Overview

• Many pharmacies in Buenos Aires are selling Ozempic without requiring doctor’s prescriptions in violation of regulations
• Local pharmacists and nutritionists, including the Colegio de Farmacéuticos de la Provincia de Buenos Aires and Erika Noelia Skrypnik, have raised alarms over unsupervised off-label use
• Brand-name Ozempic boxes are priced between ARS 230,000 and ARS 270,000, while national equivalents cost around ARS 128,000 with social security discounts
• Health professionals caution that stopping Ozempic without sustained lifestyle changes often leads to rebound weight gain known as the “rebound effect”
• A recent clinical trial in Mexico reported that weekly semaglutide injections may reduce biological age by over three years, though experts say more research is needed