Metyrapone
From Academic Kids
Metyrapone (Metopirone™) is a drug used in the diagnosis, and occasionally the treatment, of Cushing's syndrome (hypercortisolism).
When excess ACTH secretion is the cause of hypercortisolism, the metyrapone test helps clarify if the source of the ACTH is pituitary or ectopic (non-pituitary).
