Strong Medicine

"Strong Medicine" is also the title of a novel by Arthur Hailey.

Former characters

; Dr. Andy Campbell : (Patricia Richardson) A former military doctor, Campbell came on the staff during the 2002 season to replace an analogous character (the much more ambitious and strict Dr. Dana Stowe, played by Janine Turner). Her patients tend to be upper-middle-class, and often include minor local celebrities and professionals. Her character ostensibly lives the almost typical suburban nuclear family lifestyle, aside from her status as breadwinner. She has two teenage daughters, Jesse and Lizzie. Campbell was named United States Surgeon General (which was also a stated ambition of her predecessor) at the end of the 2004 season and left the show.

Related Topics:
Patricia Richardson - 2002 - Janine Turner - United States Surgeon General - 2004

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; Dr. Robert "Bob" Jackson : (Philip Casnoff) Chief of staff of Rittenhouse Hospital, he is the stoic, administrative figure and also ultimately in charge of decisions regarding funding, especially to the women's clinic. Jackson considers himself a personal friend of Dr. Campbell (as he was with Dr. Stowe), but generally is more impersonal and sometimes butts heads with Dr. Delgado over financial or liability issues, and with Lana over administrative issues. Jackson's character was laid off by hospital owner Octavian prior to the start of the 2005 season.

Related Topics:
Philip Casnoff - 2005

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; Dr. Dana Stowe : (Janine Turner), an ambitious doctor and scientist seeking a cure for cancer; she is rigid and stoic and has a poor bedside manner. Like her successor Andy Campbell, she was good friends with Jackson. Her character left the show at the end of the 2001 season after adopting two challenged infants, choosing to put her medical ambitions aside to pursue a successful motherhood.

Related Topics:
Janine Turner - 2001

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