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Critical Success Factors and Traceability Technologies for Establishing a Safe Pharmaceutical Supply Chain

Authors :
K.M. Mahaboob Sheriff
Tareq Al-Ansari
Laoucine Kerbache
Mona Haji
Source :
Methods and Protocols, Vol 4, Iss 85, p 85 (2021), Methods and Protocols
Publication Year :
2021
Publisher :
MDPI AG, 2021.

Abstract

Drug counterfeits have been an international issue for almost two decades, and the latest statistics show that fake medications will continue to penetrate legitimate pharmaceutical supply chains (PSCs). Therefore, identifying the issues faced by PSCs is essential to combat the counterfeit drug problem, which will require the implementation of technologies in various phases of the PSC to gain better visibility. In this regard, a literature review was conducted to fulfill the following objectives: (i) review the application of traceability technologies in various PSC phases to detect counterfeits; (ii) analyze the various barriers affecting the establishment of a safe PSC and the critical success factors used to overcome those barriers; and (iii) develop a conceptual framework and guidelines to demonstrate the influence of traceability technologies and success factors on overcoming the various barriers in different phases of the PSC. The major finding of this review was that traceability technologies and the critical success factors have a significant influence on overcoming the barriers to establishing a safe PSC.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
24099279
Volume :
4
Issue :
85
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
Methods and Protocols
Accession number :
edsair.doi.dedup.....b9ec3d5563b31b6f992b786877ddcf0b