Home > Strong Medicine > Season 1 « TV Series Page Strong Medicine: Season 1 (2000 - 2001) SEASON: Season 1 Season 1 Season 2 Season 3 Season 4 Season 5 Season 6 + WANT TO SEE Episode List Season 1 Strong Medicine Critics Consensus No consensus yet. Not enough ratings to calculate a score. TOMATOMETER Critic Ratings: 3 No Score Yet Audience Score User Ratings: 0 NEW More Info × Close ADD YOUR RATING Share on Facebook Post Want to See Add Rating My Rating × Want to See Post Share on Facebook Episodes 1 Pilot Episode Air date: Jul 23, 2000 In the series pilot, a streetwise doctor (Rosa Blasi) who runs a women's center in Philadelphia runs afoul of the privileged head (Janine Turner) of women's health at a swanky hospital. Chloe: Debbi Morgan. Lydia Emerson: Whoopi Goldberg. Peter: Josh Coxx. Bob: Philip Casnoff. Lana: Jenifer Lewis. More 2 Preexisting Conditions Air date: Jul 30, 2000 Dana counsels a pregnant woman whose fetus may suffer brain damage; Lu uncovers an insurance scam used to fund a women's free clinic. Dana: Janine Turner. Lu: Rosa Blasi. Lana: Jenifer Lewis. Peter: Josh Coxx. Robert: Philip Casnoff. More 3 Misconceptions Air date: Aug 6, 2000 Dana's friend, a former beauty queen, asks her to perform a unique kind of plastic surgery in order to regain her husband's attention; a former junkie who Lu helped find a job fails to show up for work, prompting Lu to fear that the woman is using drugs again. Dana: Janine Turner. Lu: Rosa Blasi. More 4 Second Look Air date: Aug 13, 2000 Dana counsels an aging beauty queen who believes a risky medical procedure is the key to saving her marriage. Meanwhile, Lu delivers a devastating diagnosis to a recovering drug addict. Marc: Christopher Marquette. Peter: Josh Coxx. Lana: Jenifer Lewis. More 5 Performance Anxiety Air date: Aug 20, 2000 Lu uncovers a scandal involving the girls basketball team she volunteers with as a medical trainer; Dana saves a patient's life with an experimental new treatment. Lu: Rosa Blasi. Dana: Janine Turner. Peter: Josh Coxx. More 6 Drug Interactions Air date: Aug 27, 2000 Dana suspects Robert of spousal abuse when she finds several bruises on his wife's body during a routine exam; Lu considers the ramifications of sterilizing drug addicts. Dr. Lydia Emerson: Whoopi Goldberg. Lillian Pynchon: Holland Taylor. Marc: Christopher Marquette. More 7 Do No Harm Air date: Sep 3, 2000 Lu and Dana race to save the victims of a drive-by shooting that occurred outside of the women's health center. Lana: Jenifer Lewis. Peter: Josh Coxx. Marc: Christopher Marquette. More 8 Miracle Cure Air date: Sep 10, 2000 Lu treats the terminally ill child of a devout Catholic couple; Dana questions a patient's right to die. Lana: Jenifer Lewis. Peter: Josh Coxx. Robert: Philip Casnoff. More 9 Dependency Air date: Sep 8, 2000 Lu debates whether to prescribe Ritalin to a young boy demonstrating the symptoms of ADHD (attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder), Dana urges a Philadelphia socialite to leave her abusive husband, and Lana finds her questionable past helpful when persuading a city commissioner to tear down a hazardous building. Peter: Josh Coxx. More 10 BRCA1 Air date: Oct 15, 2000 Part 1 of two. Dana makes an announcement regarding her clinical study in breast-cancer treatment; Lu hosts a Breast Health Weekend to raise money and awareness. Annabelle: Diane Ladd. Lydia: Whoopi Goldberg. Nick: Brennan Elliott. More Show More Episodes Strong Medicine: Season 1 Photos View All Photos (5) Tv Season Info Genre: Drama Network: Lifetime Premiere Date: Jul 23, 2000 Creators: Tammy Ader, Whoopi Goldberg Exec. Producers: Whoopi Goldberg, Tammy Ader Cast Janine Turner as Dr. Dana Stowe Rosa Blasi as Dr. Luisa `Lu' Delgado Jenifer Lewis as Lana Hawkins Josh Coxx as Peter Riggs Philip Casnoff as Dr. Robert Jackson Chris Marquette as Marc Delgado Whoopi Goldberg as Dr. Lydia Emerson Brennan Elliott as Dr. Nick Biancavilla Diane Ladd as Annabelle Lee Stowe Debbi Morgan as Chloe Robert Foxworth as Dr. Ezra Stowe Jill Eikenberry Sandra Nelson as Kathleen Anderson CCH Pounder as Libby Bell Holland Taylor as Lillian Pynchon Francis Guinan as Bradley Anderson Paula Malcomson as Trish Julie White as Caitlin Crawford Giancarlo Esposito as James `Junior' Bell Katherine Helmond as Sicily Kellie Waymire as Angela Kathryn Fiore as Betty Jacqueline Obradors as Dolores Rivera Michael Paul Chan as Dr. Dexter Chen Kimberly Peterson as Penny Taraji P. Henson as Crystal Gabrielle Carteris as Freddie Ruth de Sosa as Sally Gerald O'Donnell as Skelton