# Mundipharma **Mundipharma** is the international network of [[Sackler Family]]-controlled affiliated pharmaceutical companies, operating in Europe, Asia, Latin America, the Middle East, and Africa. Originally founded in 1956 and built primarily by [[Mortimer Sackler]] from a UK base after he relocated to Europe, Mundipharma was structured as a network of nominally independent national affiliates rather than a single multinational corporation — a structure that kept international operations privately held by family trusts (often through Bermuda, Jersey, and other offshore vehicles) and largely out of US disclosure. Mundipharma is the **international vehicle for OxyContin and other Sackler opioid products** outside the US market. Public-health researchers have raised repeated concerns that Mundipharma's affiliates are deploying in international markets (particularly Latin America, China, and the Middle East) the same aggressive promotional techniques that produced the US opioid crisis — but in jurisdictions with weaker pharmacovigilance, less developed prescribing-data infrastructure, and lower public awareness of opioid risk. Critically, **Mundipharma is NOT part of the [[Purdue Pharma]] bankruptcy framework**. The Sackler family retains ownership of Mundipharma under both the original (post-2021) and revised (2025) settlements. The $11B+ in pre-bankruptcy wealth transfers out of Purdue went in significant part into Mundipharma-affiliated entities and offshore structures. The Sacklers' post-settlement net worth (~$11B as of 2026) is concentrated heavily in the Mundipharma and offshore vehicles. The international opioid story is the part of the [[Sackler Family]] story that has yet to fully play out. As of 2026, no jurisdiction outside the US has produced anything resembling the scale of state-AG litigation that the US states pursued domestically. ## See Also - [[Sackler Family]] — the owners - [[Purdue Pharma]] — the US sibling - [[Mortimer Sackler]] — principal builder of the international footprint - [[OxyContin]] — the lead product abroad as well - [[Opioid Crisis Timeline]] — the US chronological story (international story largely unwritten)