Farmácia da Misericórdia de Braga

What Farmácia da Misericórdia de Braga does

Farmácia da Misericórdia de Braga is the pharmacy division of Santa Casa da Misericórdia de Braga, a Portuguese Instituição Particular de Solidariedade Social (IPSS) founded in 1513 and formally constituted as a Brotherhood by Archbishop D. Diogo de Sousa in 1558. The pharmacy provides a standard community-pharmacy service mix: medication dispensing and ordering, pharmaceutical counselling, dermocosmetics, compounded medications, biochemical testing, blood pressure and BMI measurement, vaccinations and injectable administration, diagnostic and screening programmes, pregnancy testing, veterinary counselling, and orthopaedic products. It is staffed by a Technical Director (Farmacêutica Diretora Ângela Daniela Marques Da Ponte), six licensed pharmacists (Farmacêuticos/Farmacêuticas), and five pharmacy technicians (Técnicos de Farmácia), operating from a single storefront at Largo Carlos Amarante, Braga, Monday-Friday 8:30h-20:00h and Saturday 9:00h-13:00h. The pharmacy serves "thousands of clients per month" and its net surplus explicitly funds the parent institution's charitable Works of Mercy.

The broader institution operates as a multi-service social welfare platform. Elderly services comprise three ERPI residential facilities with combined capacity of ~80 beds (Nevarte Gulbenkian 39, Nossa Senhora da Misericórdia 30, D. Diogo de Sousa 11), a day care centre with 25 places, and home support. Childhood services comprise two nurseries (Creche Rainha Santa Isabel 99 children; Creche Rainha D. Leonor 80 children). Additional lines include the SAAS social attendance and accompaniment service (launched June 2016), a Cantina Social food aid canteen, the Coro da Misericórdia choir (founded 2014), and the CIMMB cultural interpretation centre inside the Palácio do Raio (reopened 2015). Approximately 500 beneficiaries are served daily across social responses; the institution holds EQUASS Assurance certification renewed for 2025-2028.

The revenue model blends pharmacy retail margin, Segurança Social per-beneficiary subsidies under formal cooperation agreements for regulated social services, property and financial investment income (including from the Palácio do Raio and other heritage assets), donations, and service fees. Revenue is not publicly disclosed. Distribution is entirely physical and locally concentrated in the city of Braga (Norte Region, Portugal); go-to-market is community-led via social security referrals, word-of-mouth, and institutional enrolment rather than commercial promotion. Governance is exercised through an elected Irmandade board (Mesa) under Provedor Bernardo José Ferreira Reis (2023-2026 term); there is no public listing, parent company, or external equity ownership, and the underlying technology is standard pharmaceutical and social-care operations infrastructure with no proprietary digital platform or AI capability in evidence.

Name

Farmácia da Misericórdia de Braga

Legal name

Santa Casa da Misericórdia de Braga

Website

https://scmbraga.pt

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Farmácia da Misericórdia de Braga is the pharmacy division of Santa Casa da Misericórdia de Braga, a 500-year-old Portuguese IPSS in Braga. It dispenses medications and offers counselling, vaccinations, and screenings to thousands of monthly clients, with its surplus funding the parent institution's elderly care, childcare, and social services.

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Product category

Community Pharmacy & Social Welfare Services

NAICS

Nursing and Residential Care Facilities (623), Social Assistance (624), Individual and Family Services (6241)

SIC

Services-Skilled Nursing Care Facilities (8051), Retail-Drug Stores And Proprietary Stores (5912)

akta.pro primary industry

Hospitals, Clinics & Charitable Healthcare Providers (BPAGACAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Medicare-Certified Skilled Home Health Agencies (HHA) (HLADAFAA), Medication Disposal, Returns & Safety (Sharps/Take-Back) (HSABALAN)

Keywords

• Community pharmacy services
• Elderly residential care
• Early childhood care
• Social welfare services
• Pharmaceutical counseling

Headquarters

HQ city

Braga

HQ country

Portugal

HQ region

Europe

Offices9 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Social Pharmacy Revenue: The Social Pharmacy serves thousands of clients monthly, generating revenue that supports the institution's charitable works. Net surplus from pharmacy operations funds the Misericórdia's social mission.
2. Government Social Security Agreements: Cooperation agreements with Segurança Social (Social Security) for elderly care homes (ERPI), day care centers, and home support services. Government subsidies per beneficiary.
3. Rental and Financial Income: Property rentals and financial investment returns support the practice of the Works of Mercy.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Farmácia da Misericórdia de Braga is a community pharmacy operated by the Santa Casa da Misericórdia de Braga social welfare institution, dispensing medications and providing pharmaceutical counseling, dermocosmetics, compounded medications, biochemical testing, vaccinations, health screenings, and orthopedic products. As a social pharmacy, its net surplus funds the parent institution's charitable Works of Mercy supporting elderly care, childcare, and vulnerable families.

Product overview

Farmácia da Misericórdia de Braga is a pharmacy operating as part of the Santa Casa da Misericórdia de Braga institution. The pharmacy provides pharmaceutical counseling, dermocosmetics, compounding laboratory services, biochemical parameter determination, health measurements (blood pressure, weight, height, BMI), vaccine and injectable administration, diagnostic and screening programs, pregnancy testing, veterinary counseling, and orthopedics. It operates as a social pharmacy, with its net surplus supporting the institution's charitable Works of Mercy.

