Who are Ortho Tri Cyclen's main competitors?

Direct comparators (same drug class / molecular target / therapeutic area): Ortho Tri-Cyclen LO, Nomegestrol Acetate / Estradiol, Phase 3 NOMAC-E2 "Batch A", Drospirenone and Ethinyl Estradiol tablets, desogestrel/ethinyl estradiol, norelgestromin + ethinyl estradiol.

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Ortho Tri Cyclen — Competitive Intelligence Brief

Name: Drug Landscape Pharmaceutical Database
Creator: Drug Landscape
Published: 2026-01-01
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Ortho Tri Cyclen (Ortho Tri Cyclen) competitive landscape: 6 comparators, recent regulatory actions, upcoming PDUFA, patent timeline. Class: Oral contraceptive (combined hormonal contraceptive). Area: Contraception / Gynecology.

marketed Oral contraceptive (combined hormonal contraceptive) Progesterone receptor, estrogen receptor Contraception / Gynecology Small molecule Live · refreshed every 30 min

Target snapshot

Ortho Tri Cyclen (Ortho Tri Cyclen) — Virginia Commonwealth University. Ortho Tri-Cyclen is an oral contraceptive that prevents pregnancy by suppressing ovulation through a combination of norgestimate and ethinyl estradiol.

Comparator set (6 drugs)

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Drug	Generic	Sponsor	Phase	Class	Target
Ortho Tri Cyclen TARGET	Ortho Tri Cyclen	Virginia Commonwealth University	marketed	Oral contraceptive (combined hormonal contraceptive)	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
Nomegestrol Acetate / Estradiol	Nomegestrol Acetate / Estradiol	University of Palermo	marketed	Combined oral contraceptive	Progesterone receptor, Estrogen receptor
Phase 3 NOMAC-E2 "Batch A"	Phase 3 NOMAC-E2 "Batch A"	Organon and Co	marketed	Combined oral contraceptive	Progesterone receptor, estrogen receptor
Drospirenone and Ethinyl Estradiol tablets	Drospirenone and Ethinyl Estradiol tablets	Hansoh BioMedical R&D Company	marketed	Combined oral contraceptive	Progesterone receptor, estrogen receptor
desogestrel/ethinyl estradiol	desogestrel/ethinyl estradiol	Teva Branded Pharmaceutical Products R&D, Inc.	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

Recent regulatory actions (last 90 days)

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Upcoming PDUFA dates (next 180 days)

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Patent timeline (forward window)

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Sponsor landscape (Oral contraceptive (combined hormonal contraceptive) class)

Bayer · 1 drug in this class
Bristol-Myers Squibb · 1 drug in this class
Organon and Co · 1 drug in this class
Teva Branded Pharmaceutical Products R&D, Inc. · 1 drug in this class
Virginia Commonwealth University · 1 drug in this class

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Drug Landscape (2026). Ortho Tri Cyclen — Competitive Intelligence Brief. https://druglandscape.com/ci/ortho-tri-cyclen. Accessed 2026-06-10.

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