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Ministry of Health Prosecution

Legal10 February 2019PHLHealthcare

Announcement

The directors of Promisia Integrative Limited (NZX:PIL) advise that the Ministry of Health has

initiated a prosecution against the company alleging that Arthrem, the company’s joint

support product, is an unlicensed medicine and that some marketing activities have been in

breach of the Medicines Act 1981.


There are 9 charges, all of which are based on the Ministry of Health’s view that Arthrem

has been sold and advertised for therapeutic purpose and is thus a medicine.


Promisia disputes all charges and will defend them vigorously.


Arthrem is not a medicine. It is a dietary supplement. Promisia has always ensured that its

advertising is approved under the dietary supplement category.


The Therapeutic Advertising Pre-vetting Service (TAPS) has been used for this approval

process and approval numbers have been obtained for each advertisement, regardless of

the format or platform that it has been displayed on.


Promisia will update the market as this matter progresses but notes that further

information may be affected by the legal process.



Rene de Wit

CEO

021 571000

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