Professor Morningstar has developed a terrific new antibiotic to be taken orally in water-based syrup, but it is not working against bacterial meningitis

Based on the information in this chapter, can you suggest a reason? Can you suggest a solution to the problem using the information in the textbook?


A water-soluble medicine will most likely not cross the blood-brain barrier, so it would be better if the professor came up with a lipid-soluble antibiotic.

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