Assertion: fluoxetine's metabolite | /r/HasAspect | long elimination
Facets:
value: very
type: DEGREE
Source sentences:
text: Since fluoxetine and its major metabolite have very long elimination half-lives, at least 5 weeks (perhaps longer, especially if fluoxetine has been prescribed chronically and/or at higher doses (see Section 5.2 Pharmacokinetic Properties, Accumulation and slow elimination) should be allowed after stopping fluoxetine hydrochloride before starting a MAOI.
text: Since fluoxetine and its major metabolite have very long elimination half-lives, at least 5 weeks (perhaps longer, especially if fluoxetine has been prescribed chronically and/or at higher doses (see Section 5.2 Pharmacokinetic Properties, Accumulation and slow elimination) should be allowed after stopping fluoxetine hydrochloride before starting a MAOI.