Conselho Regional de Farmácia do RS

What Conselho Regional de Farmácia do RS does

CRF/RS (Conselho Regional de Farmácia do Estado do Rio Grande do Sul) is an autonomous government regulatory entity (autarquia) operating under the Brazilian Federal Pharmacy Council (Conselho Federal de Farmácia / CFF) system. It holds exclusive statutory jurisdiction over the registration, supervision, ethical oversight, and technical orientation of pharmaceutical professionals and pharmaceutical establishments within the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. The council serves registered pharmacists and pharmaceutical technicians, pharmacies, drugstores, pharmaceutical distributors, and healthcare establishments that require Responsible Technical oversight; it also provides formal technical guidance to the state judicial system (TJRS) and to municipal and state sanitary surveillance authorities (VISAs) on controlled substances and pricing frameworks.

Its core digital infrastructure comprises four layers: (1) the public CRF/RS Portal (crfrs.org.br) and restricted-access service portal for registered users; (2) SEI (Sistema Eletrônico de Informações) for official electronic communications and external petitioning by public agencies; (3) SNCR (Sistema Nacional de Controle de Receituários), managed by ANVISA, which CRF/RS operates for the NRA, NRB, NRB2, NRR, and NRT prescription notification categories; and (4) SNGPC (Sistema Nacional de Gerenciamento de Produtos Controlados) for controlled substance tracking. The council also maintains a PMVG pricing calculation module applying a CAP of 21.53% per STF Tema 1234, and integrates with gov.br (authentication), Receita Federal (CPF validation), and CNES (health establishment registration). Accessibility is delivered through VLibras (Brazilian Sign Language translation).

CRF/RS generates revenue primarily through recurring annual professional registration and renewal fees (inscrições, reinscrições, renovações), transactional service fees (e.g., professional badge issuance at R$ 30.00 per unit), and company registration, reactivation, and regularity-certificate fees. Distribution is hybrid: in-person service at the Porto Alegre headquarters (Rua São Nicolau, 1070) and the Passo Fundo sectional; a self-serve restricted portal; and the Conecta CRF/RS mobile outreach program that delivers services (badge issuance, document collection, company registration) alongside continuing education across interior cities including Caxias do Sul, Lajeado, Santiago, Rio Grande, Erechim, and Tapejara. Continuing education is delivered in partnership with universities (FSG, UNIVATES, Anhanguera, URI) and unions (Sintergs, CosemsRS, SimiI). Revenue is not publicly disclosed.

Name

Conselho Regional de Farmácia do RS

Legal name

Conselho Regional de Farmácia do Estado do Rio Grande do Sul

Website

https://crfrs.org.br

Company type

Private

Founded year

1961

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

CRF/RS is the Brazilian government-mandated Regional Council of Pharmacy for Rio Grande do Sul, registering and supervising pharmaceutical professionals and companies, providing technical guidance, and delivering continuing education through its portal, sectional offices, and statewide Conecta outreach events.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Porto Alegre

HQ country

Brazil

HQ region

Latin America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Professional Registration Fees: Annual fees collected from registered pharmaceutical professionals (inscrições, reinscrições e renovação) including various service charges for documentation, certifications, and professional credentials.
2. Service Fees: Fees for specific services including professional badge issuance (Crachá Profissional R$ 30.00), certificate of regularity, company registration, and administrative proceedings.
3. Company Registration and Supervision: Fees and oversight services for pharmaceutical companies including registration, reactivation, regularity certificates, and fiscal/administrative processes.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

CRF/RS is the official regional pharmacy regulatory council (autarquia) for Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. It licenses and registers individual pharmacists (inscrições, reinscrições, renovações), certifies and supervises pharmaceutical establishments, issues regularity certificates (Certidão de Regularidade), and provides technical guidance on legislation, controlled-substance systems (SNCR/SNGPC), and judicial pricing frameworks (PMVG/Tema 1234 STF). It also delivers continuing-education events, outreach services (Conecta CRF/RS), and operates the SEI electronic communications system integrated with gov.br.

Product overview

The CRF/RS is a professional regulatory council for pharmacists in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. Its public-facing offering is a web portal (CRF/RS Portal) that aggregates institutional information and services. The core products include: (1) the CRF/RS Portal itself, providing news, events, and institutional content; (2) Professional Registration and Services, handling pharmacist registration, documents, and certifications; (3) SEI (Sistema Eletrônico de Informações) for electronic document management and official communications; (4) SNCR (Sistema Nacional de Controle de Receituários) guidance for pharmacists on controlled prescription management; (5) Attendance and Contact Services via multiple channels; (6) CRF/RS Conecta, a decentralized outreach program combining services and training events across municipalities; (7) Technical Orientation Publications providing regulatory guidance; and (8) Continuing Education Events including injectable administration courses and webinars. The council does not offer a commercial SaaS product but rather regulatory, informational, and educational services for pharmacists.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Professional Registration and Credentialing Services

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration5 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

