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    <journal-meta>
      <journal-title-group>
        <journal-title>Materia Novum: The Journal of Homoeopathy</journal-title>
        <abbrev-journal-title abbrev-type="publisher">Materia Novum</abbrev-journal-title>
      </journal-title-group>
      <issn pub-type="epub">2583-4398</issn>
      <publisher>
        <publisher-name>Materia Novum: The Journal of Homoeopathy</publisher-name>
      </publisher>
    </journal-meta>
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      <article-id pub-id-type="publisher-id">MNH460007</article-id>
      <title-group>
        <article-title>Utility of second prescription in chronic disease using MONARCH : A Case  Series.</article-title>
      </title-group>
      <contrib-group>
        <contrib contrib-type="author">
          <name>
            <surname>Patil</surname>
            <given-names>Dr. Swati</given-names>
          </name>
          <xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff1"/>
        </contrib>
        <contrib contrib-type="author">
          <name>
            <surname>Bagmar</surname>
            <given-names>Dr. Kamlesh</given-names>
          </name>
          <xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff1"/>
        </contrib>
        <contrib contrib-type="author">
          <name>
            <surname>Kundu</surname>
            <given-names>Dr. Tapas</given-names>
          </name>
          <xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff1"/>
        </contrib>
        <contrib contrib-type="author">
          <name>
            <surname>Ahiwale</surname>
            <given-names>Dr. Manisha</given-names>
          </name>
          <xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff1"/>
        </contrib>
        <contrib contrib-type="author">
          <name>
            <surname>Nimbhore</surname>
            <given-names>Dr. Gayatri </given-names>
          </name>
          <xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff1"/>
        </contrib>
        <contrib contrib-type="author">
          <name>
            <surname>Thakare</surname>
            <given-names>Dr. Tejashri</given-names>
          </name>
          <xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff1"/>
        </contrib>
        <contrib contrib-type="author">
          <name>
            <surname>Kadam</surname>
            <given-names>Dr. Kirti</given-names>
          </name>
          <xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff1"/>
        </contrib>
        <contrib contrib-type="author">
          <name>
            <surname>Bhanushali</surname>
            <given-names>Dr. Reena</given-names>
          </name>
          <xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff1"/>
        </contrib>
        <contrib contrib-type="author">
          <name>
            <surname>Lolge</surname>
            <given-names>Dr. Sayli</given-names>
          </name>
          <xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff1"/>
        </contrib>
        <contrib contrib-type="author">
          <name>
            <surname>Kulkarni</surname>
            <given-names>Dr. Sukhada</given-names>
          </name>
          <xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff1"/>
        </contrib>
      </contrib-group>
      <aff id="aff1">MNH</aff>
      <pub-date pub-type="epub" iso-8601-date="2026-04-06">
        <month>04</month>
        <day>06</day>
        <year>2026</year>
      </pub-date>
      <volume>6</volume>
      <issue>4</issue>
      <elocation-id>19</elocation-id>
      <abstract>
        <p>Chronic diseases have a gradual onset, slow progress, derange the living 
organism in their own peculiar manner, if not treated. These cases need a series of medicines 
in order to restore the health and general wellbeing of the patient. Hence second prescription 
is utmost important in chronic diseases hence, practical knowledge related to it must be 
obtained by every homeopathic physician. The MONARCH is a tool used to evaluate the 
likelihood of causal attribution of homeopathic treatment to clinical outcome. Objective: To 
understand the clinical utility, effect and frequency of different varieties of second 
prescription along with the use of MONARCH tool. Design: This is a case series study of 
chronic diseases to understand the utility, effect and frequency of second prescription using 
MONARCH tool for evaluation of cases. Materials and methods: 45 cases with chronic 
diseases were studied from OPD over a period of 6 months, the response of the patient to first 
prescription was analysed and second prescription was made, evaluation of outcome and 
treatment was done using MONARCH and the utilityand frequency of each type of second 
prescription was studied.Result:There was improvement in 41 cases out of 45 cases with 
MONARCH score above 6 and repetition of the same medicine [115 times], was observed to 
be the most frequently type followed by placebo, [ 88 times] and change of potency [29 
times], change of remedy [14 times], complimentary remedy [7 times] and intercurrent 
remedy [3 times] respectively.</p>
      </abstract>
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        <kwd>Homeopathy</kwd>
        <kwd>Second Prescription</kwd>
        <kwd>Remedy Relationship</kwd>
        <kwd>Complimentary</kwd>
        <kwd>MONARCH.</kwd>
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