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 They have the same risks as Vioxx had, but because Vioxx was withdrawn, people like me now have fewer options. If you can't take the one remaining drug, which is Celebrex, you can get a stomach bleed, which is far riskier for my health population than the high blood pressure and cardiovascular risks of Vioxx.
What was happening was that it was being prescribed for everything from tennis elbow to PMS. It should have been reserved for people like me. We take drugs like Methotrexate, which is a cancer drug. We take biologics. We take all these serious drugs.