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Strong Medicine
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  • Episode aired Jul 30, 2000
  • TV-14
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Patricia Richardson and Rosa Blasi in Strong Medicine (2000)
Drama

Dana and Lu find it hard to work together. Dana has to tell a surrogate couple that their child will be born with potentially severe (they could be mild effects) mental birth defects which m... Read allDana and Lu find it hard to work together. Dana has to tell a surrogate couple that their child will be born with potentially severe (they could be mild effects) mental birth defects which makes them question whether or not they can raise a special needs child; Lu investigates a ... Read allDana and Lu find it hard to work together. Dana has to tell a surrogate couple that their child will be born with potentially severe (they could be mild effects) mental birth defects which makes them question whether or not they can raise a special needs child; Lu investigates a clinic that supposedly gave a woman a hysterectomy due to bleeding fibroids, but it turns ... Read all

  • Director
    • Rick Rosenthal
  • Writers
    • Whoopi Goldberg
    • Tammy Ader
    • Rick Alexander
  • Stars
    • Rosa Blasi
    • Jenifer Lewis
    • Josh Coxx
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  • IMDb RATING
    8.2/10
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    • Director
      • Rick Rosenthal
    • Writers
      • Whoopi Goldberg
      • Tammy Ader
      • Rick Alexander
    • Stars
      • Rosa Blasi
      • Jenifer Lewis
      • Josh Coxx
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    Rosa Blasi
    Rosa Blasi
    • Dr. Luisa Delgado
    Jenifer Lewis
    Jenifer Lewis
    • Lana Hawkins
    Josh Coxx
    Josh Coxx
    • Midwife Peter Riggs, R.N.
    Janine Turner
    Janine Turner
    • Dr. Dana Stowe
    Brennan Elliott
    Brennan Elliott
    • Dr. Nick Biancavilla
    Philip Casnoff
    Philip Casnoff
    • Chief of Staff Dr. Robert Jackson
    Sandra Nelson
    Sandra Nelson
    • Kathleen Anderson
    Francis Guinan
    Francis Guinan
    Paula Malcomson
    Paula Malcomson
    • Trish
    Kathryn Fiore
    Kathryn Fiore
    Michael Paul Chan
    Michael Paul Chan
    • Dr. Dexter Chen
    Gregory Balaban
    • Miles Waters
    Eamon Behrens
    • Big Angry Guy
    Annmarie Christiansen
    • Nurse
    Alicia R. Cole
    Alicia R. Cole
    • Sherry
    Joel Fabiani
    Joel Fabiani
    • Jay Harper
    Cici Lau
    Cici Lau
    • Mrs. Hong
    Alycia Lee
    • Stacey
    • Director
      • Rick Rosenthal
    • Writers
      • Whoopi Goldberg
      • Tammy Ader
      • Rick Alexander
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    • Release date
      • July 30, 2000 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Filming locations
      • Sony Pictures Studios - 10202 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, California, USA(Studio)
    • Production companies
      • Whoop/One Ho Productions/Lil' Whoop Productions
      • By The Lake Productions
      • Columbia TriStar Television
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