13 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• GTT LOGÍSTICA (Grupo Técnico de Trabalho de Logística)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTechnical working group focused on pharmaceutical logistics that co-develops events and guidance on thermal qualification and Good Distribution Practices. CRF/RS promotes events with their support including the 'Qualificação Térmica para Farmacêuticos' event.
• FSG - Centro Universitário da Serra GaúchaminorOthersEducational institution hosting Conecta CRF/RS events and injectable medication administration courses in Caxias do Sul. Venue partner for professional training events.
• UNIVATES - Universidade do Vale do TaquariminorOthersUniversity in Lajeado hosting Conecta CRF/RS Lajeado events and first aid training courses for pharmaceutical professionals.
• Faculdade Anhanguera - Rio GrandeminorOthersEducational institution hosting injectable medication administration course in Rio Grande RS.
• URI - Campus de ErechimminorOthersUniversity campus hosting Conecta Erechim events and injectable medication administration practical modules.
• Câmara Municipal de SantiagominorOthersMunicipal government building in Santiago hosting Conecta Santiago event including SNCR/SNGPC discussion round and CRF/RS services.
• Sicredi - TapejaraminorOthersSicredi credit union auditorium in Tapejara hosting Conecta Tapejara event for pharmaceutical professionals.
• Sintergs (Sindicato dos Hospitais e Estabelecimentos de Serviços de Saúde do RS)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHealth sector union co-participating in institutional events on pharmacist valorization, remuneration, and work conditions in SUS. CRF/RS President and Sintergs Second Vice-President collaborate on policy dialogue.
• CosemsRS (Conselho das Secretarias Municipais de Saúde do RS)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMunicipal health secretariats council participating in institutional events on pharmacist valorization. Vice-President Délcio Stefan of Fumssar Santa Rosa represents CosemsRS in policy discussions.
• SimiI (Sindicato dos Farmacêuticos do RS)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPharmacist union represented by Treasurer Rafaella Lima as President, participating in discussions on pharmacist remuneration and valorization in public health system.
• Fumssar (Fundação Municipal de Saúde de Santa Rosa)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMunicipal health foundation in Santa Rosa, with President Délcio Stefan participating in pharmacist valorization policy discussions.
• Instituto Sonja HelenaminorOthersConsultancy institute founded by Dr. Sonja Helena Preto Borges providing expertise in Good Distribution Practices, thermal qualification, and regulatory compliance with ANVISA for the 'Qualificação Térmica' event.
• Madri Express LogísticaminorOthersNational Pharmaceutical Logistics company whose National Pharmaceutical Coordinator Dr. Miriã Thais Melo spoke at GTT Logística thermal qualification event.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Conselho Regional de Farmácia do Estado de Minas Gerais (CRF-MG): Regional pharmacy council for Minas Gerais. Sister CRF with identical regulatory authority, fee structure, and service portfolio, scaled to a different state population.
• Conselho Regional de Farmácia do Estado de São Paulo (CRF-SP): The largest regional pharmacy council in Brazil, covering São Paulo state. Exact same statutory mandate as CRF/RS — pharmacy professional registration, company oversight, and technical guidance — applied to a larger jurisdiction.
• Conselho Regional de Farmácia do Estado do Paraná (CRF-PR): Regional pharmacy council for Paraná state. Same regulatory function, professional fee model, and continuing education mandate as CRF/RS, with a geographic neighbor in Brazil's South Region.
• Conselho Regional de Farmácia do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (CRF-RJ): Regional pharmacy council for Rio de Janeiro state. Performs the same regulatory, licensing, and inspection functions as CRF/RS for pharmacists and pharmaceutical establishments in its jurisdiction.
• Conselho Federal de Odontologia (CFO): National dental council overseeing regional CROs. Same institutional structure, statutory authority, and fee-based revenue model as the pharmacy council system in Brazil.
• Conselho Federal de Medicina (CFM): National medical council overseeing regional CRMs. Comparable institutional structure (federal council + regional councils) and regulatory mandate (professional licensing, ethical oversight, fee-based funding) for the medical profession.
• Conselho Federal de Enfermagem (Cofen): National nursing council with the same regional-council structure as the pharmacy system. Regulates and licenses nursing professionals in Brazil using the same autarquia model.
• Conselho Regional de Farmácia do Estado de Santa Catarina (CRF-SC): Regional pharmacy council for Santa Catarina. Direct peer in the same South Region of Brazil, with comparable regulatory scope, professional registration, and outreach service model.

Broad incumbents

• Conselho Federal de Farmácia (CFF): National-level pharmacy council that oversees all 26+ regional CRFs in Brazil, including CRF/RS. Comparable as the federal coordinating body for pharmaceutical professional regulation, with the same statutory mandate at a national scope.
• ANVISA (Agência Nacional de Vigilância Sanitária): Brazilian national health regulatory agency that operates the SNCR and SNGPC systems that CRF/RS supports. Operates one level above CRFs in the regulatory hierarchy, with broader scope across all health products.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

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