Raymond Sackler

Raymond Sackler
KBE
Born(1920-02-16)February 16, 1920
New York City, U.S.
DiedJuly 17, 2017(2017-07-17) (aged 97)
EducationNew York University (BS)
Middlesex University (MD)
Occupation(s)Physician and entrepreneur
Known forPurdue Pharma
SpouseBeverly Feldman
Children2, including Richard
Relatives
FamilySackler

Raymond Sackler KBE (February 16, 1920 – 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]

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]

  1. ^ admin (18 July 2017). "Raymond Sackler Obituary - Greenwich, Connecticut". Legacy.com. Retrieved 20 July 2017.
  2. ^ "The Secretive Family Making Billions From the Opioid Crisis". Esquire. 2017-10-16. Retrieved 2017-10-25.
  3. ^ a b Keefe, Patrick Radden (2017-10-23). "The Family That Built an Empire of Pain". The New Yorker. ISSN 0028-792X. Retrieved 2017-10-25.
  4. ^ Langer, Emily (July 21, 2017). "Raymond Sackler, philanthropist and maker of OxyContin, dies at 97". Washington Post. Retrieved December 29, 2017.
  5. ^ "New Yorker Sackler Article". newyorker.com. 23 October 2017. Retrieved 2018-10-17.
  6. ^ "Sackler Blood Money disgraces museums". theguardian.com. 16 February 2018. Retrieved 2018-10-17.