Why wont this drug work in vivo?

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You've developed a new Alzheimer's drug that disrupts the abnormal amyloid pathway that results in Alzheimer's disease. In its current formulation, the octanol/water partition coefficient of your drug is quite low, completely lipophobic. Why won't this drug work in vivo?

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