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Drospirenone

  • Prescription medicine
  • Prescription only
  • Identity checked
  • Sources last checked 2026-09-04

This page shows what was measured, who it was measured in, and what that does not settle.

What Drospirenone does in the body

From the FDA-approved label: SLYND progestin-only oral contraceptive lowers the risk of becoming pregnant primarily by suppressing ovulation.

SLYND progestin-only oral contraceptive lowers the risk of becoming pregnant primarily by suppressing ovulation.

Why people take it. Use by females of reproductive potential to prevent pregnancy

What happened in people

RNAWiki has not yet published a reviewed conclusion for this use.

A fixed RNAWiki sentence

Where this came from

Wording RNAWiki always uses, not a finding about this substance.

No reviewed claim names a result for any goal on this record.

No source is stored against this line.

The limit that matters most

Not recorded.

Where it acts
Not recorded.
Kind of result
No result is published, so no kind of result applies yet
Supervision
RNAWiki has not recorded a supervision or regulatory status for this substance.

What the registries record it as

  • The substance registry classes this as chemical.

    FDA substance registry · N295J34A25 · read 2026-08-29

  • Its recorded molecular formula is C24H30O3, weighing 366.5.

    US prescribing information · db32bc55-f295-4d87-9dbb-0a2f45573dcf · read 2026-08-30

Where each sentence above came from

A person wrote this explanation into the record, with the studies named in the path below.

The recorded use, written for a reader without medical training. Not signed off.

No statement of the main limit is recorded.

The four opening statements run to 52 words.

Words this page uses

Four words worth knowing first

Chosen from what this page shows, with each one explained before the word it depends on.

Biomarker

A biomarker is a number from a test that stands in for something about health.

A picture of it, and where the picture fails

A biomarker is like a fuel gauge.

Where that stops being true. A gauge is wired to the tank. Many biomarkers are only loosely tied to health.

What people get wrong. A better number is read as a better life. Several medicines improved a number and helped nobody.

A measurable indicator used as a substitute for a clinical outcome of interest.

Placebo

A placebo is a dummy treatment given so the real one can be compared with it.

A picture of it, and where the picture fails

A placebo is like a blank control in an experiment.

Where that stops being true. A blank does nothing. People given a placebo often do get better.

What people get wrong. A placebo effect is read as imaginary. The improvement is measured and real.

An inactive intervention matched in appearance to the test intervention, used to control for non-specific effects.

Comparator

A comparator is whatever the treatment was measured against.

A picture of it, and where the picture fails

It is like the other runner in a race.

Where that stops being true. A race has one winner. A study can show both arms improved.

What people get wrong. Results are read without asking what the other group got. Beating nothing is not beating a treatment.

The control condition against which the experimental intervention is assessed.

What happened in peopleRead from sources, not yet reviewed

What happened in people

Each card is one study: the exact question it asked, who was in it, and whether it showed what it set out to show.

Number of In-treatment Pregnancies (With +2 Day Window) Per 100 Woman Years of Exposure (Pearl Index)

The study did not show it

Who was studied
NCT00413062
How many people
2281
Study design
Phase 3
Compared against
Not recorded for this study
Kind of result
A number that stands in for health
What was found
Result not recorded on this page
Repeated elsewhere
Unreplicated

What this does not prove. A study that did not show an effect does not show that no effect exists anywhere.

The limits of this study, and where it came from

Main limit. No limitation is recorded for this study.

How far it carries. This study is recorded from the curated record, not from the registry match.

Form and route. Oral

Interval reported. Not recorded in this summary

Written into the record, not signed off as a reviewed claim.

  • openFDA Drugs@FDA · a recorded source, not a stored snapshot
  • openFDA NDC Directory · a recorded source, not a stored snapshot
  • openFDA SPL label · a recorded source, not a stored snapshot
  • PubChem PUG-REST · a recorded source, not a stored snapshot

Number of In-treatment Pregnancies (With +2 Day Window) Per 100 Woman Years of Exposure (Pearl Index)

The study did not show it

Who was studied
NCT00511199
How many people
2152
Study design
Phase 3
Compared against
Not recorded for this study
Kind of result
A number that stands in for health
What was found
Result not recorded on this page
Repeated elsewhere
Unreplicated

What this does not prove. A study that did not show an effect does not show that no effect exists anywhere.

