Strong Medicine

Strong Medicine
GenreMedical drama
Created byWhoopi Goldberg
Tammy Ader
StarringRosa Blasi
Janine Turner
Jenifer Lewis
Philip Casnoff
Josh Coxx
Brennan Elliott
Patricia Richardson
Tamera Mowry
Rick Schroder
Nestor Carbonell
ComposerDavid Bergeaud
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons6
No. of episodes132 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producerWhoopi Goldberg
Running time43 minutes
Production companiesOne Ho Productions
By the Lake Productions
Columbia TriStar Television Distribution
(2000–2001)
(seasons 1–2)
Columbia TriStar Domestic Television
(2001–2002)
(seasons 2–3)
Sony Pictures Television
(2002–2006)
(seasons 3–6)
Original release
NetworkLifetime
ReleaseJuly 23, 2000 (2000-07-23) –
February 5, 2006 (2006-02-05)
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Strong Medicine is an American medical drama with a focus on feminist politics, health issues and class conflict that aired on the Lifetime network from 2000 to 2006.[1][2] It was created and produced in part by Whoopi Goldberg, who made cameos on the series, and by Tammy Ader.[3] It starred Rosa Blasi, Janine Turner, and Patricia Richardson. It was the highest-rated original drama on basic cable in 2001.[4]

  1. ^ "Breaking News - Lifetime Sends 'Strong Medicine' Into Retirement". TheFutonCritic.com. Retrieved 2013-08-25.
  2. ^ 'Medicine' running out at Lifetime
  3. ^ "Strong Medicine: Season 01 (2000) - Trailers, Reviews, Synopsis, Showtimes and Cast". AllMovie. Retrieved 2013-08-25.
  4. ^ Barraclough, Leo (2002-01-31). "Lifetime taking 'Medicine'". Variety. Retrieved 2013-08-25.