*Mário DIVINO and Allan FREITAS
Federal Institute of Education, Science and Technology of Bahia,
R. Emídio dos Santos, s/n, Salvador, 40301-015, Brazil
*Tel.: 557121029563, E-mail: marioaugustosantos@gmail.com, allan@ifba.edu.br
Received: 6 June 2023 Accepted: 7 August 2023 Published: 11 September 2023
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Abstract: Judicial demand for high-cost medication overloads the Brazilian Unified Health System, and duplicate requests may occur due to different possibilities in the care flow. Blockchain may provide better traceability. That makes request management decentralized, secure, resilient, and auditable, providing the economy and transparency necessary for the process. The proposed system works through a smart contract that will manage tokens associated with the lawsuits on screen. We provide a proof of concept simulating an entire scenario validated with specialists from the Health Department of Salvador. Those specialists indicate that use of the system can provide better control of the movement and management of the medication request with significant gains to the Brazilian Unified Health System process.
Keywords: Drug traceability, Drug through court, Private and permissioned blockchain, Blockchain audit, Blockchain integration
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