The limits of this study, and where it came from

Main limit. No limitation is recorded for this study.

How far it carries. This study is recorded from the curated record, not from the registry match.

Form and route. Oral

Interval reported. Not recorded in this summary

Written into the record, not signed off as a reviewed claim.

  • openFDA Drugs@FDA · a recorded source, not a stored snapshot
  • openFDA NDC Directory · a recorded source, not a stored snapshot
  • openFDA SPL label · a recorded source, not a stored snapshot
  • PubChem PUG-REST · a recorded source, not a stored snapshot

The Number of On-treatment Pregnancies (With + 7-day Window) Per 100 Woman-years of Exposure (Pearl Index) in Subjects Aged 16 to 35 Years, Inclusive, at the Time of Screening

The study did not show it

Who was studied
NCT02817841
How many people
2148
Study design
Phase 3
Compared against
Not recorded for this study
Kind of result
A number that stands in for health
What was found
Result not recorded on this page
Repeated elsewhere
Unreplicated

What this does not prove. A study that did not show an effect does not show that no effect exists anywhere.

The limits of this study, and where it came from

Main limit. No limitation is recorded for this study.

How far it carries. This study is recorded from the curated record, not from the registry match.

Form and route. Oral

Interval reported. Not recorded in this summary

Written into the record, not signed off as a reviewed claim.

  • openFDA Drugs@FDA · a recorded source, not a stored snapshot
  • openFDA NDC Directory · a recorded source, not a stored snapshot
  • openFDA SPL label · a recorded source, not a stored snapshot
  • PubChem PUG-REST · a recorded source, not a stored snapshot

Number of subjects with adverse drug reactions (ADRs)

The study did not show it

Who was studied
NCT02710708
How many people
1921
Study design
Phase 4
Compared against
Not recorded for this study
Kind of result
A number that stands in for health
What was found
Result not recorded on this page
Repeated elsewhere
Unreplicated

What this does not prove. A study that did not show an effect does not show that no effect exists anywhere.

The limits of this study, and where it came from

Main limit. No limitation is recorded for this study.

How far it carries. This study is recorded from the curated record, not from the registry match.

Form and route. Oral

Interval reported. Not recorded in this summary

Written into the record, not signed off as a reviewed claim.

  • openFDA Drugs@FDA · a recorded source, not a stored snapshot
  • openFDA NDC Directory · a recorded source, not a stored snapshot
  • openFDA SPL label · a recorded source, not a stored snapshot
  • PubChem PUG-REST · a recorded source, not a stored snapshot

Pearl Index

The study did not show it

Who was studied
NCT00567164
How many people
1887
Study design
Phase 3
Compared against
Not recorded for this study
Kind of result
A number that stands in for health
What was found
Result not recorded on this page
Repeated elsewhere
Unreplicated

What this does not prove. A study that did not show an effect does not show that no effect exists anywhere.

The limits of this study, and where it came from

Main limit. No limitation is recorded for this study.

How far it carries. This study is recorded from the curated record, not from the registry match.

Form and route. Oral

Interval reported. Not recorded in this summary

Written into the record, not signed off as a reviewed claim.

  • openFDA Drugs@FDA · a recorded source, not a stored snapshot
  • openFDA NDC Directory · a recorded source, not a stored snapshot
  • openFDA SPL label · a recorded source, not a stored snapshot
  • PubChem PUG-REST · a recorded source, not a stored snapshot

The Number of On-treatment Pregnancies (With + 2-day Window) Per 100 Woman-years of Exposure (Pearl Index) in Subjects Aged 18 to 35 Years, Inclusive, at the Time of Screening

The study did not show it

Who was studied
NCT02817828
How many people
1577
Study design
Phase 3
Compared against
Not recorded for this study
Kind of result
A number that stands in for health
What was found
Result not recorded on this page
Repeated elsewhere
Unreplicated

What this does not prove. A study that did not show an effect does not show that no effect exists anywhere.

The limits of this study, and where it came from

Main limit. No limitation is recorded for this study.

How far it carries. This study is recorded from the curated record, not from the registry match.

Form and route. Oral

Interval reported. Not recorded in this summary

Written into the record, not signed off as a reviewed claim.

