The membrane of the mammary gland separates blood (pH = 7.4) from milk (pH = 6.6). You are given the following drug information about drug A: weak base, pK =10. What is Brodie’s D value (total drug concentration in milk/ total drug concentration in blood plasma) for the transport of drug A from blood plasma to milk? A. 0.16 B. 1.6 C. 6.3 D. 16 E. 63

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The membrane of the mammary gland separates blood (pH =
7.4) from milk (pH = 6.6). You are given the following drug
information about drug A: weak base, pK =10. What is Brodie’s D
value (total drug concentration in milk/ total drug concentration
in blood plasma) for the transport of drug A from blood plasma
to milk?

A. 0.16
B. 1.6
C. 6.3
D. 16
E. 63

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