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Drospirenone / Estetrol — Competitive Intelligence Brief

Drospirenone / Estetrol (Drospirenone / Estetrol) competitive landscape: 6 comparators, recent regulatory actions, upcoming PDUFA, patent timeline. Class: Combined oral contraceptive. Area: Contraception / Women's Health.

marketed Combined oral contraceptive Progesterone receptor, estrogen receptor Contraception / Women's Health Small molecule Live · refreshed every 30 min

Target snapshot

Drospirenone / Estetrol (Drospirenone / Estetrol) — University of Palermo. Drospirenone and estetrol work together as a hormonal contraceptive by suppressing ovulation through progestin and estrogen activity.

Comparator set (6 drugs)

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DrugGenericSponsorPhaseClassTargetApproval / PDUFA
Drospirenone / Estetrol TARGET Drospirenone / Estetrol University of Palermo marketed Combined oral contraceptive Progesterone receptor, estrogen receptor
Levonorgestrel/Ethinyl Estradiol Levonorgestrel/Ethinyl Estradiol Wyeth is now a wholly owned subsidiary of Pfizer marketed Combined oral contraceptive Progesterone receptor, estrogen receptor alpha and beta
desogestrel/ethinyl estradiol desogestrel/ethinyl estradiol Teva Branded Pharmaceutical Products R&D, Inc. marketed Combined oral contraceptive Progesterone receptor, estrogen receptor
YAZ® YAZ® Teva Pharmaceuticals USA marketed Oral contraceptive (combined estrogen-progestin) Progesterone receptor, estrogen receptor, mineralocorticoid receptor
Kariva® Kariva® Teva Branded Pharmaceutical Products R&D, Inc. marketed Oral contraceptive (combined hormonal contraceptive) Progesterone receptor, estrogen receptor
Female Contraceptive Female Contraceptive Italfarmaco marketed Hormonal contraceptive Progesterone receptor, estrogen receptor
Continuous OC (EE/DROS) Continuous OC (EE/DROS) University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill marketed Oral contraceptive Progesterone receptor, estrogen receptor

Recent regulatory actions (last 90 days)

No regulatory actions in the last 90 days for this set.

Upcoming PDUFA dates (next 180 days)

No PDUFA dates in the next 180 days for this set.

Patent timeline (forward window)

No upcoming patent expiries for this set.

Sponsor landscape (Combined oral contraceptive class)

  1. University of Palermo · 3 drugs in this class
  2. Teva Branded Pharmaceutical Products R&D, Inc. · 2 drugs in this class
  3. Organon and Co · 2 drugs in this class
  4. HRA Pharma · 1 drug in this class
  5. Hansoh BioMedical R&D Company · 1 drug in this class
  6. Helsinki University Central Hospital · 1 drug in this class
  7. Hoffmann-La Roche · 1 drug in this class
  8. IVI Madrid · 1 drug in this class
  9. Leiden University Medical Center · 1 drug in this class
  10. Massachusetts General Hospital · 1 drug in this class

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Drug Landscape (2026). Drospirenone / Estetrol — Competitive Intelligence Brief. https://druglandscape.com/ci/drospirenone-estetrol. Accessed 2026-06-10.

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