A New Approach to E-Health Application Development Using Blockchain

Motivation

It's hard enough to detect errors in the entire process of manufacturing and distributing one's pharmaceutical products, but pharmaceutical companies must also address the challenge of counterfeit medications that, at best, are ineffective and, at worst, are deadly. Drugs have been a marvel of modern medicine. Nowadays, drugs are present for every aspect of our lives, be it viral infections, bacterial infections, pain suppressors, or dopamine rushers. With the huge drug market present in the world today, there is also a huge bane to the existence of drugs which is the presence of counterfeit drugs in the market. The problem with these counterfeits is that they are random mixtures of unapproved chemicals that may cause irreversible damage to consumers. A study by Interpol indicates that about one hundred thousand to one million people die due to fake drugs every year. Last year about two hundred and fifty thousand children lost their lives to fake drugs, and that's just in the United States. The number shoots up exponentially when it comes to developing countries like India and Brazil. To counter this menace and save lives, the authors have come up with a comprehensive, cheap, and easily accessible application/website. The authors plan to reach out to the governments of different countries to help them in spreading awareness among people through different advertisement processes as it will also help them in eradicating fake drugs from the market. A big part of their motivation was them watching people lose their close ones just because of the greed of some people. People get into the counterfeit business for huge profits and greed. The most sophisticated counterfeiters may add an insignificant layer of active ingredients to avoid detection. The results can be deadly, particularly to children. Counterfeiters count on the fact that these patients are already ill to quell suspicions about the integrity of their fake drugs. Hence, the author's felt like it was their moral and ethical duty as citizens of the world to provide a means for people to have knowledge about what they are purchasing and to save as many lives as possible from the greed of people who pursue illegal activities like counterfeiting life-saving drugs. The authors strive for a better tomorrow and a counterfeit, free world where the safety of every person is paramount.LITERATURE REVIEW