CoDuBoTeSS: A Pilot Study to Eradicate Counterfeit Drugs via a Blockchain Tracer Support System on the Nigerian Frontier

Abstract

The pharma-sector has maintained improved productivity and profitability via a concerted effort to address critical issues such as an unorganized regulatory system, lack of safety data, no standards in manufacture process, non-adaptation to pharma-chain, and no-harmony of inventory supports. Study proposes blockchain trace-support to ensure drugs quality, consumer safety, and its trading as asset. It uses a radio-frequency identification sensor to register manufacture and administration process, and provide a databank to trace drug records. Results notes: (a) presents a roadmap for adoption by the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) to ensure a traceable pharmaceutical blockchain, (b) show ensemble is scalable for up-to 7500users to yield a performance of 1138-transactions per seconds with response time of 88secs for page retrieval and 128secs for queries respectively, and (c) yields slightly longer time for increased number of users via its world-state as stored in the permissionless blockchain hyper-fabric ledger. Thus, the framework can directly query and retrieve data without it traversing the whole ledger. This, in turn, improves the efficiency and effectiveness of the traceability system. Keywords: Blockchain, Counterfeit drugs, Healthcare, Nigeria, CORDA, hyper-ledger fabric, HIPPA Journal Reference Format: Ifioko, A.M., Yoro, R.E., Okpor, M.D., Brizimor, S.E, Obasuyi, D., Emordi, F.U., Odiakaose, C.C., Ojugo, A.A., Atuduhor, R.R, Abere, R.A., Ejeh, P.O., Ako, R.E. & Geteloma, V.O. (2024): CoDuBoTeSS: A Pilot Study to Eradicate Counterfeit Drugs via a Blockchain Tracer Support System on the Nigerian Frontier. Journal of Behavioural Informatics, Digital Humanities and Development Rese Vol. 10 No. 2. Pp 53-74 https://www.isteams.net/behavioralinformaticsjournal dx.doi.org/10.22624/AIMS/BHI/V10N2P6