Health committee  I really believe we need a firewall between industry and what prescribers are told. We cannot take at face value what they tell us about the drug.

Health committee  Yes.

Health committee  What I was envisioning was that we have a group of experts who assist Health Canada. Right now what happens is there are clinical trials conducted by drug companies, and Health Canada accepts that information as gospel. We really don't get to see the harm or the effects of that m

Health committee  I believe so, I'm sad to say. Health Canada probably doesn't have the staff, but why do we need all this generic oxycodone when Health Canada has pulled from the formulary OxyContin? They've replaced it with OxyNEO, which is more tamper resistant. However, that doesn't mean it's

Health committee  Perfect.

Health committee  I believe you said the third recommendation, correct? That's the abolition of specific marketing practices for prescription drugs with potential for abuse. In the 1990s, Purdue Pharma conducted a massive campaign. They had the brand name OxyContin, but they promoted the use of

Health committee  It's Giudice, like a girl's first name.

Health committee  Mr. Chairman, and members of the committee, good afternoon and thank you for the opportunity to provide testimony. My name is Ada Giudice-Tompson. I am vice-president of Advocates for the Reform of Prescription Opioids, and I serve as a member of CCSA's National Advisory Counci