Medicine guide

Isturisa

  • Prescription status not stated
  • Hormones, such as thyroid and steroids
Active substance
Osilodrostat
Made by
Recordati Rare Diseases

Quoted from the official source. Not yet reviewed by Mediclarum — the leaflet in your pack is authoritative.

What it is for

  • Isturisa is indicated for the treatment of endogenous Cushing’s syndrome in adults.

From the official label · 2026-09-30 · European Medicines Agency

How it works

From the US prescribing label for the same active substance (Isturisa). It describes the substance, not this exact product.

Osilodrostat is a cortisol synthesis inhibitor.

It inhibits 11beta-hydroxylase (CYP11B1), the enzyme responsible for the final step of cortisol biosynthesis in the adrenal gland.

Peak level after1 h
Half-life4 h
Mostly cleared after≈ 20 hfive half-lives — our arithmetic
PeakHalf gone20 h0
The shape is a standard model drawn from the two times above, not a measurement. How fast a medicine acts and wears off also depends on the dose, the form and the person.
How it leaves the body

In an absorption, distribution, metabolism, and excretion study, the majority of the radioactivity dose of osilodrostat is eliminated in the urine (mean: 90.6% of administered dose) with only a minor amount eliminated in the feces (1.58% of dose).

With food

Effect of Food In a healthy volunteer study (N = 20), subjects administered with a single, 30 mg oral dose of ISTURISA film-coated tablets with a high-fat meal resulted in reduction of AUC by 11% and C max by 21%, respectively.

Quoted from the prescribing label, sections “Mechanism of Action” and “Pharmacokinetics”. DailyMed · 2025-11-18

Same active substance, strength and form in other countries

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Details

Made byRecordati Rare Diseases
Active substanceOsilodrostat
Used inHormones, such as thyroid and steroids
ClassificationH02CA02 · Hormones, such as thyroid and steroids
Orphan medicineYes — designated for a rare disease, according to the register
Authorised on2020-01-09
Last updated by the regulator2024-12-12
EMA product numberEMEA/H/C/004821

Source: European Medicines Agency — medicine data · 2026-09-30 · not reviewed by a clinician

Source: European Medicines Agency (EMA). Product information as published by EMA. Reuse terms: EMA legal notice (reproduction authorised).