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Products and services

• Farmácia da Misericórdia de Braga A community pharmacy operating as a division of the Santa Casa social welfare institution, dispensing medications and providing pharmaceutical counseling, dermocosmetics, compounded medications, biochemical testing, vaccinations, health screenings, and orthopedic products to the general public in Braga.
• ERPI Nevarte Gulbenkian Residential care facility for elderly offering full-time accommodation and care services, with capacity of 39 residents. Operates under formal Segurança Social cooperation agreement.
• ERPI Nossa Senhora da Misericórdia Residential care facility for elderly (Lar Nossa Senhora da Misericórdia) with capacity for approximately 30 residents.
• ERPI D. Diogo de Sousa Residential care facility for elderly (Estrutura Residencial para Idosos) adjacent to ERPI Nevarte Gulbenkian, with capacity of 11 residents.
• Creche Rainha Santa Isabel Nursery providing early childhood care and education for children aged 3 months to 3 years, with capacity for 99 children across infant, maternal, and pre-maternal sections.
• Creche Rainha D. Leonor Nursery providing early childhood care and education for children in a classified heritage building, with capacity for 80 children.
• Centro de Dia e Apoio Domiciliário Day care center and home support service providing daytime care, meals, social activities, and home-based assistance to elderly individuals wishing to remain in their own homes. Capacity: 25 day care users.
• SAAS - Serviço de Atendimento e Acompanhamento Social Social service and accompaniment point providing in-person social assistance to vulnerable individuals and families, operating under formal Segurança Social cooperation agreement.
• Cantina Social Social canteen providing food aid and meals to families and individuals experiencing food insecurity in Braga.
• CIMMB - Centro Interpretativo Memórias da Misericórdia de Braga Heritage interpretation centre housed in the historic Palácio do Raio building, showcasing the institutional history of Santa Casa da Misericórdia de Braga and providing cultural programming and community engagement.

Named customers2 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Cáritas Arquidiocesana de BragacoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 October 2016CLDS 3G - Contracts for Local Social Development. Cáritas serves as executing and coordinating entity of the project, with Misericórdia de Braga as partner for institutional and community capacity building activities.
• Centro Social e Paroquial de Santo AdriãominorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 October 2016Partner in CLDS 3G project alongside Cáritas Arquidiocesana and Misericórdia de Braga for community development activities.
• Segurança Social (Social Security)coreOthersGovernment social security authority with formal cooperation agreements covering multiple facilities: ERPI (elderly residential), day care centers, and home support services. Provides per-beneficiary subsidies and regulatory oversight.
• Câmara Municipal de BragacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMunicipal government partner in cultural projects (Palácio do Raio rehabilitation co-financed by ON.2/O Novo Norte) and community development initiatives. Collaborates on cultural events and publications.
• Lab2PT - Laboratório de Paisagens, Património e Território (Universidade do Minho)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerResearch laboratory from University of Minho partners on cultural and historical research projects including the 'In Memoriam' colloquium on cemeteries and publication of historical studies.
• HistóriaSábidas - Associação CulturalminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCultural association collaborating on the 'In Memoriam' colloquium about cemeteries as memory spaces.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• Orpea Portugal: Major private European operator of residential elderly care (ERPI-equivalent) and home care. Directly comparable for the ERPI/Diogo de Sousa/Nevarte Gulbenkian lines but uses for-profit model targeting higher-acuity private-pay residents.
• Cruz Vermelha Portuguesa (Red Cross Portugal): Larger national humanitarian organization delivering home support, elderly care, and community health across Portugal. Overlaps directly with Misericórdia de Braga's home support and elderly services lines but operates at national scope.
• DomusVi Portugal: Private Iberian operator of elderly residential facilities and day centers. Comparable operating model in ERPI and day care services but differentiated by for-profit status and absence of integrated pharmacy or nursery offerings.

Direct peers

• Centro Social e Paroquial de Santo Adrião: Active CLDS 3G partner. Local Braga-area Catholic social services organization with overlapping elderly, family, and community support services operating under the same Portuguese IPSS regulatory framework.
• Santa Casa da Misericórdia do Porto: Portuguese Misericórdia operating an identical multi-service IPSS model (elderly care, social services, community programs) in the Norte region. Directly comparable in governance, regulatory framework, and service mix.
• Santa Casa da Misericórdia de Lisboa: Portugal's largest Misericórdia network, operating the same IPSS model: elderly residential care, nurseries, healthcare services, and other charitable works under one umbrella. Most directly comparable peer given shared institutional structure and Portuguese social-economy context.
• Cáritas Portuguesa / Cáritas Diocesana de Braga: Existing CLDS 3G partner. Portuguese Catholic social services NGO operating elderly support, food aid (Cantina Social–adjacent), and family assistance under similar IPSS-style mission and Portuguese state cooperation.

Regional players

• Wells (SA) – DIFA / Holon Pharmacies: Largest Portuguese retail pharmacy chain. Comparable to the Farmácia division (12 staff, thousand-plus monthly clients) but scaled nationally, with no charitable cross-subsidy mandate, allowing competitive pricing pressure on Misericórdia pharmacy.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

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