He was obviously revered for his innovations. I’ve always seen pharmaceutical sales agents in American movies and took their methods as a (weird) given. Reading about Arthur’s role in transforming marketing and advertising within the pharmaceuticals industry was a revelation. The role of deceptive, targeted marketing cannot be overstated Eventually they set up Perdue Frederick which later became Perdue Pharma- producers of Ox圜ontin. He supports his brothers Mortimer and Raymond through medical school. At some point, these people stop registering what it is to damage other people- creating another reality for themselves.Įmpire Of Pain begins with Arthur Sackler’s childhood and transition into a successful businessman and doctor. I started watching Succession again – it’s the same entitlement and blinding lack of empathy. It’s as much a review of inherited power and debilitating excess. Investigating the story of Ox圜ontin’s proprietors, Patrick Radden Keefe tracks the Sackler family’s evolution from immigrants driven by survival to completely corrupt pharma titans.
Over the past decade, you will almost certainly have seen news headlines following the US opioid crisis- in particular Ox圜ontin. The family displayed a desperation to be accepted into WASP society. Millions of dollars to show prestige and distract from how they reached their heights A darker side of philanthropy is apparent in the book– functioning to obscure means of obtaining wealth by instead mainstreaming a veneer of generosity and innovation.
Influence In A NameĬoincidentally as I’m posting, the Metropolitan Museum of Art (NYC) has announced the removal of the Sacklers name from several- not all- exhibitions. The name remains on a number of prominent institutions, including many UK museums and universities (Oxford, V&A, Tate Modern). I have so much to say about this book and I really should have taken notes as I listened to/ read the book.
It’s still shocking to read how a perfect storm of political influence, blind capitalism, careless marketing and unfettered greed was allowed to decimate so many lives. Although I have a healthy dose of cynicism running through me at this point, it is still astounding to realise what people are willing to do to maintain power and wealth. Empire Of Pain had me completely hooked from the beginning.
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