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OC - Drospirenone plus Ethynylestradiol — Competitive Intelligence Brief
marketed
Combined oral contraceptive
Estrogen receptor, progesterone receptor, mineralocorticoid receptor
Contraception / Gynecology
Small molecule
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Target snapshot
OC - Drospirenone plus Ethynylestradiol (OC - Drospirenone plus Ethynylestradiol) — Federico II University. Drospirenone and ethinylestradiol work together as an oral contraceptive by suppressing ovulation through progestin and estrogen activity.
Comparator set (6 drugs)
| Drug | Generic | Sponsor | Phase | Class | Target | Approval / PDUFA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OC - Drospirenone plus Ethynylestradiol TARGET | OC - Drospirenone plus Ethynylestradiol | Federico II University | marketed | Combined oral contraceptive | Estrogen receptor, progesterone receptor, mineralocorticoid receptor | |
| EE20/DRSP (YAZ, BAY86-5300) | EE20/DRSP (YAZ, BAY86-5300) | Bayer | marketed | Oral contraceptive (combined estrogen-progestin) | Estrogen receptor, progesterone receptor, mineralocorticoid 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 | |
| Estradiol+Drospirenone | Estradiol+Drospirenone | Brigham and Women's Hospital | marketed | Combined oral contraceptive | Estrogen receptors (ER-α, ER-β) and progesterone receptors (PR); mineralocorticoid receptor antagonism | |
| Ethinyl estradiol / dienogest | Ethinyl estradiol / dienogest | Helsinki University Central Hospital | marketed | Combined oral contraceptive | Estrogen receptor, progesterone receptor | |
| OCR | OCR | Hoffmann-La Roche | marketed | Combined oral contraceptive | Estrogen receptor and progesterone receptor |
Recent regulatory actions (last 90 days)
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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). OC - Drospirenone plus Ethynylestradiol — Competitive Intelligence Brief. https://druglandscape.com/ci/oc-drospirenone-plus-ethynylestradiol. Accessed 2026-05-16.
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