  • openFDA Drugs@FDA · a recorded source, not a stored snapshot
  • openFDA NDC Directory · a recorded source, not a stored snapshot
  • openFDA SPL label · a recorded source, not a stored snapshot
  • PubChem PUG-REST · a recorded source, not a stored snapshot
What we know
RNAWiki holds 6 written-up human studies for this substance, each with the question it asked.
How we know it
Each card names the study, the number of people and what the study set out to measure.
What this does not prove
These summaries were written by a person and have not been signed off as reviewed claims.
Why it matters
A study that failed is as informative as one that worked, and both are here.
What we still do not know
No reviewed claim exists, so no exact population, effect size or interval is published yet.

What is missing or unclearRead from sources, not yet reviewed

Were people like you studied?

RNAWiki cannot tell whether a study fits you. It can show who was in it, and where the result stops carrying.

Who was studied

People similar to this profile were included.

  • SLYND is a progestin indicated for use by females of reproductive potential to prevent pregnancy. SLYND is a progestin indicated for use by females of reproductive potential to prevent pregnancy. ( 1 )

Who is missing from the studies

  • Which groups were under-represented in the studies has not been recorded for this substance. Pregnancy, breastfeeding, children, older adults, and people with liver or kidney conditions are commonly excluded from trials; nothing here says whether they were.

What the label states about particular groups

  • On pediatric, the label states: “Safety and efficacy of SLYND have been established in females of reproductive age.”

    US prescribing information · db32bc55-f295-4d87-9dbb-0a2f45573dcf · read 2026-08-30

  • On older people, the label states: “SLYND has not been studied in postmenopausal females and is not indicated in this population.”

    US prescribing information · db32bc55-f295-4d87-9dbb-0a2f45573dcf · read 2026-08-30

  • On people who are pregnant, the label states: “Risk Summary Based on epidemiologic studies and meta-analyses, there is little or no increased risk of birth defects in the children of females who inadvertently use oral progestins during early pregnancy ( See Data ).”

    US prescribing information · db32bc55-f295-4d87-9dbb-0a2f45573dcf · read 2026-08-30

  • On people who are breastfeeding, the label states: “Risk Summary Negligible amounts of drospirenone are excreted in the breast milk (see Data ) .”

    US prescribing information · db32bc55-f295-4d87-9dbb-0a2f45573dcf · read 2026-08-30

  • On people with reduced liver function, the label states: “SLYND is contraindicated in females with hepatic impairment [see Contraindications (4) , Warnings and Precautions (5.5) ].”

    US prescribing information · db32bc55-f295-4d87-9dbb-0a2f45573dcf · read 2026-08-30

  • On people with reduced kidney function, the label states: “SLYND is contraindicated in females with renal impairment [see Contraindications (4) , Warnings and Precautions (5.1) ].”

    US prescribing information · db32bc55-f295-4d87-9dbb-0a2f45573dcf · read 2026-08-30

Where the result stopped carrying

  • This is a scope explorer, not a diagnosis engine.
  • It shows who was studied so you can see whether people similar to you were included.

RNAWiki cannot tell whether a study fits you. It can show who was in it.

What it would be like to takeRead from sources, not yet reviewed

Why it might seem to do nothing

A real effect and a noticed effect are different things. These are the recorded reasons the two come apart.

It was studied in different people

The people in the studies were not much like the reader.

On this record: Which groups were under-represented in the studies has not been recorded for this substance. Pregnancy, breastfeeding, children, older adults, and people with liver or kidney conditions are commonly excluded from trials; nothing here says whether they were.

The evidence may simply be wrong

Small early studies often do not hold up.

On this record: RNAWiki has not yet published a reviewed conclusion for this use.

