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**Exhibit      99.5**

| 1.                            | I                have reviewed this annual report on Form 40-F of Axcan Pharma                Inc.; |
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| 2.                            | Based                on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement                of a                material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make                the                statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements                were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this                report; |
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| 3.                            | Based                on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information                included in this report, fairly present in all material respects                the                financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the                issuer as                of, and for, the periods presented in this                report; |
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| 4.                            | The                issuer’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing                and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in                Exchange                Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) for the issuer and we                have: |
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| 5.                            | The                issuer’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most                recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to                the                issuer’s auditors and the audit committee of the issuer’s board of                directors (or persons performing the equivalent                functions): |
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