Mucinex
soft demand (-32.6% this quarter) — Mucinex doesn't clear our bar today.
Flapen Score
Is Mucinex profitable on Amazon?
According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, Mucinex is a £139K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (245K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 89% of demand. Demand peaks in Jan–Feb. Verdict: Skip it — 39/100.
Mucinex: the Amazon niche in one read
Everything a seller checks before entering, in three answers.
Is the demand real?
Not really. Search demand moved -32.6% over the last 90 days and 7.9% of searches end in a purchase.
£139K
revenue / yr
Who owns the niche?
The top 5 brands hold 89% of demand, so 11% of the market is open.
11%
open market share
Is there a way in?
Listing quality. The average product page scores 0/100 on content standards. Incumbents average 4.4★ — the gap to enter on.
0/100
page quality · 12 products
Top Mucinex products & what they sell for
Every tracked product — its share of the shelf, its review moat, and what it sells for.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share
Benylin Mucus Cough Max Menthol Flavour Helps to Clear Chest Mucus from Day 1 Cough Medicine for Adults 100 mg/5 ml Oral Solution 150 ml
- Price
- £4.50
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 2,944
- Age
- 15y ago
Sudafed Mucus Relief Triple Action Cold & Flu Tablets (Pack of 16) Helps Fight Cold and Flu and Unblocks the Nose Reduces Mucus Works in 15 Minutes
- Price
- £3.50
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 3,826
- Age
- 5y ago
Benylin Mucus Cough & Cold All in One Tablets 16 each
- Price
- £3.60
- Rating
- 4.4/5
- Reviews
- 1,524
- Age
- 5y ago
Benylin Mucus Cough Max Honey and Lemon Flavour (1x 150ml) 100 mg/5 ml Cough Syrup Reduces Cough Intensity For Deep Penetrating Relief Cough Medicine for Adults
- Price
- £4.10
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 2,888
- Age
- 7y ago
Potters Mucus Cough Pastilles 20 Pastilles
- Price
- £2.90
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 1,087
- Age
- 11y ago
Trending
90-day click momentum
Ambroxol ratiopharm 30 mg Cough Remover Tablets Pack of 20
- Price
- £9.96
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 564
- Age
- 13y ago
Lung Exerciser and Mucus Clearing Device Breathing Mucus Clearing Relief Remover (Green)
- Price
- £10.15
- Rating
- 4.1/5
- Reviews
- 165
- Age
- 10mo ago
Mullein Leaf Extract Capsules 10000mg Equivalent Per Serving| Vegan Lung Cleanse & Respiratory Support | Clears Mucus & Congestion | Soothes Throat | Lung Health & Detox for Smokers | 60 Capsules
- Price
- £8.82
- Rating
- 4.3/5
- Reviews
- 59
- Age
- 11mo ago
Potters Mucus Cough Pastilles 20 Pastilles
- Price
- £2.90
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 1,087
- Age
- 11y ago
Benylin Mucus Cough Max Menthol Flavour Helps to Clear Chest Mucus from Day 1 Cough Medicine for Adults 100 mg/5 ml Oral Solution 150 ml
- Price
- £4.50
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 2,944
- Age
- 15y ago
Newest
by launch dateLung Exerciser and Mucus Clearing Device Breathing Mucus Clearing Relief Remover (Green)
- Price
- £10.15
- Rating
- 4.1/5
- Reviews
- 165
- Age
- 10mo ago
Mullein Leaf Extract Capsules 10000mg Equivalent Per Serving| Vegan Lung Cleanse & Respiratory Support | Clears Mucus & Congestion | Soothes Throat | Lung Health & Detox for Smokers | 60 Capsules
- Price
- £8.82
- Rating
- 4.3/5
- Reviews
- 59
- Age
- 11mo ago
MillSTEPS Breathing Exercise Device for Lungs Lung Expansion & Mu-cus Relief Device (Blue)
- Price
- £10.71
- Rating
- 4.3/5
- Reviews
- 269
- Age
- 3y ago
Sudafed Mucus Relief Triple Action Cold & Flu Tablets (Pack of 16) Helps Fight Cold and Flu and Unblocks the Nose Reduces Mucus Works in 15 Minutes
- Price
- £3.50
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 3,826
- Age
- 5y ago
Benylin Mucus Cough & Cold All in One Tablets 16 each
- Price
- £3.60
- Rating
- 4.4/5
- Reviews
- 1,524
- Age
- 5y ago
Competition: brands, sellers & click share
The top 5 products capture 75% of clicks — a locked-up shelf that new listings rarely crack.
Brands
9 falling
Sellers
48
Top-5 brand share
89%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
75%
Top 20: 100%
Open market
7%
- Benylin55%
- Sudafed11%
- Covonia9%
- POTTER'S9%
- Murlancra5%
- ratiopharm5%
- Open — no brand owns it (3 brands, 7%)
Mucinex demand & seasonality
Weekly search volume, with the niche's key stats alongside.
Peak months: Jan, Feb · busiest ÷ quietest = 2.6×
Top Mucinex search terms shoppers use
The exact queries shoppers type, with yearly volume, growth and conversion.
- mucinex50K/yr
- mucus and phlegm removal38K/yr
- guaifenesin25K/yr
- phlegm and mucus remover24K/yr
- throat mucus remover11K/yr
- mucus relief17K/yr
- mucus cough medicine13K/yr
- mucus remover9K/yr
- guaifenesin mucus relief8K/yr
- mucinex guaifenesin5K/yr
What reviews say buyers love and hate about Mucinex
What buyers mention most, as a share of all reviews.
What buyers love
77% of reviews“Eases a cough well”
“the benefits are great”
“Great device”
“Effective”
“Did the job”
What buyers complain about
68% of reviews“my cough still lingered”
“The tablet does have an unpleasant taste”
“it just does nothing”
“Not very good quite flimsy”
“I was a bit wary about buying this breathing aid”
Mucinex return rate & reasons
Why buyers send it back, as a share of all return requests.
0.1%
Return rate
15%
Fixable by listing
The "fixable" share counts expectation-mismatch reasons — size, look, advertised-vs-actual — that better copy and images address.
Common Mucinex questions
The questions sellers ask about this niche, answered from the tracked metrics.
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