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oral contraceptives — Competitive Intelligence Brief

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

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

Target snapshot

oral contraceptives (oral contraceptives) — FHI 360. Oral contraceptives prevent pregnancy by suppressing ovulation through hormonal inhibition of the hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal axis.

Comparator set (6 drugs)

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DrugGenericSponsorPhaseClassTargetApproval / PDUFA
oral contraceptives TARGET oral contraceptives FHI 360 marketed Hormonal contraceptive Estrogen receptor, Progesterone receptor
Tibolone plus Xiangshao granules Tibolone plus Xiangshao granules Peking Union Medical College Hospital marketed Hormone replacement therapy (HRT) / Selective tissue estrogenic activity regulator (STEAR) 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)
Add back therapy 1 (tibolone) Add back therapy 1 (tibolone) University of Cagliari marketed Selective Tissue Estrogenic Activity Regulator (STEAR); Hormone Replacement Therapy Estrogen receptor, Progesterone receptor, Androgen receptor
oral contraceptive pills oral contraceptive pills Kayseri Education and Research Hospital marketed Hormonal contraceptive Estrogen receptor, Progesterone receptor
EE20/DRSP (YAZ, BAY86-5300) EE20/DRSP (YAZ, BAY86-5300) Bayer marketed Oral contraceptive (combined estrogen-progestin) Estrogen receptor, progesterone receptor, mineralocorticoid receptor
Oral contraceptives cyclic Oral contraceptives cyclic University of Athens marketed Hormonal contraceptive Estrogen receptor, 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 (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). oral contraceptives — Competitive Intelligence Brief. https://druglandscape.com/ci/oral-contraceptives. Accessed 2026-05-16.

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