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Bisacodyl

Fail

Prices span $2.34–$9.85, mostly outside the sweet spot, so Bisacodyl is a Fail.

Flapen Score
36
36 / 100
Ranks 1,876 of 2,035 Health & Personal Care niches · −12 vs the category median of 48
Market size
£110K/yr62K searches / yr
90-day growth
-25.0%search demand this quarter
Competition
86%top-5 click share · 6 brands · 31 sellers

Flapen Score

Bisacodyl against its category

The dotted line is the Health & Personal Care average. Past it, Bisacodyl is stronger. Inside it, weaker.

36Fail
Big MarketTrendingHigh ConversionOpen MarketLow ReturnsPrice rangeAvg priceNo Dominant BrandLow Review BarrierQuality Gap
This niche Category average

Market

The Bisacodyl market on Amazon at a glance

Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Bisacodyl 62K times last year and spent an estimated £110K. The top 5 brands take 97% of clicks. Demand peaks in Jan–Feb. Flapen scores it 36 out of 100, a Fail.

01 · Demand

27.2% of searches ended in a purchase last week.

Shoppers searched for this 62K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 27.2% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved -25.0% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £110K a year.

Searches, last 12 months
62K
Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
-25.0%
Conversion, latest week
27.2%
Market size, estimated
£110Ka year
Peak month
January6.0× the quietest month
Top search term
bisacodyl33K searches a year

02 · Price

A sale here is worth £6.51.

Listings sell for £6.51 on average, from £2.34 to £9.85. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 25K to 30K a year. The average listing sells 3,000 to 4,000 of them. At £6.51 that is £20K to £26K a year per listing.

Average price
£6.51under the $15 to $100 sweet spot
Price range
£2.34–£9.85
Amazon United Kingdom median price
£12.12across 27,606 niches
Units sold a year
25K–30K
Units per listing a year
3,000–4,000
Revenue per listing a year
£20K–£26K
Returns
0.0%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%

03 · Entry bar

The bar here is reviews.

56% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 89% ship with Prime. On an average day, 0.0% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #50 within Over-the-Counter Medication. It carries 2,013 reviews at 4.46 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.

Sponsored listings
56%
Prime listings
89%
Out of stock, average day
0.0%
Average rank
#50in Over-the-Counter Medication
Average rating
4.46 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
Average reviews
2,013per listing
Listings tracked
9

04 · Newcomers

Amazon counts 1 of last year's 1 launches as successful.

1 products launched here in the last 12 months. Amazon counts 1 of them as successful launches, new products that hit its first-year sales bar. The brands on the shelf have sold for 67 months on average, so the names here are established.

Launched, last 12 months
1
Successful launches
1Amazon's first-year sales bar
Average brand age
67 months

Products

Top Bisacodyl products & what they sell for

Every tracked product: its share of the shelf, its reviews, and its price.

Competition

Competition: brands, sellers & click share

The top 5 products take 86% of clicks. A locked shelf that new listings rarely crack.

£0£11K£22K£33K£44K1101001K10K100K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

6 rising

Sellers

31

Top-5 brand share

97%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

86%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

0%

  • Almus45%
  • Dulcolax28%
  • Asrev Healthcare14%
  • Generic5%
  • BECKYS CHOICE5%
  • JJH Medical3%

Demand

Bisacodyl search demand

Weekly searches over the year, seasonality beneath. Pick a range.

10K6KHoliday '24Spike '25Prime Day '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Jan, Feb · busiest ÷ quietest = 6.0×

Search terms

Top Bisacodyl search terms shoppers use

The exact words shoppers type, with yearly volume, growth, and conversion.

  • bisacodyl33K/yr
  • bisacodyl tablets 5mg16K/yr
  • bisacodyl tablets 10mg9K/yr
  • bisacodyl tablets5K/yr

Reviews and returns

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Bisacodyl

What buyers praise, what they complain about and why they send it back, from the reviews.

Complain

Functionality-Overall21%−0.16

Don't work

Not effective

Takes time to work

Acid Regulator/Stomach Ache Relief13%−0.03

had really bad stomach cramps

horrible stomach pain

the stomach cramps before lift off were severe

Pain Relief-Overall9%−0.05

The cramps are painful

Not worth the pain

the pain is horrific

Side Effects7%−0.05

Caused me to feel ill

Bad side effects/doesnt work

I've suffered with constipation most of my life

Muscle Pain Relief4%−0.02

Only downside is the cramps they are very very intense

Not that gentle experienced very bad cramps

Love

Advertised Vs Actual Product20%+1.43

As described

Better than anticipated

It works exactly as intended

Efficiency16%+1.09

Very effective

Works well and gives relief without too much hassle

Works perfectly

Quality-Overall13%+0.78

As good as premium brand

Excellent quality

A trusted and reliable product that does exactly what it says

Value For Money10%+0.35

Good price

not expensive

Save money

Regulates Digestion9%+0.33

Relieves constipation

Good for constipation

Constipation relief

FAQ

Common Bisacodyl questions

Answered from the same tracked data.