Promisia says its Arthrem product was advertised as a remedy, never as a medicine. The company behind arthritis supplement Arthrem is being prosecuted by the Ministry of Health,The directors of Promisia Integrative told the sharemarket on Monday that the ministry was filing nine charges against the company, alleging that Arthrem was being sold as an unlicensed medicine. The ministry also claims some of Promisia's marketing activities breached the Medicines Act 1981. He said the ministry claimed Arthrem had been advertised for therapeutic uses and was therefore a medicine. But Arthrem's advertising had always been approved under the dietary supplement category, he said.

Source: Stuff February 11, 2019 00:38 UTC