Strong medicine is the story of Celia Jordan, a modern - day heroine like no other, and her relationship with the people who work alongside her as well as those against her - the cultured and wise Sam Hawthorne, the chief executive who never loses faith in her, but tragically loses faith in virtually everything else; the brilliant young British researcher, Martin Peat-Smith, who races against time to give Celia the breakthrough the company desperately needs; the disappointed scientist Vincent Lord, who is her bitter rival; the unscrupulous senator Dennis Donohue, who vows to destroy her and finally, the gentle and steadfast doctor Andrew Jordan, who is her equal and her partner in every way. Strong Medicine is Arthur Hailey writing at the peak of his powers.