Complex sentence: At the typical dose, anesthesia is induced for about 5--10 minutes, though the half-life of drug metabolism is about 75 minutes, because etomidate is redistributed from the plasma to other tissues.
Split into simpler sentences: At the typical dose, anesthesia is induced for about 5--10 minutes even though the half-life of drug metabolism is approximately 75 minutes. This is because etomidate is redistributed from the plasma to other tissues.