Drug Summary

  Drug name:  metyrapone
  Chemical name:  Metyrapone
  Formula:  C₁₄H₁₄N₂O
  Weight:   226.2738
  CAS no:  54-36-4
  DrugBank link:  DB01011
  Description:  An inhibitor of the enzyme steroid 11-beta-monooxygenase. It is used as a test of the feedback hypothalamic-pituitary mechanism in the diagnosis of cushing syndrome. [PubChem]
  Indication:  Used as a diagnostic drug for testing hypothalamic-pituitary ACTH function. Occasionally used in Cushing's syndrome.