Last reviewed · How we verify

Ethinylestradiol / Norethisterone — Competitive Intelligence Brief

Ethinylestradiol / Norethisterone (Ethinylestradiol / Norethisterone) competitive landscape: 6 comparators, recent regulatory actions, upcoming PDUFA, patent timeline. Class: Combined oral contraceptive. Area: Contraception / Reproductive Health.

marketed Combined oral contraceptive Estrogen receptor and progesterone receptor Contraception / Reproductive Health Small molecule Live · refreshed every 30 min

Target snapshot

Ethinylestradiol / Norethisterone (Ethinylestradiol / Norethisterone) — University of Edinburgh. Ethinylestradiol and norethisterone work together as a combined oral contraceptive by suppressing ovulation through hormonal feedback on the hypothalamic-pituitary-ovarian axis.

Comparator set (6 drugs)

Auto-detected by same drug class / molecular target / therapeutic area, ranked by phase + recency. Override with ?vs=slug1,slug2,….

DrugGenericSponsorPhaseClassTargetApproval / PDUFA
Ethinylestradiol / Norethisterone TARGET Ethinylestradiol / Norethisterone University of Edinburgh marketed Combined oral contraceptive Estrogen receptor and progesterone receptor
ETHINYL ESTRADIOL AND LEVOGESTREL ETHINYL ESTRADIOL AND LEVOGESTREL FHI 360 marketed Combined oral contraceptive Estrogen receptor and progesterone receptor
OCR OCR Hoffmann-La Roche marketed Combined oral contraceptive Estrogen receptor and progesterone receptor
placebo + ethinylestradiol/levonorgestrel placebo + ethinylestradiol/levonorgestrel HRA Pharma marketed Combined oral contraceptive Estrogen receptor and progesterone receptor
Ethinyl Estradiol / Norgestimate Oral Tablet Ethinyl Estradiol / Norgestimate Oral Tablet University of Colorado, Denver marketed Oral contraceptive (combined estrogen-progestin) Estrogen receptor and progesterone receptor
ethinyl estradiol/etonogestrel vaginal ring ethinyl estradiol/etonogestrel vaginal ring University of Pittsburgh marketed Combined hormonal contraceptive Estrogen receptor and progesterone receptor
Estradiol valerate / dienogest Estradiol valerate / dienogest Helsinki University Central Hospital marketed Oral contraceptive (combined estrogen-progestin) Estrogen receptor and progesterone 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

Subscribe to ongoing alerts

Push every new event for this competitive set into your RSS reader, IFTTT/Zapier workflow, or email digest:

Cite this brief

Drug Landscape (2026). Ethinylestradiol / Norethisterone — Competitive Intelligence Brief. https://druglandscape.com/ci/ethinylestradiol-norethisterone. Accessed 2026-05-14.

Build your own brief

Pick any drug + add comparators: