SEN. PRYOR's ATTENTION TO PHARMACEUTICALS MAY MODERATE
Executive Summary
SEN. PRYOR's ATTENTION TO PHARMACEUTICALS MAY MODERATE with the impending departure of his key aide in that area, John Coster. A veteran of three Congressional sessions on the Senate Aging Committee, Coster has provided the staff leadership behind Sen. Pryor's (D-Ark.) active hearing schedule and his high-profile campaign against pharmaceutical price increases. Although Coster's departure has not been officially disclosed, the Senate staffer is expected to leave Capitol Hill within the next two months. Coster, who has previously worked for two pharmacy associations (APhA and ASHP), may be returning to a private sector position relating to policy issues affecting pharmacy.