Sociedad Espanola de Farmacia Clinica Familiar y Comunitaria

What Sociedad Espanola de Farmacia Clinica Familiar y Comunitaria does

Sociedad Española de Farmacia Clínica Familiar y Comunitaria (SEFAC), founded circa 2000 and headquartered in Madrid, is a non-profit professional association (Registro Nacional de Asociaciones: 167277) serving licensed community pharmacists across Spain. It operates a membership-based model with annual dues of 120 EUR, supplemented by revenue from training courses (Campus SEFAC), an online store of professional publications, advertising and sponsorships from pharmaceutical companies, and sponsored research grants (notably STADA-SEFAC). The association is organized around a scientific area, multiple working groups, territorial delegations across Spanish autonomous communities, and a biennial national congress (XII Congreso SEFAC held in Vigo in 2026), and operates an affiliated Fundación SEFAC. It also runs a pre-associate pipeline for final-year pharmacy students through partnerships with Spanish universities including Universidad de Alcalá, Complutense, CEU San Pablo, Valencia, Sevilla, Granada, and Barcelona.

SEFAC's product portfolio spans a digital ecosystem including the Campus SEFAC e-learning platform, the SEFAC eXPERT private member area, the SPFA (Servicios Profesionales Farmacéuticos Asistenciales) certification portfolio covering RUM medication review, hypertension management, smoking cessation, COPD screening, pain management, and pharmaceutical indication, and the Observatorio RUM analytics platform with a geoportal. Member-exclusive resources include the SEFAC Bioéticolegal ethical-legal advisory service (powered by partner law firm Derecho Sanitario Asesores), the MEDES biomedical database (supported by Fundación Lilly), and Fisterra clinical knowledge access. The association also conducts research through programs such as REVISA, Proyecto Telémaco, and the annual STADA-SEFAC research grant (XI edition at 50,000 EUR in 2026), and publishes clinical practice guidelines and consensus documents (e.g., with SEMERGEN on probiotics). The underlying technology stack is platform-based but not proprietary AI/ML: standard web properties (sefac.org, intranet.sefac.org, campussefac.org, tienda online) with domain-specialized features such as the Observatorio RUM geoportal.

SEFAC's go-to-market is community-led, acquiring members through professional network outreach, national congresses, working groups, scientific publications, university partnerships, and earned media (Antena 3, TVE). The primary customer segment is licensed Spanish community pharmacists, with a secondary segment of final-year pharmacy students in pre-associate status. The association's strategic positioning centers on being the exclusive national society for clinical, family, and community pharmacy practice, providing members with training, ethical-legal support, research infrastructure, professional advocacy, and a national community platform that individual pharmacies or commercial entities cannot replicate.

Name

Sociedad Espanola de Farmacia Clinica Familiar y Comunitaria

Legal name

SOCIEDAD ESPAÑOLA DE FARMACIA CLÍNICA, FAMILIAR Y COMUNITARIA

Website

https://www.sefac.org/

Company type

Private

Founded year

2001

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

SEFAC is a Spanish non-profit professional association (founded ~2000, Madrid-headquartered) serving community pharmacists through 120 EUR annual membership, offering training, ethical-legal advisory, research grants, and certification programs in clinical and community pharmacy practice across Spain.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Pharmacy Professional Association Services

NAICS

Professional Organizations (813920)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600), Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Behavioral Health & Counseling (Social Work, Psychology, Substance Use CE) (EDAAALAD)

Keywords

• Community pharmacy services
• Pharmaceutical care training
• Professional pharmacist association
• Continuing pharmacy education
• Clinical pharmacy practice

Headquarters

HQ city

Madrid

HQ country

Spain

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Membership dues: SEFAC generates revenue primarily through annual membership fees charged to pharmacist members and pre-associate pharmacy students. The standard membership fee is 120 euros per year, collected in a single annual payment, averaging 10 euros per month.
2. Training courses and certifications: Revenue generated from online training programs and professional certification courses offered through the Campus SEFAC platform, including courses on pharmaceutical indication, smoking cessation, wound care, and artificial intelligence applications for community pharmacists.
3. Online store sales: Revenue from the SEFAC online store selling professional publications, guides, and pharmaceutical resources to members and healthcare professionals.
4. Advertising and sponsorships: The website displays advertising from pharmaceutical companies and healthcare product manufacturers. The organization states that advertising revenue supports website financing but editorial content decisions remain independent of advertisers.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

SEFAC is a Spanish professional association that provides community pharmacists with continuing education (Campus SEFAC), professional pharmaceutical services certification (REVISA program covering RUM/Medication Use Review), exclusive member resources (SEFAC eXPERT, MEDES biomedical database, Fisterra), ethical-legal advisory services (SEFAC Bioeticolegal), a national research observatory (Observatorio RUM), an online store of professional publications, and an annual national congress (Congreso SEFAC). The organization is funded through annual membership dues of 120 euros and operates as a nonprofit platform serving the Spanish community pharmacy sector.

