Drugs that are weak bases (e.g., erythromycin, codeine, and morphine) are more lipid soluble and have greater absorption in the small intestine

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T: Drugs that are weak will be more nonionized (nonpolar) at the pH of the basic small intestine (pH 6-7) and ionized, more polar, and more water soluble in the stomach. The nonionized portion of the drug shows great lipid solubility and therefore greater absorption in the small intestine.