Overview

• The Cámara Contencioso Administrativo Federal issued a precautionary injunction suspending key articles of DNU 70/2023, reinstating pharmacy-only sales of analgesics and antacids.
• The ruling supports claims by COFA and FEFARA that unsupervised distribution of medications poses significant health risks.
• Judges cited the Supreme Court's Farmacity precedent, emphasizing that drug dispensing is a sanitary function requiring licensed pharmacists.
• The injunction applies nationwide but does not affect Santa Fe, where provincial pharmacy laws already regulate medication sales.
• The suspension will remain in effect until a final constitutional ruling on DNU 70/2023 is determined.