Significance of repertory in homoeopathic curriculum

Abstract

Deciding on homoeopathic prescriptions involves a complex process of harmonising the pathognomonic expressions of the patient and the pathogenetic expression of a drug during its trials based on homoeopathic principles. The complexity is accentuated by the multiple layers of patient expressions and their differentiated harmonisation with the drug data. Repertory is a decisional tool invented and improvised over numerous attempts to assist in the prescription decision. However, the most visible use of repertory has been as a tool to match the symptoms. The emerging field of decision-making offers new insight into reinventing the philosophy of repertory as an evidence-based decision-assisting tool. There is a need to conflate the philosophy of repertorisation with the evidence-based decision process and introduce this into the curriculum of homoeopathic academic programs.