Alex Morris as Stanton Danica Sheridan as Shelia Cee Cee Michaela as Noreen Jeff Feringa as Pearl Lisa Ann Orkin as Randy Julie Vasquez Nunis as Rita Toby Smith as Toinette Kelli Wolf as Rosie Angelyna as Vanessa John Billingsley as Jerry Noor Shic as Dr. Vishnu Bonita Friedericy as Cleo Jeana Blackman as Candy Merrita Llarena as Jane Sherry D. Green as Renata Amy Tolksy as Jean Show More Cast Episodes 1 Pilot Episode Air date: Jul 23, 2000 In the series pilot, a streetwise doctor (Rosa Blasi) who runs a women's center in Philadelphia runs afoul of the privileged head (Janine Turner) of women's health at a swanky hospital. Chloe: Debbi Morgan. Lydia Emerson: Whoopi Goldberg. Peter: Josh Coxx. Bob: Philip Casnoff. Lana: Jenifer Lewis. More 2 Preexisting Conditions Air date: Jul 30, 2000 Dana counsels a pregnant woman whose fetus may suffer brain damage; Lu uncovers an insurance scam used to fund a women's free clinic. Dana: Janine Turner. Lu: Rosa Blasi. Lana: Jenifer Lewis. Peter: Josh Coxx. Robert: Philip Casnoff. More 3 Misconceptions Air date: Aug 6, 2000 Dana's friend, a former beauty queen, asks her to perform a unique kind of plastic surgery in order to regain her husband's attention; a former junkie who Lu helped find a job fails to show up for work, prompting Lu to fear that the woman is using drugs again. Dana: Janine Turner. Lu: Rosa Blasi. More 4 Second Look Air date: Aug 13, 2000 Dana counsels an aging beauty queen who believes a risky medical procedure is the key to saving her marriage. Meanwhile, Lu delivers a devastating diagnosis to a recovering drug addict. Marc: Christopher Marquette. Peter: Josh Coxx. Lana: Jenifer Lewis. More 5 Performance Anxiety Air date: Aug 20, 2000 Lu uncovers a scandal involving the girls basketball team she volunteers with as a medical trainer; Dana saves a patient's life with an experimental new treatment. Lu: Rosa Blasi. Dana: Janine Turner. Peter: Josh Coxx. More 6 Drug Interactions Air date: Aug 27, 2000 Dana suspects Robert of spousal abuse when she finds several bruises on his wife's body during a routine exam; Lu considers the ramifications of sterilizing drug addicts. Dr. Lydia Emerson: Whoopi Goldberg. Lillian Pynchon: Holland Taylor. Marc: Christopher Marquette. More 7 Do No Harm Air date: Sep 3, 2000 Lu and Dana race to save the victims of a drive-by shooting that occurred outside of the women's health center. Lana: Jenifer Lewis. Peter: Josh Coxx. Marc: Christopher Marquette. More 8 Miracle Cure Air date: Sep 10, 2000 Lu treats the terminally ill child of a devout Catholic couple; Dana questions a patient's right to die. Lana: Jenifer Lewis. Peter: Josh Coxx. Robert: Philip Casnoff. More 9 Dependency Air date: Sep 8, 2000 Lu debates whether to prescribe Ritalin to a young boy demonstrating the symptoms of ADHD (attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder), Dana urges a Philadelphia socialite to leave her abusive husband, and Lana finds her questionable past helpful when persuading a city commissioner to tear down a hazardous building. Peter: Josh Coxx. More 10 BRCA1 Air date: Oct 15, 2000 Part 1 of two. Dana makes an announcement regarding her clinical study in breast-cancer treatment; Lu hosts a Breast Health Weekend to raise money and awareness. Annabelle: Diane Ladd. Lydia: Whoopi Goldberg. Nick: Brennan Elliott. More Show More Episodes Critic Reviews for Strong Medicine Season 1 All Critics (3) | Top Critics (1) | Fresh (3) | Rotten (0) The writing grows preachy but the story line is compelling nonetheless. May 8, 2019 | Full Review… Terry Kelleher People Magazine Strong Medicine is smart programming with good female role models, but parents might want to think twice before letting younger kids tune in given the fairly mature subject matter. May 8, 2019 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review… Lucy Maher Common Sense Media In less capable hands, issues-oriented stories like these could come off as heavy-handed lecturing. But writer Tammy Ader and executive producer Whoopi Goldberg have clearly thought the concept through. May 8, 2019 | Full Review… Laura Fries Variety Top Critic View All Critic Reviews (3) Audience Reviews for Strong Medicine: Season 1 There are no featured audience reviews yet. Click the link below to see what others say about Strong Medicine: Season 1! See All Audience Reviews News & Features 150 Erotic Movies Ranked worst to best! 2019's Most Anticipated 63 movies coming up this year 200 Essential Movies Chosen by RT staff! 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