What Gallipot does

Gallipot is a U.S. pharmacy compounding supplies provider founded in 1979 in Saint Paul, Minnesota. According to available source material, the company's operations have been consolidated under the Fagron North America umbrella, with its commercial activity running through the Fagron Shop e-commerce platform. Gallipot/Fagron Shop serves compounding pharmacies with a full-spectrum catalog organized across six primary categories: chemicals and APIs (colorants, controlled substances, flavors); bases and vehicles (capsule excipients, creams, gels, ointments, oral suspensions, suppositories, troches); capsules in sizes 0 through 5 plus veggie options; compounding equipment (autoclaves, balances, capsule machines, hoods, mills, ovens, washers, hotplates, mixers); cleanroom and PPE supplies including USP 800 chemo-rated gowns; and dispensing devices including Topi-CLICK, Topi-Pump, and UnoDose systems.

The platform architecture is a registered-customer e-commerce storefront with quote-based pricing (not publicly disclosed), account self-service, and CSOS support for controlled substance ordering. Distribution is domestic-only, supplemented by phone support at (800) 423-6967 and email at [email protected]. The headquarters is listed at 201 W. 5th Street, Suite 1250, Austin, TX 78701, reflecting the Fagron North America corporate address rather than the original Saint Paul founding location.

The go-to-market blends B2B e-commerce with an education-driven engagement layer — Fagron Academy (BUD Studies, eLearning) and the Fagron Video Platform — and multi-channel social presence (Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, YouTube). Letco (Letco Med/Letco Medical), an affiliate of Fagron North America, channels its customer base into the Fagron Shop platform, indicating a consolidating distribution strategy within the U.S. compounding supplies vertical.

Name

Gallipot

Website

https://gallipot.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1979

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Gallipot is a U.S. pharmacy compounding supplies provider founded in 1979, now operating within the Fagron North America ecosystem via the Fagron Shop e-commerce platform, serving compounding pharmacies with chemicals, bases, capsules, equipment, and cleanroom supplies.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Pharmaceutical Compounding Supplies

NAICS

Drugs and Druggists' Sundries Merchant Wholesalers (4242), Drugs and Druggists' Sundries Merchant Wholesalers (424210)

SIC

Wholesale-Drugs, Proprietaries & Druggists' Sundries (5122), Wholesale-Medical, Dental & Hospital Equipment & Supplies (5047)

akta.pro primary industry

Pharmacy Front-End & Sundries Distribution (Health & Wellness, Personal Care, Convenience) (CRAOAHAG)

Keywords

• Pharmaceutical compounding supplies
• Bulk pharmacy chemicals
• Compounding equipment
• Cleanroom pharmacy supplies
• Pharmacy capsules and bases

Headquarters

HQ city

Saint Paul

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Gallipot supplies fine bulk chemicals, compounding equipment, and pharmacy supplies to the pharmacy community, with a primary focus on compounding pharmacies preparing customized, sterile, and hazardous (USP 800 compliant) medications. The catalog spans chemicals & APIs, bases & vehicles, capsules, compounding equipment, cleanroom supplies, PPE, dispensing devices, and labware, ordered through an online shop (Fagron Shop) by registered customers.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Chemicals & APIs Bulk pharmaceutical chemicals and active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) for compounding pharmacies, including colorants, controlled substances, and flavors, used as raw materials in customized medication preparation.
• Bases & Vehicles
• Capsules
• Compounding Equipment
• Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
• Cleanroom Supplies
• Dispensing Devices
• Labware

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

One partnership is on record.

• Letco (Letco Med / Letco Medical)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorLetco is an affiliate of Fagron North America. Existing customers of Letco are being transitioned to the Fagron Shop e-commerce platform. The partnership represents a consolidation of distribution channels under the Fagron brand, with Letco customers gaining access to Fagron's expanded product catalog.

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• McKesson: One of the 'Big-3' full-line pharmaceutical wholesalers; offers specialty distribution and is increasingly active in the compounding-adjacent supply space, representing a large incumbent that can compete on price and scale.
• Cardinal Health: Major drug wholesaler serving retail, hospital and specialty pharmacy channels — relevant incumbent comparison for any licensed pharmaceutical distributor in the U.S.
• Fagron North America: Global leader in pharmaceutical compounding supplies; owns the Fagron Shop platform, Fagron Academy and FagronLab brand referenced across Gallipot's data. Comparable as the overarching incumbent whose platform Gallipot's distribution now rides on.
• Cencora (AmerisourceBergen): Top-tier pharmaceutical distributor with a specialty/compounding segment; competes with niche players through broad portfolio scale, GPO relationships and integrated services.

Direct peers

• PCCA (Professional Compounding Centers of America): Member-owned supplier of APIs, bases, vehicles, equipment and training to independent compounding pharmacies in North America — directly competes in the same niche pharmacy supply category.
• Letco Medical (Letco Med): Specialty wholesaler of compounding pharmacy chemicals, APIs, and supplies. Identified in the source data as a core affiliate of Fagron North America with customers being transitioned onto a shared platform — making it the closest direct comparable to Gallipot.
• MEDISCA: Specialty distributor of compounding pharmacy chemicals, excipients, equipment and devices with supporting education and formulation support — highly comparable in product breadth and customer profile.
• Spectrum Pharmacy Products: Supplies fine chemicals, excipients, flavors and compounding supplies to compounding pharmacists; overlaps directly with Gallipot's APIs, colorants, flavors and bases categories.
• B&B Pharmaceuticals: Veterinary-focused compounding supplier that also serves human compounding pharmacies with APIs and bases — a comparable niche specialty wholesaler.

Others

• NABP (National Association of Boards of Pharmacy): Not a peer in the commercial sense, but the operator of the VAWD accreditation program referenced in Gallipot's site footer — relevant ecosystem participant that signals supply-chain integrity standards applied to compounding distributors.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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