Raymond Sackler
American physician and businessman (1920ā2017) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Raymond Sackler KBE (February 16, 1920 ā July 17, 2017)[1] was an American physician and businessman. He acquired Purdue Pharma together with his brothers Arthur M. Sackler and Mortimer Sackler. Purdue Pharma is the developer of OxyContin, the drug at the center of the opioid epidemic in the United States.[2][3][4]
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Born | (1920-02-16)February 16, 1920 New York City, U.S. |
Died | July 17, 2017(2017-07-17) (aged 97) |
Education | New York University (BS) Middlesex University (MD) |
Occupation(s) | Physician and entrepreneur |
Known for | Purdue Pharma |
Spouse | Beverly Feldman |
Children | 2, including Richard |
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Family | Sackler |
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Sackler and his family have been linked to the rise of direct pharmaceutical marketing and the opioid crisis.[3] The Sackler family's philanthropy has been characterized as reputation laundering from profits acquired from the selling of opiates.[5][6]