Distribuidora Droguería Las Américas

What Distribuidora Droguería Las Américas does

Distribuidora Droguería Las Américas is a Peruvian pharmaceutical and personal care products distributor headquartered in Trujillo, La Libertad, founded in 2007 by Jesús Norberto Arias. The company sources and distributes pharmaceutical products and toiletries to pharmacies and pharmaceutical establishments across Peru, operating in a vertical exclusively focused on the B2B pharmaceutical channel. Its service model is built around two complementary operational pillars: an in-house Central de Pedidos (Call Center) staffed by specialized personnel that handles order intake and product consultation, and an own specialized vehicle fleet used for prompt, direct delivery to client pharmacies nationwide.

The company offers both third-party distribution and its own brand product lines for pharmaceutical and personal care products. Distribution is supported by ISO 9001-certified quality systems, dedicated facilities on the Carretera Industrial in Trujillo, and an inside-sales-plus-direct-delivery go-to-market motion. It maintains multiple contact channels — a call-center ordering line, a technical direction channel, a pharmacovigilance channel, and a commercial channel — alongside a basic web and Facebook social presence. Documented partnerships with Lukoll and RoxFarma are training-oriented, focused on staff development rather than technology integration, and the technology stack is described operationally as call-center and fleet-management infrastructure with no SDK, API, or AI capabilities.

The business model is straightforward product distribution: revenue is generated through one-time sale transactions of pharmaceuticals and toiletries to SMB pharmaceutical establishments. Pricing is not publicly disclosed; the company markets itself on competitive market pricing, quality, and delivery speed. The founder retains ownership and operational control, there are no recorded funding rounds, M&A activity, or institutional investors, and the company is privately held under Peruvian jurisdiction.

Name

Distribuidora Droguería Las Américas

Legal name

Distribuidora Droguería Las Américas

Website

https://distribuidoralasamericas.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2007

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Distribuidora Droguería Las Américas is a Peruvian pharmaceutical and personal care products distributor based in Trujillo that sells and delivers medicines and toiletries to pharmacies nationwide via its own call center and specialized vehicle fleet.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Trujillo

HQ country

Peru

HQ region

Latin America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Pharmaceutical and Toiletry Product Distribution: The company generates revenue through the distribution and sale of pharmaceutical products and toiletries to pharmacies and pharmaceutical establishments across Peru. They operate with their own delivery fleet for immediate order fulfillment.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Distribuidora Droguería Las Américas is a Peruvian wholesale distributor of pharmaceutical products, toiletries, and personal-care items, including its own-brand product lines, sold to pharmacies and pharmaceutical establishments. The company operates a call-center order platform (Central de Pedidos) and an own specialized vehicle fleet for direct, rapid delivery to clients across Peru, including interior regions and other provinces.

Product overview

Distribuidora Droguería Las Américas is a pharmaceutical and personal care products distributor offering a dual-service model centered on Call Center consultation and Delivery fulfillment. The company provides specialized pharmaceutical products through its own brand lines, supported by a dedicated vehicle fleet for immediate order delivery to pharmacy clients.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Pharmaceutical and Personal-Care Product Distribution Wholesale distribution of pharmaceutical products, toiletries, and personal-care items — including own-brand lines — sold to pharmacies and pharmaceutical establishments across Peru.
• Call Center Order and Advisory Service (Central de Pedidos) Order intake, consultation, and advisory service for pharmaceutical establishments, staffed by specialized professionals, operating Monday to Saturday 8:00 AM to 8:00 PM, providing active listening and product-purchase advisory.
• Direct Specialized Delivery Service Prompt order fulfillment using an own specialized vehicle fleet operated by trained personnel, providing personalized attention and immediate delivery to pharmaceutical establishments nationwide, including interior regions and other provinces.

Named customers1 record

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• LukollminorOthersLukoll initiated training for the company's Call Center personnel, demonstrating their concern for staff development. This partnership focuses on capacity building for customer service representatives.
• RoxFarmaminorOthersRoxFarma provides ongoing training to company personnel on new pharmaceutical market developments, ensuring staff stay updated with market innovations.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• McKesson Corporation: Global pharmaceutical distribution and healthcare services leader with broad North American and European presence. Comparable as the benchmark large-scale drug wholesaler — illustrates the trajectory and operating leverage a focused regional distributor could pursue, though it does not directly compete in Peru.
• Cardinal Health: Large U.S.-based pharmaceutical and medical products distributor serving retail pharmacies, hospitals, and providers. Comparable as a scaled incumbent in the same core activity (drug wholesale distribution), useful as a reference for operational scale, fleet logistics, and competitive evolution of regional distributors.
• Cencora (formerly AmerisourceBergen): Global pharmaceutical solutions and drug distribution company serving pharmacies, hospitals, and manufacturers. Comparable as a broad incumbent in drug wholesale with extensive value-added services, providing reference economics and competitive pressure as the industry consolidates toward larger distributors.

Emerging players

• Mifarma: Peruvian pharmacy chain with growing digital and delivery footprint, increasingly competing for retail customers with delivery service. Comparable as a channel partner / customer to droguerías but also a structural risk to traditional wholesalers as it scales private-label and direct sourcing.
• Inkafarma (Intercorp Retail): Peru's largest retail pharmacy chain with captive distribution requirements. Adjacent rather than direct: it is a downstream customer / potential competitor for traditional droguerías and illustrates the omnichannel, vertically integrated model that could compress margins for independent distributors over time.

Direct peers

• Química Suiza S.A. One of the largest pharmaceutical distributors in Peru, supplying pharmacies, clinics, and institutions nationwide with branded and generic drugs. Directly comparable to Las Américas on customer base (Peruvian pharmacies), product mix (drugs and personal care), and distribution-led business model, but at significantly larger scale.
• Droguería Albis S.A.C. Established Peruvian pharmaceutical wholesaler distributing drugs, OTC, and personal care products to pharmacies and institutions across Peru. Closely comparable on geography (Peru), customer segment (pharmacies), and wholesale drug distribution model; differs in scale and breadth of institutional accounts.

Regional players

• Droguería Internacional: Peruvian pharmaceutical distributor focused on institutional and pharmacy supply. Comparable on geography and customer base (Peruvian pharmacies and clinics), serving as a direct competitor for the same SMB pharmacy customers and representing a likely consolidation target or competitor for Las Américas.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/lasamericasac
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/distribuidora-drogueria-las-americas-sac

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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