAY 22, 2023

A review by Swedish researchers has identified the benefits of smart contracts on blockchain platforms in the pharmaceutical supply chain and its role in combating counterfeit drugs. Blockchain offers the possibility of non-modifiable data uploading with traceability and low-cost data storage. In conclusion, Kordestani et al.

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Pharmaceutical Technology

MARCH 22, 2023

The pharmaceutical industry began using radio frequency identification (RFID) tags in the early 2000s. Pfizer was the first to use the tech, adding RFID tags to track a Viagra (sildenafil) shipment circa 2006. Twenty years ago, the cost of implementing RFID tags and the ecosystem (software) was much more expensive than today.

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PM360

APRIL 7, 2023

This option grows more critical as new therapies become available with price tags as high as $3.5 Many new solutions allow the high one-time costs of gene therapies and other expensive medication to be converted into small, predictable payments over time for payers. million for the new hemophilia gene therapy.

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