Other reasons RNAWiki checked and found nothing for (11)
It was studied for a different goal
The studies measured something else entirely. Nothing in this record points to this reason.
A different form was studied
The studied form is not the form on the shelf. Nothing in this record points to this reason.
There was nothing to correct
Where a level is already normal, topping it up may change nothing. Nothing in this record points to this reason.
Something else had to happen too
In the studies it was paired with training, a diet or another treatment. Nothing in this record points to this reason.
The change is too small to feel
A real change can still sit below what a person notices. Nothing in this record points to this reason.
Day-to-day swing hides it
Sleep, food, stress and time of day move most numbers more than this would. Nothing in this record points to this reason.
Not enough time yet
The studies ran longer than the person has waited. Nothing in this record points to this reason.
It was not taken as studied
Missed days change the result, and studies count them. Nothing in this record points to this reason.
Something else changed at the same time
Two changes at once cannot be told apart afterwards. Nothing in this record points to this reason.
The product may not be what it says
Contents of a sold product are not always what the label states. Nothing in this record points to this reason.
No recorded reason
RNAWiki has nothing stored that would explain it. Nothing in this record points to this reason.

None of these is a reason to take more. Taking more is not a step this page ever suggests.

What it would be like to takeRead from sources, not yet reviewed

What taking it involves

The recorded facts about getting hold of it and using it. Nothing here is a suggestion about what you should do.

How it is supplied

Prescription only

Quoted from a source

Where this came from

Copied from a source RNAWiki stored, with the source named.

Read from the recorded approval status.

No source is stored against this line.

Form and route

Oral

Source-linked record

Where this came from

A person wrote this into the record with the study named beside it. No reviewer has signed it off.

The form and route recorded on this substance.

No source is stored against this line.

Who oversees it

RNAWiki has not recorded a supervision or regulatory status for this substance.

Quoted from a source

Where this came from

Copied from a source RNAWiki stored, with the source named.

No register row and no identity class settled the question.

No source is stored against this line.

What is in the pack

Sold as tablet, tablet, chewable, tablet, film coated, given by the oral, oral-28 route.

Source-linked record

Where this came from

A person wrote this into the record with the study named beside it. No reviewer has signed it off.

Recorded notes on how this is sold and what that means for what is in the pack.

No source is stored against this line.

Where it is registered

Regulatory records are listed in the technical disclosure at the foot of this page.

Counted from records

Where this came from

A count of rows RNAWiki holds. It describes our records, not your body.

Register entries are stored per jurisdiction and shown with their dates.

No source is stored against this line.

Why people stop

Not recorded.

Nothing recorded

Where this came from

RNAWiki holds nothing here and says so rather than guessing.

No record of why people stopped taking it is stored for this substance.

No source is stored against this line.

What it would be like to takeNothing found in the sources checked

What can go wrong

Sorted by where each line came from. A regulator's label and a report somebody sent in are not the same kind of fact.

Nothing found in the sources checked

No harm is recorded against this substance in the sources RNAWiki checked. Finding nothing is not the same as showing there is nothing.

The sources listed were searched and held nothing. That is not the same as nothing existing.

Over a long time. No completed tested study window is recorded, so long-term effects are not established by the registry record.

Groups the studies covered thinly. Which groups were under-represented in the studies has not been recorded for this substance. Pregnancy, breastfeeding, children, older adults, and people with liver or kidney conditions are commonly excluded from trials; nothing here says whether they were.

What is missing or unclearRead from sources, not yet reviewed

Does the exact form matter?

Evidence belongs to the exact thing that was tested. A different salt, a different mixture or a different preparation is a different question.

The form that was studied

Oral

Source-linked record

Where this came from

A person wrote this into the record with the study named beside it. No reviewer has signed it off.

The form used in the studies cited on this page.

No source is stored against this line.

What is sold

Not recorded.

Nothing recorded

Where this came from

RNAWiki holds nothing here and says so rather than guessing.

Nothing further is recorded about which forms are sold.

No source is stored against this line.

What is recorded as being sold

  • 16 products list this as an active ingredient in the United States drug directory. 14 of them contain it and nothing else.

    FDA National Drug Code directory · 63190-0460 · read 2026-08-29

  • They are sold as powder and tablet, film coated, taken oral.

    FDA National Drug Code directory · 63190-0460 · read 2026-08-29

  • 2 published labels name it as an active ingredient. 1 of them describe this substance alone, which is where its own label text on this page comes from.

    US prescribing information · 761834c2-6b61-4583-84c2-f1ca4a97c4f2 · read 2026-08-29

  • Those labels are classed as human prescription drug.

    US prescribing information · 761834c2-6b61-4583-84c2-f1ca4a97c4f2 · read 2026-08-29

Evidence carries across two names for one substance. It does not carry across a salt, a mirror form or a mixture.

