Levonorgestrel - Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals
Alternative Names: BAY 865028; Levonorgestrel IUS; Levonova; LNG IUS; LNG-IUS - Bayer; Menopausal levonorgestrel system; Mirena; MLSLatest Information Update: 09 Dec 2025
At a glance
- Originator Schering Oy
- Developer Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals
- Class Hormonal contraceptives; Hormonal replacements; Norpregnanes; Progesterone congeners; Small molecules
- Mechanism of Action Progesterone receptor agonists
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Orphan Drug Status
No
Orphan designation is assigned by a regulatory body to encourage companies to develop drugs for rare diseases.
- New Molecular Entity No
Highest Development Phases
- Marketed Menorrhagia; Pregnancy; Uterine diseases
- Phase III Endometrial hyperplasia
- No development reported Menopausal syndrome
Most Recent Events
- 24 Nov 2025 Phase-III clinical trials in Endometrial hyperplasia in USA (Intrauterine) (NCT06904274)
- 08 Apr 2025 Bayer plans the phase III SUNFLOWER trial for Endometrial hyperplasia (In adolescents, In adults, In the elderly) in USA, China (Intrauterine), in June 2025 , (NCT06904274)
- 16 May 2023 Efficacy data from a clinical trial in menorrhagia released by Bayer