Consulta Remédios

What Consulta Remédios does

Consulta Remédios is a Brazilian online pharmacy marketplace operating since 2000 under the legal entity Drogarias On Line Agência de Farmácias S.A., headquartered in Curitiba, Paraná. The platform enables consumers across Brazil to search, compare prices, and purchase medications, health products, dermocosmetics, vitamins, fitness supplements, baby and pet products from a network of partner pharmacies that handle fulfillment and delivery. Partner pharmacies include both independent operators and chains such as Panvel, Santa Lácia Drogarias, Drogafuji, and Drogaria Venancio, with prices surfaced as "a partir de" (starting from) to facilitate comparison across sellers.

The platform operates as a product-led, self-serve e-commerce marketplace with no subscription fees for consumers. Revenue is generated through marketplace commissions and affiliate/referral fees on transactions routed to partner pharmacies, with individual sellers setting their own prices. In February 2022, the company acquired Receita Digital, one of Brazil's largest electronic prescription platforms, for R$5 million, integrating digital prescription capabilities into the broader consumer health experience.

The company employs 51-100 people and complements its transactional platform with content marketing through the Minuto Saudável health blog and active presence across major social media platforms. Distribution is exclusively domestic within Brazil, with no international operations or expansion indicated.

Name

Consulta Remédios

Legal name

Drogarias On Line Agência de Farmácias S.A.

Website

https://consultaremedios.com.br

Company type

Private

Founded year

2000

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Consulta Remédios is a Brazilian online pharmacy marketplace operating since 2000, enabling consumers across Brazil to compare prices and purchase medications and health products from a network of partner pharmacies. The platform integrated digital prescription capabilities through its 2022 acquisition of Receita Digital.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Online Pharmacy Marketplace

NAICS

Pharmacies and Drug Retailers (45611), Pharmacies and Drug Retailers (456110)

SIC

Retail-Drug Stores And Proprietary Stores (5912)

akta.pro primary industry

Pharmacy & Health Essentials Delivery (CRAFAFAI)

akta.pro secondary industry

Virtual Pharmacy & Medication Management Integration Platforms (HLALABAL)

Keywords

• Online pharmacy marketplace
• Medication price comparison
• Digital prescription platform
• Health products ecommerce
• Pharmacy aggregation platform

Headquarters

HQ city

Curitiba

HQ country

Brazil

HQ region

Latin America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Personnel, Operations

Revenue model

1. Marketplace Commission / Transaction Fees: Consulta Remédios operates as a marketplace connecting consumers with partner pharmacies. The platform facilitates transactions and earns revenue through commissions or transaction fees on sales made through the platform. Partner pharmacies are responsible for fulfillment and delivery of orders.
2. Affiliate/Referral Revenue: The platform drives traffic to partner pharmacies and earns referral fees or commissions when customers purchase from affiliated pharmacy partners listed on the platform.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Consulta Remédios operates an online pharmacy marketplace that allows Brazilian consumers to search, compare prices, and purchase medications, health products, personal care items, cosmetics, fitness supplements, baby products, and pet supplies from multiple partner pharmacies. The platform aggregates inventory from pharmacies such as Panvel, Santa Lácia Drogarias, Drogafuji, and Drogaria Venancio, with partner pharmacies responsible for fulfillment and home delivery. It also offers an integrated digital prescription service via its Receita Digital platform for managing electronic prescriptions from healthcare professionals.

Product overview

Consulta Remédios operates as a unified digital health marketplace combining online pharmacy services with an integrated health ecosystem. The core platform enables users to search, compare prices, and purchase medications, health products, and personal care items from partner pharmacies across Brazil. The platform features various product categories including prescription medications, generic drugs, dermocosmetics, vitamins and supplements, fitness nutrition, personal care, baby products, and pet supplies. The February 2022 acquisition of Receita Digital (one of Brazil's largest electronic prescription platforms for R$ 5 million) expanded the platform's capabilities to include digital prescriptions, advancing the company's strategy of creating an integrated health ecosystem serving patients, doctors, and pharmacies.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Consulta Remédios Marketplace Online marketplace where Brazilian consumers can browse, compare prices across multiple partner pharmacies, and purchase prescription medications, generics, dermocosmetics, vitamins, supplements, fitness nutrition, personal care, baby products, and pet supplies, with home delivery fulfilled by partner pharmacies.
• Receita Digital (Digital Prescription Service) Electronic prescription platform enabling healthcare professionals to issue digital prescriptions and patients to manage and redeem them through partner pharmacies within the Consulta Remédios ecosystem.

Quantifiable outcome

• Acquired one of Brazil's largest digital prescription platforms (Receita Digital) for R$ 5 million in February 2022

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Receita DigitalcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 February 2022Consulta Remédios acquired Receita Digital, one of Brazil's largest digital prescription platforms, for R$ 5 million in February 2022. The acquisition is part of Consulta Remédios' strategy to create an integrated health ecosystem, expanding digital prescription usage, improving treatment management, and offering a more agile and complete experience for patients and healthcare professionals.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Memed: Memed is a leading Brazilian digital prescription and telehealth platform that connects doctors, patients, and pharmacies. It is the most direct competitor to Consulta Remédios' Receita Digital business and increasingly overlaps on the pharmacy marketplace side.
• GoodRx: GoodRx is the US analog to Consulta Remédios: a price-comparison and discount marketplace connecting consumers to pharmacies, with adjacent telehealth. Most directly comparable business model internationally.
• Netmeds: Netmeds is an Indian online pharmacy marketplace (acquired by Reliance) that aggregates medicines and health products with home delivery. Functionally comparable marketplace model in an emerging market.

Broad incumbents

• Pague Menos: Pague Menos is one of Brazil's largest pharmacy chains with a national footprint and growing online channel. It competes for the same consumers Consulta Remédios serves through its partner network.
• Panvel: Panvel is a major southern Brazil pharmacy chain that both sells through Consulta Remédios and operates its own e-commerce platform. It illustrates the dual partner/competitor dynamic of the marketplace model.
• Drogaria Venancio: Drogaria Venancio is a Rio de Janeiro-based pharmacy chain and active Consulta Remédios partner that also runs its own online storefront. Comparable as a mid-sized regional chain with omnichannel ambitions.
• RD - Raia Drogasil: RD operates Brazil's largest drugstore chain (Drogasil and Raia) with its own e-commerce and delivery platform. It is both a potential partner and the dominant competitive threat in online pharmacy retail.

Emerging players

• Beep Saúde: Beep Saúde is a Brazilian digital health startup offering home healthcare services and an emerging marketplace for health products. It represents the next generation of integrated digital health commerce in Brazil.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/c_remedios
• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/consultaremedios
• Facebookfacebook.com/consultaremedios
• Instagraminstagram.com/consultaremediosoficial
• Pinterestbr.pinterest.com/consultaremedios
• TikToktiktok.com/@consultaremedios

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A1 record

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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