What it would be like to takeRead from sources, not yet reviewed

What you could measure

This one is decided with a clinician, so this section holds questions to ask rather than a plan to run.

RNAWiki could not confidently classify this substance, so no self-experiment plan is offered.

Questions worth asking

  • Which of the trials of Drospirenone studied people like me?
  • What was measured, and for how long?
  • Was the result a laboratory value or a health outcome?
  • What would we watch for, and when would we stop?

Tracking can show whether something changed for you. It cannot show what caused it.

RNAWiki records evidence. It does not say whether this substance is right for you.

What is missing or unclearRead from sources, not yet reviewed

What nobody knows yet

Open questions, each with why it is open and what would close it.

Missing populations

Which groups were under-represented in the studies has not been recorded.

Why it matters. Recorded by the evidence model as a gap on this record.

What would answer it

A study that measures it, and a reviewer to sign it off.

Last checked 2026-09-04. Searched: The sources listed in the receipts at the foot of this page.

Missing long-term data

No completed tested study window is recorded.

Why it matters. Recorded by the evidence model as a gap on this record.

What would answer it

A study that measures it, and a reviewer to sign it off.

Last checked 2026-09-04. Searched: The sources listed in the receipts at the foot of this page.

No reviewed conclusion

RNAWiki has not yet published a reviewed conclusion for this use.

Why it matters. Recorded by the evidence model as a gap on this record.

What would answer it

A study that measures it, and a reviewer to sign it off.

Last checked 2026-09-04. Searched: The sources listed in the receipts at the foot of this page.

Missing interaction studies

No interaction was found in the registers checked. Not finding one is not the same as showing there is none.

Why it matters. Recorded by the evidence model as a gap on this record.

What would answer it

A study that measures it, and a reviewer to sign it off.

Last checked 2026-09-04. Searched: The sources listed in the receipts at the foot of this page.

Formulation uncertainty

Several salts, forms or products of Drospirenone are recorded. Results from one form may not transfer to another.

Why it matters. Recorded by the evidence model as a gap on this record.

What would answer it

A study that measures it, and a reviewer to sign it off.

Last checked 2026-09-04. Searched: The sources listed in the receipts at the foot of this page.

Mechanism not reviewed

No reviewed mechanism story exists for this substance.

Why it matters. Recorded by the evidence model as a gap on this record.

What would answer it

A study that measures it, and a reviewer to sign it off.

Last checked 2026-09-04. Searched: The sources listed in the receipts at the foot of this page.

What happened in peopleRead from sources, not yet reviewed

Check any of this yourself

Every line above traced back to the study it came from. This is the technical layer, and the vocabulary changes here.

Where else this substance is registered

FDA substance identifier (UNII)
N295J34A25
CAS registry number
67392-87-4
PubChem compound
68873
ChEMBL
CHEMBL1509
ChEBI
50838
WHO international nonproprietary name list entry
6519
RxNorm concept
11636
EMA substance identifier
100000092375
European Chemicals Agency number
266-679-2
DrugBank
DB01395

Checks this page had to pass

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    Identity resolved

    no open identity hold

  • Passed

    No unresolved merge across substance families

    no quarantine open

  • Passed

    Every public sentence names a source

    The opening statement carries the origin: Written into the record, not signed off.

  • Not passed

    Trial roles classified for highlighted evidence

    No registered study is classified as testing this substance.

  • Passed

    No internal keys in reader text

    enforced by the copy-contract test over the rendered page

  • Not passed

    Safety mode resolved

    No register row and no identity class settled the question.

  • Passed

    Canonical metadata present

    slug and display name present

What is missing or unclearRead from sources, not yet reviewed

How this medicine reached us

Kept near the foot of the page. A historical event moves up only when it changes something about this substance today.

What the approval register records

  • 41 approved applications cover products containing this substance. The earliest was NDA021098, approved 20010511 to BAYER HLTHCARE.

    Drugs@FDA application register · NDA021098 · read 2026-08-29

  • Marketing status on the register: discontinued, none (tentative approval) and prescription.

    Drugs@FDA application register · NDA021098 · read 2026-08-29

  • The earliest marketing start date recorded for a listed product is 20010511.

