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]

Dec 28, 2017 · Raymond Sackler was the last of three brothers whose controversial company many blame for unleashing a nationwide plague of addiction and overdose to narcotic painkillers with a pill that made...

Dec 5, 2023 · Raymond (played by Sam Anderson) was described as "a billionaire and a noted philanthropist, funding biomedical research, including work on the human genome and the …

Arthur Sackler was widely regarded as the patriarch of the family. In 1952, the brothers bought a small pharmaceutical company, Purdue-Frederick. [4] Raymond and Mortimer ran Purdue, while Arthur, the oldest brother, became a pioneer in medical advertising.

Jul 19, 2017 · Dr. Raymond Sackler, a pioneer in psychopharmacology, a medicinal products entrepreneur and a leading philanthropist whose family made a fortune from the opioid painkiller OxyContin, died on...

Jul 18, 2017 · Dr. Raymond Sackler, a noted philanthropist, physician, entrepreneur, business leader, husband, father, grandfather, and friend to many died July 17, at age 97 in Greenwich,...

Jul 22, 2017 · Raymond Sackler, one of the three brothers who introduced painkilling pill OxyContin, died on July 17 after a brief illness, the company he co-owned, Purdue Pharma L.P announced. He was 97.

Raymond Sackler (February 16, 1920 – July 17, 2017) was an American physician, entrepreneur, and philanthropist. Sackler and his brothers Arthur and Mortimer worked together and independently. They had careers as psychiatric researchers and practitioners, business leaders, and philanthropists.

Jan 23, 2025 · Three Sackler brothers— Arthur (1913–87), Mortimer (1916–2010), and Raymond (1920–2017)—were responsible for establishing the family’s role in the pharmaceutical industry.

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] Quick Facts KBE, Born ...