Electronic Product Information – Digital Trust Ecosystem – ePI by PharmaLedger

What is the solution about? PharmaLedger Association (PLA) is a nonprofit organization offering governance for digital solutions to healthcare problems that cannot be solved in isolation. When was it developed and by whom? PLA is a venue for collaborative innovation and the result of the funded IMI project PharmaLedger (2020-2022). ePI by PharmaLedger is the first digital product launched by PLA in a collaborative innovation model. The solution was developed by the collaboration between patient organizations, technology experts, research centers, pharmaceutical companies, and NGOs. What is the intended audience/target group? The front-end solution – our light-weight App is for Patients and healthcare providers The back-end solution – digital wallets and blockchain network is for Marketing Authorization Holders / Manufacturers of medical products How should the solution be used / how does it function? Standard industry barcodes are used as digital keys to a trusted product and to unlock user-centric cost-free services. Through a single mobile App for all brands and products, or as a service/feature of public health Apps patients and HCPs scan the unique product code to obtain the most updated, regulatory-approved, product information directly from the product manufacturer in a friendly format, the possibility of including barrier-free features and multi-language. Who might be interested in learning about or wish to use/apply it? Manufacturers of Pharma, Biopharma, Generics, medical devices, Animal Health, vitamins and supplements, herbal medicines, and any other health-related product that requires or offers a product information leaflet to end users or professional healthcare providers. What are the conditions for using/applying it (e.g., free, license agreement, etc.)? PLA develops Open Source solutions, however, to join the network, offer leaflets under ONE APP, and use it under the governance of the Digital Trust Ecosystem, manufacturers must become a member of the PharmaLedger Association and contribute to the maintenance and upscaling of the product. The product is free of charge and requires no data sharing or identification from users.