    FDA National Drug Code directory · 63190-0460 · read 2026-08-29

What is missing or unclearRead from sources, not yet reviewed

What to learn next

Ordered by what would most change how you read this page, starting with what is easiest to misunderstand.

This order is fixed in code and does not count clicks or time on the page.

What is not here

9 questions this page could not answer

These sections were prepared and left out because there was nothing to put in them. They are listed rather than hidden, so the gaps in this record are visible.

  • What was measured, goal by goal — found nothing in the sources checked.
  • How close this is to real life — found nothing in the sources checked.
  • The path through the body — found nothing in the sources checked.
  • Felt, measured, or meaningful — found nothing in the sources checked.
  • How long anything takes — found nothing in the sources checked.
  • What it may clash with — found nothing in the sources checked.
  • Other ways to the same goal — found nothing in the sources checked.
  • Claims that go past the evidence — found nothing in the sources checked.
  • What changed on this page — found nothing in the sources checked.

The record as stored

The full record, for auditing

Everything above is built from what is below. This layer keeps the technical vocabulary, record identifiers and every stored row, so a reader who wants to check the page can.

Recorded evidence blocks (11)

On the Drospirenone label: indicated for what?


"SLYND is a progestin indicated for use by females of reproductive potential to prevent pregnancy. SLYND is a progestin indicated for use by females of reproductive potential to prevent pregnancy.": indications and usage on Drospirenone's label. DailyMed label · db32bc55-f295-4d87-9dbb-0a2f45573dcf · 2025-07-01

66 registered trials of Drospirenone — at which phases?


Registered studies posting no result
58 of 66

66 registered studies of Drospirenone: 25 phase1, 12 na, 10 phase4, 9 phase3, 8 na or unstated, 4 phase2, 1 early phase1. CLINICALTRIALS_SNAPSHOT · 2026-09-01

271 with a PubMed record

Show the evidence
  • phase1
    25
  • na
    12
  • phase4
    10
  • phase3
    9
  • na or unstated
    8
  • phase2
    4
8 more recorded rows
  • early phase1
    1
  • completed
    36
  • unknown
    14
  • recruiting
    10
  • active not recruiting
    2
  • withdrawn
    2
  • enrolling by invitation
    1
  • not yet recruiting
    1

recorded 2026-09-01 · last checked 2026-09-04

2 of Drospirenone's trials stopped: futility/efficacy, other?


futility/efficacy (1) and other (1): Drospirenone's stop wording, clustered. CLINICALTRIALS_SNAPSHOT · 2026-09-01

"Stopped for futility. Phase 3 studies not likely to meet primary endpoints."; 2 of 66 registered studies

Show the evidence

Trial

  • NCT03506399
    withdrawn; "Stopped for futility. Phase 3 studies not likely to meet primary endpoints."
  • NCT07071389
    withdrawn; "The investigators were not able to recruit elegible patients and decided to halt the trial."

recorded 2026-09-01 · last checked 2026-09-04

Human studies of Drospirenone used Oral Contraceptive (1mg norethindrone, 0.035mg ethinyl estradiol) — over how long?


Human studies of Drospirenone used "Oral Contraceptive (1mg norethindrone, 0.035mg ethinyl estradiol)". ClinicalTrials.gov · 2026-09-01

3 recorded entries; human; also "Drospirenone 4 MG", "Combined Oral Contraceptive (Ethinylestradiol 0.03 mg + Drospirenone 3 mg)"

Show the evidence

human

  • NCT02705963
    Oral Contraceptive (1mg norethindrone, 0.035mg ethinyl estradiol)
  • NCT06174792
    Drospirenone 4 MG
  • NCT07242131
    Combined Oral Contraceptive (Ethinylestradiol 0.03 mg + Drospirenone 3 mg)

recorded 2026-09-01 · last checked 2026-09-04

Drospirenone's half-life is 30 hours — which schedules were studied?


30 hours, the half-life Drospirenone's label states: "Excretion DRSP serum concentrations are characterized by a terminal disposition phase half-life of approximately 30 hours after both single and multiple dose regimens." DailyMed label · db32bc55-f295-4d87-9dbb-0a2f45573dcf · 2025-07-01

Show the evidence
  • half life pharmacokinetics
    30 hours; Excretion DRSP serum concentrations are characterized by a terminal disposition phase half-life of approximately 30 hours after both single and multiple dose regimens.
  • metabolism pharmacokinetics
    The apparent volume of distribution of drospirenone is approximately 4 L/kg Elimination Metabolism Drospirenone is extensively metabolized after oral administration.

recorded 2025-07-01 · last checked 2026-09-04

Which running trial of Drospirenone could settle insulin sensitivity?


