Certain drugs are poorly distributed to the CNS because they:
A) must be approved by the FDA
B) are fat soluble
C) pass through the blood-brain barrier
D) are hepatotoxic
C) pass through the blood-brain barrier
Certain drugs are poorly distributed to the CNS because they pass through the blood-brain barrier. This is the highly-selective permeable barrier separating the blood from the brain extracellular fluid in the CNS. It prevents entry of many undesirable chemicals.
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