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Hormonal Contraception — Competitive Intelligence Brief

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

phase 3 Hormonal contraceptive Estrogen receptor, Progesterone receptor Reproductive Health / Contraception Small molecule Live · refreshed every 30 min

Target snapshot

Hormonal Contraception (Hormonal Contraception) — University of Alabama at Birmingham. Hormonal contraception prevents pregnancy by suppressing ovulation through synthetic hormones that inhibit the luteinizing hormone (LH) surge.

Comparator set (6 drugs)

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DrugGenericSponsorPhaseClassTargetApproval / PDUFA
Hormonal Contraception TARGET Hormonal Contraception University of Alabama at Birmingham phase 3 Hormonal contraceptive Estrogen receptor, Progesterone receptor
Ethinyl Estradiol + Desogestrel Ethinyl Estradiol + Desogestrel Massachusetts General Hospital marketed Combined oral contraceptive Estrogen receptor, progesterone receptor
Ethinylestradiol / Dienogest Ethinylestradiol / Dienogest University of Palermo marketed Combined oral contraceptive Estrogen receptor, progesterone receptor
oral contraceptives oral contraceptives FHI 360 marketed Hormonal contraceptive Estrogen receptor, Progesterone receptor
Tibolone (Livial) Tibolone (Livial) Wyeth is now a wholly owned subsidiary of Pfizer marketed Selective tissue estrogenic activity regulator (STEAR); synthetic steroid Estrogen receptor, progesterone receptor, androgen receptor
ethinyl estradiol and cyproterone acetate ethinyl estradiol and cyproterone acetate S.C.B. Medical College and Hospital marketed Combined oral contraceptive with anti-androgenic activity Estrogen receptor, progesterone receptor, androgen receptor
fenofibrate and tibolone fenofibrate and tibolone Keogh Institute for Medical Research marketed Fibrate + Selective Estrogen Receptor Modulator (SERM) PPAR-α (fenofibrate); Estrogen receptor, progesterone receptor, androgen receptor (tibolone)

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). Hormonal Contraception — Competitive Intelligence Brief. https://druglandscape.com/ci/hormonal-contraception. Accessed 2026-05-13.

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