title: Not Geropharmacotherapy 101.
abstract: Critical to survival is the geriatric concept, allostasis, defined as the ability to achieve stability through change. It is appropriate that allostasis is an introduction to this commentary, which may partially apply to the medical and pharmacy profession as currently constituted.
authors.affiliation: Institute on Aging, Temple University School of Medicine, 3420 North Broad Street, Philadelphia, PA 19140, USA. afinesto@astro.temple.edu
authors.forename: Albert J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Finestone
authors.forename: Michael R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Jacobs
authors.forename: John A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Cacciamani
mesh_terms: D052636:Allostasis; D004358:Drug Therapy; D005853:Geriatrics; D006801:Humans; D014481:United States