Mackey Tim K, Nayyar Gaurvika
a Department of Anesthesiology , University of California San Diego School of Medicine , San Diego , USA.
b Global Health Policy Institute , San Diego.
Expert Opin Drug Saf. 2017 May;16(5):587-602. doi: 10.1080/14740338.2017.1313227. Epub 2017 Apr 7.
The globalization of the pharmaceutical supply chain has introduced new challenges, chief among them, fighting the international criminal trade in fake medicines. As the manufacture, supply, and distribution of drugs becomes more complex, so does the need for innovative technology-based solutions to protect patients globally. Areas covered: We conducted a multidisciplinary review of the science/health, information technology, computer science, and general academic literature with the aim of identifying cutting-edge existing and emerging 'digital' solutions to combat fake medicines. Our review identified five distinct categories of technology including mobile, radio frequency identification, advanced computational methods, online verification, and blockchain technology. Expert opinion: Digital fake medicine solutions are unifying platforms that integrate different types of anti-counterfeiting technologies as complementary solutions, improve information sharing and data collection, and are designed to overcome existing barriers of adoption and implementation. Investment in this next generation technology is essential to ensure the future security and integrity of the global drug supply chain.
药品供应链的全球化带来了新的挑战，其中最主要的是打击假药的国际犯罪贸易。随着药品的生产、供应和分销变得更加复杂，对基于创新技术的解决方案的需求也在增加，以保护全球患者。涵盖领域：我们对科学/健康、信息技术、计算机科学和一般学术文献进行了多学科综述，目的是确定打击假药的前沿现有和新兴“数字”解决方案。我们的综述确定了五类不同的技术，包括移动技术、射频识别、先进的计算方法、在线验证和区块链技术。专家意见：数字假药解决方案是统一的平台，将不同类型的防伪技术整合为互补解决方案，改善信息共享和数据收集，并旨在克服现有采用和实施障碍。对这项下一代技术进行投资对于确保全球药品供应链未来的安全和完整性至关重要。
