PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a high purity duloxetine base with suppressing a by-product having toxicity and suppressing generation of optical isomers and decomposition products and a method for manufacturing a duloxetine chlorinate.SOLUTION: There is provided a manufacturing method of duloxetine base including a process of mixing duloxetine alkyl carbamate, potassium hydroxide and toluene in the presence of lower alcohol and a process of heating and reacting the resulting mixture to distill away a part of solvent in reaction.SELECTED DRAWING: None