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biht-298	Gaynor, Mark; Gillespie, Kathleen ; Roe, Allison ; Crannage, Erica ; Tuttle-Newhall, J.E. 	Blockchain Applications in the Pharmaceutical Industry	2024	10	.pdf	application/pdf	6218	390	39	1 (page number not for citation purpose) ORIGINAL RESEARCH Blockchain Applications in the Pharmaceutical Industry Mark Gaynor, PhD1, Kathleen Gillespie, PhD1, Allison Roe1 , Erica Crannage, PhD2 and J.E. Tuttle-Newhall, MD3 1College of Social Justice and Public Health, Saint Louis University, St. Louis, Missouri, USA; 2Associate Professor, Pharmacy Practice, University of Health Sciences and Pharmacy, St. Louis, Missouri, USA; 3Department Chair of Surgery, East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina, USA Corresponding Author: Mark Gaynor, Email: mark.gaynor@slu.edu DOI: https://doi.org/10.30953/bhty.v7.298 Keywords: 4D framework, blockchain applications, blockchain technology, clinical trials, health records, inventory systems, pharmaceutical industry, prescription misuse and abuse Abstract Methods: We utilized a 4D framework using ease of implementation, novelty, necessity, and fit of the overall industry to examine the adoption of blockchain technology in the pharmaceutical industry. To promote the most appropriate use, each application of blockchain technology must fit within the framework of necessity, ease of implementation, familiarity amongst stakeholders, and fit of the overall indus- try.	cache/biht-298.pdf	txt/biht-298.txt