SAP has introduced a blockchain-based supply chain tracking platform with a mission to curb the issues related to fake drugs. The platform will allow authentication of pharmaceutical products that are returned from healthcare centers and pharmacies.

SAP’s blockchain-as-a-service builds an abstraction layer that offers built-in integration with many SAP applications. The company has already piloted the SAP Cloud Platform Blockchain with 16 farm-to-consumer producers including Maple Leaf Foods, Johnsonville, Naturipe Farms, Tate & Lyle and Natura.

The immutable blockchain tracking system is designed to comply with the US Drug Supply Chain Security Act which compels drug wholesalers to verify the returned medicines kept for resale. As stated, the blockchain-based tracker can also be used for checking compliance with the Unique Identification of Medicinal Products (IDMP) standards in tracing unambiguous drugs anywhere in the world.