I AM taking this opportunity to inform the public that Dr. John Virapen will be visiting Guyana at the end of June. Dr. Virapen is a son of Guyana and is the author of the international best seller: ‘Side Effects: Death’ which has been translated into 14 languages. His second book ‘Medicine Cult’ is about to be published.

Born in British Guiana, Dr. John Virapen went from being a door-to-door conman to a pop star, to a pharmaceutical representative to executive director of one of the largest drug companies in the world.

He admits to participating in bribery, false information and deception to help launch and market some of the most popularly prescribed (and most dangerous) drugs. In an effort to exorcise his demons and expose the tactics and dangers of the pharmaceutical industry, he wrote ‘Side Effects: Death’ and ‘Medicine Cult’.