Tranilast

Tranilast
Clinical data
AHFS/Drugs.comInternational Drug Names
Routes of
administration
Oral
ATC code
  • none
Legal status
Legal status
  • US: Not FDA approved
  • In general: ℞ (Prescription only)
Identifiers
  • 2-{[(2E)-3-(3,4-Dimethoxyphenyl)prop-2-enoyl]amino}benzoic acid
CAS Number
PubChem CID
IUPHAR/BPS
ChemSpider
UNII
ChEBI
ChEMBL
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)
ECHA InfoCard100.150.125 Edit this at Wikidata
Chemical and physical data
FormulaC18H17NO5
Molar mass327.336 g·mol−1
3D model (JSmol)
  • COC1=C(C=C(C=C1)C=CC(=O)NC2=CC=CC=C2C(=O)O)OC
  • InChI=1S/C18H17NO5/c1-23-15-9-7-12(11-16(15)24-2)8-10-17(20)19-14-6-4-3-5-13(14)18(21)22/h3-11H,1-2H3,(H,19,20)(H,21,22)/b10-8+
  • Key:NZHGWWWHIYHZNX-CSKARUKUSA-N

Tranilast (INN, brand name Rizaben) is an antiallergic drug. It was developed by Kissei Pharmaceuticals and was approved in 1982 for use in Japan and South Korea for bronchial asthma. Indications for keloid and hypertrophic scar were added in the 1980s.