metyrapone 🐶 Veterinary Use | Indications/Contra | FAERs-F | FAERs-M | Orange Bk | BioActivity |

Stem definitionDrug idCAS RN
1791 54-36-4

Description:

MoleculeDescription

Molfile Inchi Smiles

Synonyms:

  • metyrapone
  • mepyrapone
  • methapyrapone
  • methbipyranone
  • methopirapone
  • methopyrapone
  • methopyrinine
  • methopyrone
  • metopiron
  • metopirone
  • metopyrone
  • metroprione
  • metyrapon
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.
  • Molecular weight: 226.28
  • Formula: C14H14N2O
  • CLOGP: 1.46
  • LIPINSKI: 0
  • HAC: 3
  • HDO: 0
  • TPSA: 42.85
  • ALOGS: -2.72
  • ROTB: 3

  • Status: OFP

  • Legend:
    OFP - off patent
    OFM - off market
    ONP - on patent

Drug dosage:

None

ADMET properties:

PropertyValueReference
BDDCS (Biopharmaceutical Drug Disposition Classification System) 2 Bocci G, Oprea TI, Benet LZ
S (Water solubility) 0.43 mg/mL Bocci G, Oprea TI, Benet LZ

Approvals:

DateAgencyCompanyOrphan
Dec. 4, 1961 FDA HRA PHARMA

FDA Adverse Event Reporting System (Female)

MedDRA adverse event termLikelihood ratioLikelihood ratio thresholdPatients taking drug having adverse eventPatients taking drug not having adverse eventPatients not taking drug having adverse eventPatients not taking drug not having adverse event
Premature delivery 77.71 46.26 23 601 30258 63458140
Cortisol increased 75.64 46.26 11 613 418 63487980
Cortisol free urine increased 61.38 46.26 7 617 34 63488364
Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia 57.44 46.26 16 608 16898 63471500
Adrenal insufficiency 56.53 46.26 16 608 17899 63470499
Blood corticotrophin decreased 46.47 46.26 7 617 338 63488060

FDA Adverse Event Reporting System (Male)

MedDRA adverse event termLikelihood ratioLikelihood ratio thresholdPatients taking drug having adverse eventPatients taking drug not having adverse eventPatients not taking drug having adverse eventPatients not taking drug not having adverse event
Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia 46.66 42.05 15 436 19695 34936785

FDA Adverse Event Reporting System (Geriatric)

MedDRA adverse event termLikelihood ratioLikelihood ratio thresholdPatients taking drug having adverse eventPatients taking drug not having adverse eventPatients not taking drug having adverse eventPatients not taking drug not having adverse event
Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia 96.74 41.72 29 929 32479 79710951
Adrenal insufficiency 78.65 41.72 24 934 28463 79714967
Cortisol free urine increased 77.22 41.72 9 949 43 79743387
Premature delivery 74.39 41.72 22 936 23445 79719985
Cortisol increased 63.37 41.72 10 948 535 79742895
Premature rupture of membranes 43.31 41.72 10 948 4059 79739371

FDA Adverse Event Reporting System (Pediatric)

None

Pharmacologic Action:

SourceCodeDescription
ATC V04CD01 VARIOUS
DIAGNOSTIC AGENTS
OTHER DIAGNOSTIC AGENTS
Tests for pituitary function
MeSH PA D000963 Antimetabolites
MeSH PA D004791 Enzyme Inhibitors
MeSH PA D009676 Noxae
FDA MoA N0000175921 Adrenal Steroid Synthesis Inhibitors
FDA EPC N0000175928 Adrenal Steroid Synthesis Inhibitor
CHEBI has role CHEBI:33295 diagnostic aid
CHEBI has role CHEBI:35221 antimetabolite
CHEBI has role CHEBI:76798 cytochrome p450 XIB1 inhibitor

Drug Use | Suggest Off label Use Form| |View source of the data|

DiseaseRelationSNOMED_IDDOID
Diagnostic Test for Secondary Adrenocortical Insufficiency indication
Hypercortisolism off-label use 47270006
Primary adrenocortical insufficiency contraindication 373662000




🐶 Veterinary Drug Use

None

🐶 Veterinary products

None

Acid dissociation constants calculated using MoKa v3.0.0

Dissociation levelDissociation constantType (acidic/basic)
pKa1 4.64 Basic
pKa2 1.71 Basic

Orange Book patent data (new drug applications)

None

Orange Book exclusivity data (new drug applications)

None

Bioactivity Summary:

TargetClassPharosUniProtActionTypeActivity value
(-log[M])
Mechanism
action
Bioact sourceMoA source
Cytochrome P450 11B1, mitochondrial Enzyme INHIBITOR IC50 7.84 CHEMBL DRUG LABEL
Cytochrome P450 3A4 Enzyme IC50 6.10 DRUG MATRIX
Cytochrome P450 11B2, mitochondrial Enzyme IC50 7.38 CHEMBL
Cytochrome P450 11B1 Enzyme Ki 6.24 CHEMBL
Cytochrome P450 11B1, mitochondrial Enzyme IC50 5.34 CHEMBL

External reference:

IDSource
4018788 VUID
N0000147091 NUI
D00410 KEGG_DRUG
4018788 VANDF
C0025876 UMLSCUI
CHEBI:44241 CHEBI
MYT PDB_CHEM_ID
CHEMBL934 ChEMBL_ID
DB01011 DRUGBANK_ID
D008797 MESH_DESCRIPTOR_UI
4174 PUBCHEM_CID
5224 IUPHAR_LIGAND_ID
1404 INN_ID
ZS9KD92H6V UNII
203002 RXNORM
10389 MMSL
5107 MMSL
d00592 MMSL
002120 NDDF
395794007 SNOMEDCT_US
53848009 SNOMEDCT_US

Pharmaceutical products:

ProductCategoryIngredientsNDCFormQuantityRouteMarketingLabel
Metopirone HUMAN PRESCRIPTION DRUG LABEL 1 76336-455 CAPSULE, GELATIN COATED 250 mg ORAL NDA 32 sections
Metopirone HUMAN PRESCRIPTION DRUG LABEL 1 76336-455 CAPSULE, GELATIN COATED 250 mg ORAL NDA 32 sections
Metopirone HUMAN PRESCRIPTION DRUG LABEL 1 76336-455 CAPSULE, GELATIN COATED 250 mg ORAL NDA 32 sections