Crf-Ma

What Crf-Ma does

CRF-MA (Conselho Regional de Farmácia do Estado do Maranhão) is a public regulatory body operating under Brazil's Federal Pharmacy Council (CFF) system. It is the sole regional authority responsible for licensing, inspecting, and regulating pharmacists and pharmacy establishments in the state of Maranhão. The council serves a captive base of licensed pharmacists, providing professional registration, license issuance, ethics guidance, continuing education, and inspection functions, all funded through recurring annual registration fees.

The council operates three interconnected digital products: CRF em Casa, an online service portal for requesting services, issuing documents, and tracking protocols; CRF Qualifica, a professional development and training platform delivering courses and events; and Banco de Empregos, a job bank connecting employers with pharmacy professionals. The technology infrastructure is delivered in partnership with Cisantec, while regulatory alignment is maintained with the CFF at the federal level and ANVISA on sanitary regulation. The headquarters are located in São Luís, Maranhão, with public service hours Monday through Friday.

Commercially, CRF-MA is not an investable enterprise. It generates no product revenue in the conventional sense and has no private equity, venture capital, or M&A relevance. Its operating model is sustained by mandatory professional registration fees, public transparency obligations, and oversight by the CFF. The strategic agenda observed in 2025 centers on digitalizing member services, expanding free continuing education (notably the Capacita Farma program), broadening community-level public health engagement (e.g., the "Respira + Brasil" asthma campaign), and reinforcing inspection discipline through a newly published inspection booklet.

Name

Crf-Ma

Legal name

Conselho Regional de Farmácia do Estado do Maranhão

Website

https://crfma.org.br

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

CRF-MA is the public regional pharmacy regulator for Maranhão, Brazil, licensing pharmacists, delivering continuing education, and providing digital member services under the Federal Pharmacy Council (CFF).

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Sao Luis, Maranhão

HQ country

Brazil

HQ region

Latin America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Annual Registration Fees: Annual fees collected from registered pharmacists in the state of Maranhão

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

CRF-MA is a state-level regulatory council that licenses pharmacists and pharmacy establishments, oversees professional practice, and delivers continuing education in the Brazilian state of Maranhão. It operates the CRF em Casa online member portal, the CRF Qualifica training platform, and the Banco de Empregos job bank to serve licensed pharmacists in the state.

Product overview

CRF-MA operates as a unified institutional platform offering three interconnected core services: the CRF em Casa portal for online service requests and document issuance, the CRF Qualifica training platform for continuing professional education, and the Banco de Empregos job bank for the pharmaceutical sector. The organization also facilitates online event registrations, issues professional credentials, and provides public transparency portals.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• CRF em Casa Online member portal that allows licensed pharmacists in Maranhão to access council services, manage registration, and interact with CRF-MA digitally.
• CRF Qualifica Continuing education and qualification platform that delivers training programs to licensed pharmacists in Maranhão to satisfy mandatory professional development requirements.
• Banco de Empregos Employment database operated by CRF-MA that connects licensed pharmacists with pharmacy job opportunities in the state of Maranhão.
• Professional pharmacist licensing and registration Statutory annual licensing and registration service provided to pharmacists and pharmacy establishments practicing in Maranhão, Brazil, including renewal of professional credentials.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• CFF - Conselho Federal de FarmáciacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with the Federal Pharmacy Council for joint health campaigns, professional training programs, and regulatory alignment. Together they promote initiatives like the 'Respira + Brasil' asthma awareness campaign and the Capacita Farma free training program for pharmacists in Maranhão.

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Conselho Federal de Farmácia (CFF): National federal pharmacy council of which CRF-MA is a regional component. Sets national policy, training standards, and joint campaigns; comparable as the apex of the same regulatory hierarchy CRF-MA operates in.
• ANVISA - Agência Nacional de Vigilância Sanitária: Brazil's national health regulatory agency that defines sanitary and pharmaceutical regulation. CRF-MA explicitly partners with ANVISA for legislation and regulatory guidance, making it the upstream regulatory peer.

Emerging players

• Conselho Regional de Medicina do Estado de São Paulo (CREMESP): Regional medical council with the same legal structure, fee-based funding, and professional regulation mandate as CRF-MA, but for physicians. Comparable model in an adjacent health profession.
• Conselho Regional de Odontologia de São Paulo (CROSP): Regional dental council operating under the same Brazilian federal council system (CFO), with identical licensing, inspection, and continuing education functions as CRF-MA. Structural analog for the dental profession.

Direct peers

• Conselho Regional de Farmácia do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (CRF-RJ): Regional pharmacy council serving Rio de Janeiro, operating with the same mandate, fee structure, and digital platform model as CRF-MA. Direct state-level peer in the CFF system.
• Conselho Regional de Farmácia do Estado de Minas Gerais (CRF-MG): Regional pharmacy council for Minas Gerais, structurally identical to CRF-MA in mandate, funding model, and service portfolio. Comparable mid-sized Brazilian state regulatory body.
• Conselho Regional de Farmácia do Estado de São Paulo (CRF-SP): Largest regional pharmacy council in Brazil, operating under the same CFF system as CRF-MA with identical regulatory, licensing, and professional development mandates, but serving São Paulo state. Most direct structural peer.

Regional players

• Conselho Federal de Farmácia - Plataforma CRF em Casa (other state councils): Other regional pharmacy councils across Brazil's 26 states plus DF that deploy the same Cisantec 'CRF em Casa' platform as CRF-MA. They are identical in technology stack and process design but serve different geographies.

Market position

Strengths3 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/crf-ma

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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