RADAR / Radar Opus –
Introduction & Overview
- RADAR stands for Rapid Aid to Drug Aimed Research.
- One of the best and most popular homoeopathic software programmes worldwide.
- Based primarily on Synthesis Repertory.
- The only system having complete repertory & system (repertory) in one platform.
- Created a sensation in the field of homoeopathy by adding Encyclopedia Homoeopathica – the largest, most reliable & structured homoeopathic reference library.
Versions History
- First edition: 1987 – RADAR
- Black version: 1995
- Indian edition: 1996
- 10th version: 2001
- 10.5 version: 2009
- Latest: Radar Opus (2010 onwards)
Gradations (in Repertory)
- Bold capital
- Bold Roman
- Italics
- Roman
Key Contents / Modules in Radar Opus
- Synthesis Repertory
- Boenninghausen Repertory
- Murphy Repertory
- Complete Repertory
- 17 Small Repertories (Keynotes: RADAR, Allen, Boericke, Phatak, Concepts)
- Multimedia
- Disease-wise symptom selection
- Extended symptom search
- Analysis techniques
- Case & analysis by families
- Vithoulkas Expert System & Module
- Herscu Module
- Materia Medica Repertorization
- Reading remedies, pathologies, cases
- WinChip patient programme
- Maintain patient programme
- Bill Print out
- Electronic manuals
- EH 2.1 (Book Volumes)
- Extract multiple cases of a particular remedy from current & classical literature
Encyclopedia Homoeopathica (EH)
- More than 681 titles (Murphy, Schalten, George Vithoulkas, etc.)
- Over 200,000 pages
- Remedies, repertory & materia medica connection
- Multimedia options
- Multitasked graphical interface
- Facility of searching on families of remedies
- Go through the encyclopedia like a book (390 volumes in English)
- Complete contents of each book available directly in materia medica
Advantages
- More readable symptom format
- User friendly & authentic
- Repeatedly checked additions
- New standard list of remedy & author abbreviations
- Modern American English spelling used
- Leading words like “bed, in bed, in:” standardized
- Similar rubrics merged into one
- Clinical rubrics renamed according to modern disease
- Index of important changes & corrections
Unique Features – Single Intuitive Interface
- Repertory
- Materia Medica
- Patient Files
- Remedies
- Families
- Advanced Search
- Built-in Web Browser
Radar Opus Editions (2026 Overview)
| Feature | Essential | Professional | Apex | Premium |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Repertories | 19 (Synthesis 9.1TE) | 20 (Synthesis 9.1) | 24 (Synthesis 9.1) | 25 (Synthesis 9.1) |
| MM Books | 376 | 545 | 545 | 545 |
| Modules | None | 4 | 6 | 6 |
| Concepts | None | Radar Concept | Radar Concept | Radar Concept |
| WinChip Programme | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Advanced Schema / Case Taker | No | No | Sankaran & Jeremy | Sankaran & Jeremy |
Additional Keypoints Added for Completeness
- Radar Opus is the gold standard professional homoeopathic software, continuously updated with new provings, clinical data, and expert systems.
- Supports all major repertorization strategies (totality, elimination, essence, families, keynotes) and seamless integration of repertory with vast source texts via EH.
- Ideal for both beginners (Essential) and advanced practitioners (Premium) seeking fast, accurate, and deeply referenced case analysis.