Multifórmulas

What Multifórmulas does

Multifórmulas Farmácia de Manipulação is a privately held Brazilian compounding pharmacy founded in 1993, headquartered in São José do Rio Preto, São Paulo state, with an additional physical location in Catanduva. The company operates as a farmácia de manipulação, producing customized and individualized medication formulations, vitamins, nutritional supplements, and cosmetic products that are not commercially available through standard retail pharmacies. Its core technology is the manual compounding process itself, governed by Brazilian pharmaceutical regulation and supervised by licensed pharmacists, with no proprietary software, automation, or digital tooling described in available data.

The business model is direct-to-consumer and transaction-based: customers place individual orders either at the physical storefront or through the company's e-commerce website (multiformulas.com.br), and receive compounded medications via delivery. The customer base is composed entirely of individual consumers and healthcare patients seeking personalized dosages, formulations, or delivery forms not available in conventional pharmacies. Pricing is per-transaction, with individual purchases cited around R$400 in customer complaint records; no subscription, B2B, or enterprise segment is disclosed.

In October 2020, Multifórmulas was officially included in the selective ranking of the top 3.4% of leading compounding pharmacies in Brazil, providing a brand-credibility signal. However, the company operates with an "unverified" status and "no defined reputation" on Reclame AQUI, where it has been present for 8 years and where a significant share of complaints relate to product delivery failures and non-receipt of orders — an operational risk that affects repeat-purchase consumer revenue. The firm has 251-500 employees, no disclosed external investors or parent company, and no recorded funding rounds, partnerships, acquisitions, or leadership changes in the source data.

Name

Multifórmulas

Legal name

MultiFórmulas Farmácia de Manipulação

Website

https://multiformulas.com.br

Company type

Private

Founded year

1996

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

Multifórmulas is a privately held Brazilian compounding pharmacy, founded in 1993 in São José do Rio Preto, that produces and sells customized medications, vitamins, and supplements direct to individual consumers via physical storefronts and e-commerce delivery.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Compounding Pharmacy Services

NAICS

Pharmacies and Drug Retailers (456110), Health and Personal Care Retailers (456)

SIC

Retail-Drug Stores And Proprietary Stores (5912)

akta.pro primary industry

Multivitamins & Daily Packs (CRADAGAC)

Keywords

• Compounding pharmacy
• Custom medications
• Pharmaceutical compounding
• Health supplements
• Personalized prescriptions

Headquarters

HQ city

São José do Rio Prêto

HQ country

Brazil

HQ region

Latin America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Supply Chain, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Medication Sales: One-time transaction-based sales of compounded medications, vitamins, and health supplements directly to consumers. Customers pay per prescription or order.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

MultiFórmulas is a Brazilian compounding pharmacy (farmácia de manipulação) that prepares custom-made medications, vitamins, and health supplements tailored to individual patient prescriptions. It operates physical storefronts in São José do Rio Preto and Catanduva (São Paulo state) alongside an e-commerce website for online ordering and direct home delivery of compounded formulations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• MultiFórmulas Farmácia de Manipulação A compounding pharmacy service that prepares custom-made medications, vitamins, and health supplements tailored to individual patient prescriptions. Serves individual consumers in Brazil seeking personalized formulations, customized dosages, and delivery forms not available in standard retail pharmacies. Includes orthopedics-prescribed treatments and personalized supplement formulations.

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves3 records

Expansion highlights2 records

Broad incumbents

• Pague Menos: Major Brazilian drugstore chain with extensive Northeast and Southeast presence. Comparable as a competing retail pharmacy operator targeting similar consumer segments, with overlapping prescription and OTC product offerings.
• Panvel Farmácias: Southern Brazilian drugstore chain with growing multi-state presence, including in São Paulo. Comparable retail pharmacy operator offering prescription medications, OTC, and consumer health products to similar customer segments.
• Raia Drogasil: Largest drugstore chain in Brazil, operating thousands of physical stores nationwide with a growing e-commerce pharmacy business. Comparable to Multifórmulas as a direct competitor in the Brazilian retail pharmacy market, with growing overlap in compounded and specialty medications.
• Drogaria São Paulo: Large São Paulo-based drugstore chain with strong regional density in the same state where Multifórmulas operates. Competes directly for the same prescription and consumer health customer base.
• Drogaria Onofre: Brazilian drugstore chain with strong online pharmacy presence, comparable in operating model to Multifórmulas' omnichannel approach. Targets similar consumer prescription and wellness categories.
• DPSP (Drogarias Pacheco): Large Brazilian drugstore chain with strong São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro presence. Comparable retail pharmacy competitor offering prescription, OTC, and personal care products to overlapping consumer segments.

Direct peers

• Essentia Pharma: Brazilian compounding pharmacy (farmácia de manipulação) operating multiple locations. Direct peer to Multifórmulas, competing in the same niche of customized compounded medications, supplements, and personalized dosages for Brazilian consumers.
• Farmácia Permanente: Established Brazilian compounding pharmacy chain offering custom-formulated medications, supplements, and dermatological preparations. Closely comparable to Multifórmulas in core service offering and target customer.

Emerging players

• Memed: Brazilian digital health platform connecting physicians, patients, and pharmacies through electronic prescriptions. Comparable as a complementary digital channel that influences prescription routing in the same market Multifórmulas serves.
• Consulta Remédios: Brazilian online pharmacy price-comparison and delivery platform. Comparable as a digital channel reaching the same end consumer seeking prescription and OTC products, though operating as an aggregator rather than a dispensing pharmacy.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/multiformulasbr

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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

M&A

Investments

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

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