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Drospirenone / Estetrol — Competitive Intelligence Brief
marketed
Combined oral contraceptive
Progesterone receptor, estrogen receptor
Contraception / Women's Health
Small molecule
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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)
| Drug | Generic | Sponsor | Phase | Class | Target | Approval / 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 |
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Sponsor landscape (Combined oral contraceptive class)
- University of Palermo · 3 drugs in this class
- Teva Branded Pharmaceutical Products R&D, Inc. · 2 drugs in this class
- Organon and Co · 2 drugs in this class
- HRA Pharma · 1 drug in this class
- Hansoh BioMedical R&D Company · 1 drug in this class
- Helsinki University Central Hospital · 1 drug in this class
- Hoffmann-La Roche · 1 drug in this class
- IVI Madrid · 1 drug in this class
- Leiden University Medical Center · 1 drug in this class
- 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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