That license was first issued in June 2010. Both are still active.ĭPH records show Richard also has an active license to prescribe schedule II and III controlled substances, including Ox圜ontin, which Purdue Pharma produces. He also has a New York license to practice.
In 1974, he was licensed as a physician/surgeon in Connecticut, Department of Public Health records show. He completed a residency in Hartford Hospital in internal medicine. from the New York University School of Medicine in 1971. Richard attended Columbia University for his bachelor’s degree and received his own M.D. His Brooklyn-born fathers and uncles, Raymond, Mortimer and Arthur Sackler, were physicians. Medicine has always been ever-present in the life of 74-year-old Richard Sackler. Sackler has apologized for using insensitive language that doesn’t reflect what he actually did,” he said in a statement. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images) Drew Angerer / Getty Images Show More Show Less Purdue Pharma, the maker of Ox圜ontin, and its owners, the Sackler family, are facing hundreds of lawsuits across the country for the company's alleged role in the opioid epidemic that has killed more than 200,000 Americans over the past 20 years. STAMFORD, CT - APRIL 2: Purdue Pharma headquarters stands in downtown Stamford, Apin Stamford, Connecticut. AFP PHOTO / US Drug Enforcement Administration / HandoutHANDOUT/AFP/Getty Images HANDOUT / AFP /Getty Images Show More Show Less 2 of8 The privately-held firm, which made the fortune of the Sackler family of philanthropists, confirmed that it has asked its salespeople not to encourage doctors to prescribe the anti-pain medications, including the popular Ox圜ontin, which are often abused by addicts. Accused of profiting from a deadly opioid crisis ravaging middle class America, the maker of the world's best-selling pain medication, Purdue Pharma, said Februit is changing tack in the face of increasing scrutiny. (FILES) This undated handout photo obtained Augcourtesy of the US Drug Enforcement Administration(DEA) shows 20 mg pills of Ox圜ontin.
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