mucinex
Worth a lookShows a $8.8M/yr market, but brand-locked demand (top 5 brands take 100% of clicks) keeps it on the watch list.
Market size
Incredible$8.8M$8.8M/yr · 2.8M searches
Returns
Incredible0.1%return rate — above 6% kills the launch gate
Conversion
Incredible16.8%search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
Avg price
Great$18.50avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
Price range
Good$7.01–$33.52cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
Competition
Okay60%top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse
Review moat
Bad6,105.8avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
Quality gap
Bad4.7★avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
Growth
Bad-35.8%90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
Brand share
Bad100%top-5 brand share — brand-locked demand
Competition
The top 5 products take 60% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.Brands
4 falling
Sellers
107
Top-5 brand share
100%
Open market
0%
- Mucinex69%
- Amazon Basic Care27%
- WELMATE2%
- GenCare2%
- Open — no brand owns it (0%)
Product shelf
Each bubble is one product — market share against review moat; bubble size tracks estimated sales, color grades how beatable the incumbent looks.
All 20 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share
Amazon Basic Care Maximum Strength Mucus DM Expectorant and Cough Suppressant Chest Congestion Relief 12 Hour 14 Tablets
Amazon Basic Care$7.014.6★9,080 rev
Mucinex 12 Hour 600 mg Guaifenesin Extended-Release Tablets for Excess Mucus Relief Expectorant Aids Excess Mucus Removal Chest Congestion Relief 20 Bi-Layer Tablets
Mucinex$12.914.8★3,740 rev
Mucinex 12 Hour Maximum Strength 1200 mg Guaifenesin Extended-Release Tablets for Excess Mucus Relief Expectorant Aids Excess Mucus Removal Chest Congestion Relief for Adults 48 Tablets
Mucinex$29.624.8★1,565 rev
Mucinex Fast-Max Maximum Strength Day & Night Cold and Flu Medicine for Adults Powerful Over-the-Counter Medication for Cold & Flu Symptoms Fast Dissolving Liquid Gels 24 Count
Mucinex$17.044.8★1,479 rev
Mucinex 12 Hour 600 mg Guaifenesin Extended-Release Tablets for Excess Mucus Relief Expectorant Aids Excess Mucus Removal Chest Congestion Relief 100 Bi-Layer Tablets
Mucinex$33.524.8★10,842 rev
Newest
by launch dateMucinex Fast-Max Maximum Strength Day & Night Cold and Flu Medicine for Adults Powerful Over-the-Counter Medication for Cold & Flu Symptoms Fast Dissolving Liquid Gels 24 Count
Mucinex$17.041,479 rev
Mucinex Rapid Clear Maximum Strength Cold Medicine & Expectorant Fever Pain Headache & Excess Mucus Relief with Acetaminophen & Guaifenesin Rapid Release Caplets for Adults 20 Count
Mucinex$13.701,862 rev
Mucinex 12 Hour 600 mg Guaifenesin Extended-Release Tablets for Excess Mucus Relief Expectorant Aids Excess Mucus Removal Chest Congestion Relief 80 Bi-Layer Tablets
Mucinex$27.47427 rev
WELMATE - Mucus Relief - Guaifenesin 1200 mg Maximum Strength - Extended-Release Expectorant Tablets - Helps Clear Chest Congestion & Loosen Mucus - 12 Hour Relief - 100 Count
WELMATE$29.543,954 rev
Amazon Basic Care Guaifenesin Extended-Release Tablets 600 mg 12 Hour Expectorant for Chest Congestion and Mucus Relief 20 Count
Amazon Basic Care$8.364,555 rev
Trending
90-day click momentum
Amazon Basic Care Guaifenesin Extended-Release Bi-Layer Tablets 600 mg 12 Hour Expectorant for Chest Congestion and Mucus Relief Cough Medicine 60 Count
Amazon Basic Care$17.464.6★
Amazon Basic Care Maximum Strength Mucus DM Expectorant and Cough Suppressant Chest Congestion Relief 12 Hour 14 Tablets
Amazon Basic Care$7.014.6★
Mucinex 12 Hour 600 mg Guaifenesin Extended-Release Tablets for Excess Mucus Relief Expectorant Aids Excess Mucus Removal Chest Congestion Relief 80 Bi-Layer Tablets
Mucinex$27.474.8★
Mucinex DM 12Hr Chest Congestion & Cough Medicine for Adults Cold and Cough Medicine for Excess Mucus Relief 600 mg Guaifenesin & 30 mg Dextromethorphan HBr 20 Bi-Layer Tablets
Mucinex$13.474.7★
Mucinex 12 Hour 600 mg Guaifenesin Extended-Release Tablets for Excess Mucus Relief Expectorant Aids Excess Mucus Removal Chest Congestion Relief 20 Bi-Layer Tablets
Mucinex$12.914.8★
Demand & seasonality
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 66 weeks — -35.8% search growth over the last 90 days.Peak months: Jan, Feb, Nov, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 2.1×
Reviews
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.What buyers love
“Works Well”
“much less expensive”
“Good for cough”
“As good as brand name”
“Works as stated”
“Really helps clear my sinuses”
“Cold relief”
“Having the max strength formula is nice so you're not having to double up or take extra doses”
“Helps with my breathing”
“It will let you sleep”
What buyers complain about
“Not user friendly”
“Did not work”
“Very costly”
“Break up coughing”
“Stupidest Cap Design”
“A bit small”
“Two big pills don't like”
“tastes weird”
“I had a reaction to the dextromethorphan”
“Bad side effects”