Product overview

SEFAC (Sociedad Española de Farmacia Clínica, Familiar y Comunitaria) is a professional society for community pharmacists in Spain that operates as a platform-based organization offering multiple interconnected products and services. The core offering includes professional pharmaceutical services (SPFA) such as RUM (Medication Use Review), hypertension management, smoking cessation, COPD screening, and pain management assistance through the REVISA certification program. The organization provides educational services via Campus SEFAC (online learning platform) and member-exclusive resources through SEFAC eXPERT (private area). Additional offerings include specialized databases (Fisterra, MEDES biomedical database), the SEFAC Bioéticolegal advisory service, a professional pharmacist directory with geolocation, an Observatory platform for RUM analytics, an e-commerce store for publications, and the annual Congreso SEFAC congress. The portfolio also includes public awareness campaigns (e.g., 'El farmacéutico que necesitas AHORA'), research funding programs (Becas y Premios), and practical pharmacotherapeutic publications. The organization celebrates its 25th anniversary and maintains partnerships with pharmaceutical companies for sponsored content.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Observatorio del Servicio RUM: An observatory for monitoring and analyzing the Medication Use Review (RUM) service in Spanish community pharmacies.
• Campus SEFAC
• SEFAC Bioéticolegal
• SEFAC eXPERT
• REVISA

Products and services

• Campus SEFAC

Quantifiable outcome

• 61.1% of trained pharmacists actively provide RUM services, performing an average of 3.6±2.0 services per quarter
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• SEMERGEN (Sociedad Española de Médicos de Atención Primaria)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 11 March 2026SEFAC and SEMERGEN published a joint consensus document promoting the rational use of probiotics based on scientific evidence. This collaboration represents a cross-disciplinary healthcare professional partnership aimed at establishing evidence-based guidelines for primary care and community pharmacy practice.
• STADAminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSTADA sponsors the annual STADA-SEFAC Research Grant for pharmaceutical care research in Spanish community pharmacies. The XI edition awarded 50,000 euros for osteoporosis screening research.
• Derecho Sanitario AsesorescoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerLaw firm providing the SEFAC Bioéticolegal service, answering member pharmacist queries on ethical and legal matters in patient care within 48 business hours. The service is coordinated by Fernando Abellán and provides confidential advisory services exclusively to SEFAC members.
• Fundación AstraZenecaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFundación AstraZeneca collaborated with SEFAC to develop the Bioéticolegal service, providing funding support for the ethical-legal consultation platform for community pharmacists.
• Fundación LillyminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFundación Lilly provides support for the MEDES biomedical database (Base de Datos MEDES - Medicina en Español), a search tool for biomedical information published in Spanish, made available exclusively to SEFAC members.
• Spanish Universities (multiple institutions)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSEFAC partners with Spanish pharmacy schools including Universidad de Alcalá, Universidad Francisco de Vitoria, Universidad Europea de Madrid, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Universidad CEU San Pablo, Universidad Rey Juan Carlos, Universitat de Valencia, Universidad de Sevilla, Universidad de Granada, Universitat de Barcelona, and others to facilitate pre-membership for final-year pharmacy students.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Fundación Pharmaceutical Care España: Spanish research foundation focused on pharmaceutical care and follow-up services in community pharmacy. Closely overlaps SEFAC's RUM and pharmaceutical care agenda, competing for the same research-funding and clinical-pharmacy mindshare.
• American Pharmacists Association (APhA): US national professional society for pharmacists offering membership, continuing education, advocacy, and publications. Closely mirrors SEFAC's membership-based model with recurring dues, training platform, and policy engagement for community pharmacists.
• Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS): UK professional body for pharmacists delivering membership, professional development, and standards. Functions as a national pharmacy society like SEFAC, including training, publications, and member advisory services.
• Canadian Pharmacists Association (CPhA): Canada's national voice for pharmacists, providing professional development, advocacy, and resources. Operates with a similar membership-plus-training-plus-advocacy structure targeting community pharmacists.
• Sociedad Española de Farmacia Hospitalaria (SEFH): Spanish national society for hospital pharmacists. Adjacent specialty society in Spain offering training, congresses, and research support; competes with SEFAC for pharmacy professional mindshare in Spain.
• Pharmaceutical Society of Australia (PSA): Australian national pharmacists' association offering continuing education, advocacy, and member services. Comparable to SEFAC in its national-scope voluntary society model, training platform, and clinical pharmacy programs.

Broad incumbents

• Pharmaceutical Group of the European Union (PGEU): European umbrella association representing community pharmacists at EU level. Comparable to SEFAC in community pharmacy focus but operating across multiple European countries through member associations.
• Consejo General de Colegios Oficiales de Farmacéuticos (CGCOF): The overarching official body representing all Spanish pharmacists and pharmacies nationwide. Overlaps with SEFAC on Spanish pharmacy professional advocacy, training, and standards-setting, but operates as a mandatory statutory body rather than a voluntary specialty society.
• International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP): Global federation of national pharmacy associations and pharmacists. Overlaps SEFAC's professional-development and standards-setting work but at worldwide scope, providing international frameworks that member societies like SEFAC adopt.

Others

• Fundación SEFAC: Affiliated non-profit foundation of SEFAC. While not a peer competitor, it is closely related and extends SEFAC's research and outreach footprint, which could compete for the same grants and projects.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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• YouTubeyoutube.com/sefactv
• Facebookfacebook.com/farmaciafamiliarycomunitaria
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/sefac
• Instagraminstagram.com/sefac_

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Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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