Health committee  Vioxx as a drug was intended for people like me, those who take non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs. We see those over the counter with ibuprofen and naproxen drugs. They have the same risks as Vioxx had, but because Vioxx was withdrawn, people like me now have fewer options. I

Health committee  Health Canada would have had the power to call for more studies, and we could have had the label changed to say that this drug is only prescribed for people with inflammatory—

Health committee  I can hear you. Wonderful.

Health committee  I can hear you just fine.

Health committee  I want to thank the committee for having me and for including patients in the review and discussion on this legislation. I'm representing the Best Medicines Coalition, which is a national alliance of patient organizations. We're very interested in health policy and involving pati