Richard Sackler Net Worth

$1,000,000,000

Richard Sackler is an American businessman and physician who has a net worth of $1 billion. The Sackler family at large is worth $14-15 billion. Richard Sackler is notorious for his involvement with his family’s pharmaceutical company Purdue Pharma.

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Richard Sackler is an American businessman and physician who is notorious for his involvement with his family's pharmaceutical company, Purdue Pharma.
In 1971, Sackler joined Purdue Pharma and quickly rose to become the head of research and development, as well as head of marketing.
Sackler was instrumental in the development of the painkiller OxyContin and played a significant role in pushing the drug through FDA approval.
Under Sackler's leadership, Purdue Pharma engaged in misleading marketing tactics, downplaying the addictive nature of OxyContin and promoting false claims about the drug.
Sackler and Purdue Pharma faced numerous lawsuits and fines for their role in the deadly opioid epidemic in the United States.

Basic Information About Richard Sackler

Category	Business › Executives
Professions	Businessman
Net worth	$1,000,000,000
Date of birth	1945-03-10 (79 years old)
Nationality	American
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