Richard Sackler | |
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.jpg) Sackler in 2015 | |
| Born | Richard Stephen Sackler March 10, 1945 Roslyn, New York, US |
| Education | Columbia University (BA) New York University (MD) |
| Occupation | Businessman |
| Known for | Former chairman and president of Purdue Pharma |
| Spouse | Beth Sackler (divorced) |
| Children | 3 |
| Father | Raymond Sackler |
| Family | Sackler |
Richard Stephen Sackler (born March 10, 1945)[1] is an American businessman and physician who was the chairman and president of Purdue Pharma, a former company best known as the developer of OxyContin, whose initiation of the opioid epidemic in the United States became the subject of many lawsuits and fines, filing for bankruptcy in 2019.[2][3][4] The company's downfall was the subject of the 2021 Hulu miniseries Dopesick and the 2023 Netflix miniseries Painkiller, in which Sackler is portrayed by Michael Stuhlbarg and Matthew Broderick, respectively.
- ^ "Richard S. Sackler 03/10/1945 1-203-869-2565". Registered Voters in the State of Connecticut, U.S.A. as of 10 September 2020.
- ^ Glazek, Christopher (October 16, 2017). "The Secretive Family Making Billions From the Opioid Crisis". Esquire. Retrieved October 25, 2017.
- ^ Keefe, Patrick Radden (October 23, 2017). "The Family That Built an Empire of Pain". The New Yorker. ISSN 0028-792X. Retrieved October 25, 2017.
- ^ "OxyContin® (oxycodone HCl) Extended-Release Tablets | Official Site for Patients & Caregivers". Oxycontin.com. Retrieved October 25, 2017.