PRIMENA BLOCKCHAIN TEHNOLOGIJE U FARMACEUTSKIM LANCIMA SNABDEVANJA

Aleksandar Bjelobaba

doi:10.24867/32BE8Bjelobaba

Electrotechnical and Computer Engineering

Vol. 40 No. 10 (2025): Proceedings of the Faculty of Technical Sciences

APPLICATION OF BLOCKCHAIN TECHNOLOGY IN PHARMACEUTICAL SUPPLY CHAINS

Aleksandar Bjelobaba

32BE8Bjelobaba.pdf (Serbian)

DOI:: https://doi.org/10.24867/32BE8Bjelobaba
Submitted: October 18, 2025
Published: 2026-01-02

Abstract

The paper explores the application of blockchain technology in pharmaceutical supply chains, analyzing the challenges they face and the benefits blockchain offers in addressing them. It examines the fundamental principles of blockchain technology and details the implementation of a distributed application for pharmaceutical supply chain management, utilizing Vue for the client side, Spring Boot for the server side, and Hyperledger Fabric for network organization.

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