NCT06889454 measures Τhe change in Global Longitudinal Strain during Oral glucose Tolerance Test, reading out 2026-02-01.

1 open trial; n 120; "Cardiovascular and Endothelial Markers During OGTT Before and at Six and Twelve Months Post-treatment in Women With PCOS"

Show the evidence
  • Trial NCT06889454
    "Cardiovascular and Endothelial Markers During OGTT Before and at Six and Twelve Months Post-treatment in Women With PCOS"; n 120; "Τhe change in Global Longitudinal Strain during Oral glucose Tolerance Test"; 2026-02-01

Which 23 trials of Drospirenone posted no result?


Posted no result
23 of 23 completed trials
Registrations
NCT01714193, NCT00842140, NCT00948402, NCT00823004, NCT01077505 and NCT01597986, and 17 more
Completion dates
oldest 2008-03; newest 2024-07-11
Show the evidence

Trial

  • NCT01714193
    2008-03
  • NCT00842140
    2009-01
  • NCT00948402
    2009-01
  • NCT00823004
    2009-10
  • NCT01077505
    2010-11-24
  • NCT01597986
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At the median, Drospirenone's trials enrolled 44.5 people — anything larger?


Median enrolment
44.5
Largest enrolment
59510
Registered trials counted
66

What do 60 spontaneous reports say about Drospirenone — and not say?


These are reports people sent to a regulator. They do not show the medicine caused the reaction. Nobody counted how many people took the medicine and reported nothing. The same event can be reported more than once, and many reports are incomplete. News coverage, lawsuits and new warnings change how often people report. A count is not a rate and not a risk.

Drospirenone appears in spontaneous reports to regulators. Across the 10 most-reported reaction terms, 60 reaction mentions were counted: metrorrhagia 12; psychotic disorder 10; pregnancy on oral contraceptive 8; menorrhagia 6. FAERS via Open Targets · CHEMBL1509 · 2026-06-24

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  • metrorrhagia
    12
  • psychotic disorder
    10
  • pregnancy on oral contraceptive
    8
  • menorrhagia
    6
  • suppressed lactation
    5
  • vaginal haemorrhage
    5
4 more recorded rows
  • dyspareunia
    4
  • postmenopausal haemorrhage
    4
  • carotid artery thrombosis
    3
  • ovarian cancer
    3

recorded 2026-06-24 · last checked 2026-09-04

Which 10 reactions does Drospirenone's label not list?


carotid artery thrombosis, dyspareunia and menorrhagia and 7 more reported for Drospirenone, absent from its label. FAERS via Open Targets · CHEMBL1509 · 2026-06-24

2 label terms; 10 reported and unlisted; db32bc55-f295-4d87-9dbb-0a2f45573dcf

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  • carotid artery thrombosis
    count not stated
  • dyspareunia
    count not stated
  • menorrhagia
    count not stated
  • metrorrhagia
    count not stated
  • ovarian cancer
    count not stated
  • postmenopausal haemorrhage
    count not stated
4 more recorded rows
  • pregnancy on oral contraceptive
    count not stated
  • psychotic disorder
    count not stated
  • suppressed lactation
    count not stated
  • vaginal haemorrhage
    count not stated

recorded 2026-06-24 · last checked 2026-09-04

Drospirenone and CYP3A4 and CYTOCHROME P450: shared by which compounds?


