Isoprophylaxis is neither homeoprophylaxis nor homeopathic immunization, but isopathic immunization unsupported by the homeopathic epistemological model: A response to Golden

Homeopathy might be employed for the prevention of epidemic diseases (homeoprophylaxis) provided remedies are selected on an individual basis in compliance with ‘principle symptom-based similitude’ and according to totality symptoms peculiar a given (remedy ‘epidemic genius’ or ‘genus epidemicus), as countless examples literature show. The use nosodes (isoprophylaxis), i.e., based etiological identity’ full neglect individualization pathogenetic trials, is not supported by homeopathic epistemological model. As long there no reliable scientific evidences attesting its efficacy safety, ‘isopathic immunization’ indicated regular replacement classical immunization, it would mean transgression bioethical principles beneficence non-maleficence. Although many practitioners systematically indicate that practice, condemned institutions worldwide. In this article, I elaborate epistemological, ethical features these disparate approaches prophylaxis, which had summarily addressed previous review.