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Female Contraceptive — Competitive Intelligence Brief

Female Contraceptive (Female Contraceptive) competitive landscape: 6 comparators, recent regulatory actions, upcoming PDUFA, patent timeline. Class: Hormonal contraceptive. Area: Reproductive Health.

marketed Hormonal contraceptive Progesterone receptor, estrogen receptor Reproductive Health Small molecule Live · refreshed every 30 min

Target snapshot

Female Contraceptive (Female Contraceptive) — Italfarmaco. Female contraceptives prevent pregnancy by suppressing ovulation and altering the reproductive tract environment through hormonal mechanisms.

Comparator set (6 drugs)

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DrugGenericSponsorPhaseClassTargetApproval / PDUFA
Female Contraceptive TARGET 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
Nomegestrol Acetate / Estradiol Nomegestrol Acetate / Estradiol University of Palermo marketed Combined oral contraceptive Progesterone receptor, Estrogen receptor
norelgestromin + ethinyl estradiol norelgestromin + ethinyl estradiol Johnson & Johnson Pharmaceutical Research & Development, L.L.C. marketed Combined oral contraceptive (progestin + estrogen) Progesterone receptor, estrogen receptor
Ortho Tri-Cyclen LO Ortho Tri-Cyclen LO Bristol-Myers Squibb marketed Oral contraceptive (combined hormonal contraceptive) Progesterone receptor, estrogen receptor
Drospirenone Ethinyl estradiol Myo-inositol Drospirenone Ethinyl estradiol Myo-inositol AGUNCO Obstetrics and Gynecology Centre marketed Oral contraceptive with insulin sensitizer Progesterone receptor, estrogen receptor, inositol signaling pathway
Intermittent OC (EE/DROS) Intermittent 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 (Hormonal contraceptive class)

  1. Penn State University · 2 drugs in this class
  2. Italfarmaco · 1 drug in this class
  3. Kayseri Education and Research Hospital · 1 drug in this class
  4. TherapeuticsMD · 1 drug in this class
  5. University of Alabama at Birmingham · 1 drug in this class
  6. University of Athens · 1 drug in this class
  7. FHI 360 · 1 drug in this class
  8. University of Pittsburgh · 1 drug in this class

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Cite this brief

Drug Landscape (2026). Female Contraceptive — Competitive Intelligence Brief. https://druglandscape.com/ci/female-contraceptive. Accessed 2026-05-14.

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