CYP3A4 and CYTOCHROME P450 appear in Drospirenone's recorded interaction sentences, 7 in all. DailyMed label · db32bc55-f295-4d87-9dbb-0a2f45573dcf · 2025-07-01

CYP3A4, CYP3A4; 2 shared nodes; drug_interactions, pharmacokinetics, clinical_pharmacology

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Interaction statement

  • drug_interactions
    Drugs or herbal products that induce certain enzymes (for example, CYP3A4) may decrease the effectiveness of SLYND or increase breakthrough bleeding.
  • drug_interactions
    ( 7.1 ) 7.1 Effects of other Drugs on Hormonal Contraceptives Substances decreasing the systemic concentrations of hormonal contraceptives (HCs) and potentially diminishing the efficacy of HCs: Drugs or herbal products that induce certain enzymes, including cytochrome P450 3A4 (CYP3A4), may decrease the systemic concentrations of HCs and potentially diminish the effectiveness of HCs or increase…
  • drug_interactions
    Substances increasing the systemic concentrations of hormonal contraceptives (HCs): In a clinical drug-drug interaction study conducted in premenopausal females, once daily co-administration of drospirenone (DRSP) 3 mg/ethinyl estradiol (EE) 0.02 mg containing tablets with strong CYP3A4 inhibitor, ketoconazole 200 mg twice daily for 10 days, resulted in a moderate increase of DRSP systemic…
  • pharmacokinetics
    Drospirenone is also subject to oxidative metabolism catalyzed by CYP3A4.
  • pharmacokinetics
    [See Contraindications (4) and Warnings and Precautions (5.1) . ] Drug Interaction Studies: In a clinical drug-drug interaction study conducted in 20 premenopausal females, co-administration of a product containing DRSP (3 mg)/EE (0.02 mg) COC with the strong CYP3A4 inhibitor ketoconazole (200 mg twice daily) for 10 days increased the AUC(0-24h) and Cmax of DRSP by 2.68-fold (90% CI: 2.44, 2.95)…
  • clinical_pharmacology
    Drospirenone is also subject to oxidative metabolism catalyzed by CYP3A4.
1 more recorded row
  • Interaction statement clinical_pharmacology
    [See Contraindications (4) and Warnings and Precautions (5.1) . ] Drug Interaction Studies: In a clinical drug-drug interaction study conducted in 20 premenopausal females, co-administration of a product containing DRSP (3 mg)/EE (0.02 mg) COC with the strong CYP3A4 inhibitor ketoconazole (200 mg twice daily) for 10 days increased the AUC(0-24h) and Cmax of DRSP by 2.68-fold (90% CI: 2.44, 2.95)…

CYP3A4

  • FINGOLIMOD LAURYL SULFATE, ERYTHROMYCIN LACTOBIONATE, FOSAPREPITANT DIMEGLUMINE, TAFAMIDIS MEGLUMINE, Arimoclomol, Beclometasone, Rasagiline, Sofpironium
  • FINGOLIMOD LAURYL SULFATE, ERYTHROMYCIN LACTOBIONATE, FOSAPREPITANT DIMEGLUMINE, TAFAMIDIS MEGLUMINE, Arimoclomol, Beclometasone, Rasagiline, Sofpironium

recorded 2025-07-01 · last checked 2026-09-04

Where it is registered
Identifiers, relations and other names

The exact record

ChEMBL id
CHEMBL1509
PubChem CID
68873
CAS number
67392-87-4
RxCUI
11636
InChIKey
METQSPRSQINEEU-HXCATZOESA-N
Also called
Drospirenona, bay86-4891, bay86-5131, bay86-5300, coc, drospirenone 3 mg, drospirenone-only pills, drospirenone/17ß-estradiol, drsp, drsp 3 mg, drsp/ee, ee20/drsp
Trade name
Drospirenone component of angeliq, Drospirenone component of beyaz, Drospirenone component of nextstellis, Drospirenone component of safyral, Drospirenone component of yasmin, Drospirenone component of yaz, Slynd, Lydisilka, Drovelis
Development code
NSC-760103, ZK 30595
Salt form
combined oral contraceptive, oral contraceptive
Sources (6)

Sources

ChEMBL 37 — CC BY-SA 3.0 Unported · ChEMBL ATC CC BY-SA · ClinicalTrials.gov — US Government work · Open Targets 26.06 — CC0 · mixed register set; per-register licences in docs/specs/corpus-20k-sources.md · openFDA / DailyMed — US Government work

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  • required summary fields resolved: 4 required field(s) not terminal: Why people use it, Best-supported result, Biggest unanswered question, Human evidence
  • public claims reviewed: 0 reviewed claim(s); drafts are never rendered
  • source coverage passed: 6 source rows
  • no critical contamination: no quarantine open
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