Ferraz Lynce Especialidades Farmacêuticas (Portugal)

Ferraz Lynce Especialidades Farmacêuticas is a Portuguese pharmaceutical company and the commercial arm of Grupo Iberfar, a private Portuguese pharmaceutical group founded in 1924. According to its official website, Ferraz Lynce is the oldest company within the group, and the group's activities span all areas of the pharmaceutical industry. The company is headquartered in Barcarena, Portugal, a locality near Lisbon, as indicated by its Wikidata entry. Ferraz Lynce operates a diversified portfolio aimed at different therapeutic areas. Its product range includes prescription medicines, over-the-counter (non-prescription) medicines, medical devices, food supplements and other health products. This breadth positions the company as a multi-category health-products supplier rather than a single-therapy specialist. As part of Grupo Iberfar, Ferraz Lynce is connected to a wider set of pharmaceutical businesses. The group also includes a medicinal cannabis business unit dedicated to the cultivation, production and commercialisation of medicinal cannabis. The official website presents Ferraz Lynce as the commercial engine of the group, leveraging the group's long heritage in Portuguese pharma. The company remains active and privately held within Grupo Iberfar. Its long history, dating back to 1924, makes it one of the older continuously operating pharmaceutical names in Portugal, while its current portfolio reflects a modern, diversified approach to health products and therapeutic solutions.

Ferraz Lynce Especialidades Farmacêuticas traces its origins to 1924, the founding year of the private Portuguese pharmaceutical group Grupo Iberfar. According to the company's official website, Ferraz Lynce is the oldest company within Grupo Iberfar and serves as the group's commercial arm. The group describes its activities as spanning all areas of the pharmaceutical industry. Over the decades, Ferraz Lynce developed a diversified portfolio directed at different therapeutic areas. Its range grew to include both prescription and non-prescription medicines, medical devices, food supplements and other health products. This evolution reflects the broader trajectory of Portuguese pharmaceutical companies, which expanded from traditional medicine distribution and manufacturing into broader health and wellness categories. The company is headquartered in Barcarena, Portugal, a locality in the Oeiras municipality near Lisbon, as recorded in its Wikidata entry. Being part of Grupo Iberfar, Ferraz Lynce operates alongside other companies in the group, including a medicinal cannabis business unit dedicated to cultivation, production and commercialisation. The group's structure allows Ferraz Lynce to act as the commercial front for a range of pharmaceutical and health products. As of the available evidence, Ferraz Lynce remains an active, privately held company within Grupo Iberfar. Its long history since 1924 and its role as the group's commercial arm make it a notable, if under-documented, name in the Portuguese pharmaceutical sector.

• 1924

  Grupo Iberfar, the private Portuguese pharmaceutical group of which Ferraz Lynce is the oldest company, is founded.

• Ferraz Lynce operates as the commercial arm of Grupo Iberfar with a diversified portfolio of medicines, medical devices and health products.

• Grupo Iberfar establishes a medicinal cannabis business unit for cultivation, production and commercialisation.

The commercial arm and oldest company of the private Portuguese pharmaceutical group Grupo Iberfar, offering a diversified portfolio of medicines, medical devices and health products.

• Prescription medicines

  Medicines subject to medical prescription within Ferraz Lynce's portfolio.

• Over-the-counter medicines

  Medicines not subject to medical prescription.

• Medical devices

  Medical devices included in the company's health product range.

• Food supplements

  Food supplements offered as part of the diversified portfolio.

• Other health products

  Additional health products beyond medicines, devices and supplements.

1. 1Ferraz Lynce - Ferraz Lynceferrazlynce.pt
2. 2Ferraz Lynce Especialidades Farmacêuticas (Portugal) - Wikidatawikidata.org