Case Study: National Association of Boards of Pharmacy (NABP) improves pharma supply chain visibility and patient safety with IBM Consulting

Improving pharma supply chain visibility for patient safety

The National Association of Boards of Pharmacy (NABP) needed a faster, easier way to support Drug Supply Chain Security Act (DSCSA) compliance and improve transparency across the prescription drug supply chain. NABP turned to IBM Consulting to help create a secure, user-friendly, and interoperable digital hub that could connect manufacturers, wholesalers, dispensaries, and regulators.

IBM helped NABP launch Pulse, a blockchain-based platform on AWS that lets users track ownership transactions, search and verify trading partners, exchange digital credentials, and perform electronic tracing through API integrations. The result was a more visible and trusted supply chain, with over a dozen major solution providers already signed up to the Pulse Interoperable Partner program, helping reduce manual work and simplify DSCSA compliance.

National Association of Boards of Pharmacy (NABP)

Lemrey “Al” Carter

Executive Director/Secretary