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Switch from tecfidera to ocrevus for ms, what are you thoughts on washout time given my disease has been moderately aggressive?
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Tecfidera: Interesting pharmokinetics for this drug as it is eliminated 60 percent from respiration and the rest fecal and renal. The medication has been shown to be eliminated from the body after 24 hours.
Answered 5/27/2019
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