Blockchain Holds Promise for Thwarting Drug Counterfeiters

Blockchain Holds Promise for Thwarting Drug Counterfeiters

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About 10% of the world's drugs are tainted or unsafe, and the counterfeit drug market is now a $217-billion industry. Because drugs are manufactured all over the globe, products change hands dozens of times before ending up on pharmacy shelves. That creates plenty of opportunity for fake, expired or contaminated drugs to infect an increasingly chaotic supply chain.