Question 34 (77% correct)
Salicylic acid is a weakly acidic drug with a pKa of 3.0. The pH of the gastric fluid is 1.5 and the pH of intestinal fluid is 5.5. Absorption of Salicylic acid will most likely take place:
a. equally woll in both the stomach and the intestine.
b. In the stomach, where mainly ionized species of Salicylic acid are present.
c. in the stomach, where mainly ponionized species of Salicylic acid are present.
d. in the intestine, where mainty ionized species of Salicylic acid are present.
e. In the intestine, where mainly ponionized species of Salicglic acid are present.