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10 Facts About Raymond Sackler

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Raymond Sackler was an American physician and businessman.

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Raymond Sackler acquired Purdue Pharma together with his brothers Arthur M Sackler and Mortimer Sackler.

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Raymond Sackler returned to the US and completed his studies at Middlesex University School of Medicine, where he received his MD degree in 1944.

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Beverly Raymond Sackler died on October 15,2019, at the age of 95.

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Raymond Sackler was certified by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology in 1957, and was a Life Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association.

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In 1998, Raymond Sackler was awarded a Doctor of Law Honoris Causa from the University of Cambridge.

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The lawsuit claims that Purdue Pharma and members of the Raymond Sackler family knew that putting patients on high dosages of OxyContin for long periods increased the risks of serious side effects, including addiction.

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At Leiden University in the Netherlands, Raymond Sackler supported the Laboratory for Astrophysics named after him.

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Raymond Sackler gave Leiden University an endowment for the establishment of the Raymond and Beverly Chair of American History.

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On December 9,2021 the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City, along with the Raymond Sackler family, announced the removal of the Raymond Sackler family name from seven named galleries, including the wing that houses the iconic Temple of Dendur.