IBM, Walmart to pilot blockchain network for prescription drug traceability

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IBM, KPMG, Merck and Walmart are teaming up to create a proof-of-concept blockchain network in partnership with the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The aim of the pilot program — which is tied to the US Drug Supply Chain Security Act (DSCSA) — is to help the FDA and other organizations in the drug supply chain in developing a blockchain network to identify and trace the distribution of prescription drugs.