--- title: "Bisolvon vs Sudafed: Which is searched more in Australia?" description: "Is Bisolvon or Sudafed more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Cold and flu brands set in Australia. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time." canonical: "https://gobrandwave.com/demand/au/compare/bisolvon-vs-sudafed" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Bisolvon vs Sudafed: Which is searched more in Australia? Is Bisolvon or Sudafed more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Cold and flu brands set in Australia. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time. ## Key facts - **Compared**: Bisolvon and Sudafed - **Competitive set**: Cold and flu brands - **Market**: Australia - **Month measured**: Sep 2026 - **Bisolvon Share of Search**: 9.3% - **Sudafed Share of Search**: 17% ## Is Bisolvon or Sudafed more popular in search? - In September 2026, Sudafed had more branded searches than Bisolvon among cold and flu brands in Australia. Sudafed had about 18,100 branded searches, while Bisolvon had 9,900. Sudafed made up 17% of all cold and flu brand searches we track, and Bisolvon accounted for 9.3%. - Sudafed was ahead of Bisolvon in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Bisolvon’s share of searches among cold and flu brands in Australia moved from 10.8% to 9.3%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 8.1K to 9.9K. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Sudafed’s share of searches among cold and flu brands in Australia moved from 19.8% to 17%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 14.8K to 18.1K. ## Top cold and flu brands in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, neither Bisolvon nor Sudafed showed up in any of the five answers. Too few answers listed options to rank the brands, so only mentions are counted. | Brand | ChatGPT answers that named it | Google AI Overviews that named it | All answers that named it | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Strepsils | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | | Sudafed | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | | Lemsip | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | | Bisolvon | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | | Codral | 1 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | Demazin | 1 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 1 of 5 | | Vicks | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | | Difflam | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | | Duro-Tuss | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | | Nurofen | 2 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 3 of 5 | ## Every AI answer about cold and flu brands - Asked ChatGPT "What should I take for a cold in Australia?": 1. Nurofen - Asked ChatGPT "What are the best cold and flu tablets in Australia?": 1. Codral, 2. Demazin, 3. Nurofen - Asked ChatGPT "What's the best thing for a sore throat?": named none of the brands we track - Searched Google, AI Overview "cold and flu tablets": 1. Codral, 2. Nurofen - Searched Google, AI Overview "sore throat": named none of the brands we track Not named in any answer: Strepsils, Sudafed, Lemsip, Bisolvon, Vicks, Difflam and Duro-Tuss. Brands are listed in the order each answer named them. The answers were collected in Australia on October 26, 2026. ## How did search popularity change for Australia cold and flu brands in September 2026? - In September 2026, Strepsils overtook Sudafed to become the leader among cold and flu brands in Australia, with 17% of the searches. - In September 2026, Sudafed lost share of searches among cold and flu brands in Australia, from 20.1% to 17%. - Estimated monthly branded searches for Bisolvon in Australia rose 22.2% over 12 measured months, from 8.1K to 9.9K in September 2026. ## Month by month | Month | Bisolvon estimated searches | Bisolvon Share of Search | Bisolvon rank | Sudafed estimated searches | Sudafed Share of Search | Sudafed rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 8.1K | 10.8% | 3 | 14.8K | 19.8% | 1 | | Nov 2025 | 6.6K | 9.4% | 4 | 14.8K | 21.1% | 1 | | Dec 2025 | 6.6K | 10.4% | 3 | 14.8K | 23.3% | 1 | | Jan 2026 | 5.4K | 11% | 3 | 9.9K | 20.1% | 1 | | Feb 2026 | 5.4K | 11.1% | 3 | 9.9K | 20.3% | 1 | | Mar 2026 | 6.6K | 9.4% | 4 | 14.8K | 21% | 1 | | Apr 2026 | 6.6K | 9% | 4 | 14.8K | 20.3% | 1 | | May 2026 | 8.1K | 8.7% | 4 | 18.1K | 19.4% | 1 | | Jun 2026 | 9.9K | 9.9% | 4 | 18.1K | 18% | 1 | | Jul 2026 | 9.9K | 9.2% | 4 | 22.2K | 20.6% | 1 | | Aug 2026 | 9.9K | 9% | 4 | 22.2K | 20.1% | 1 | | Sep 2026 | 9.9K | 9.3% | 4 | 18.1K | 17% | 2 | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Bisolvon’s and Sudafed’s names. When viewed over time, estimated search volumes for these branded terms can be used to understand whether interest in the brands is growing, holding steady, or fading. - **Bisolvon**: Measured on the search term “bisolvon”. - **Sudafed**: Measured on the search term “sudafed”. - [Bisolvon profile](/demand/au/brands/bisolvon) - [Sudafed profile](/demand/au/brands/sudafed) - [All cold and flu brands in Australia](/demand/au/categories/au-cold-and-flu-brands): The set both shares are measured inside, 10 brands. ## Methodology - [How is the Brand Demand Index measured?](/demand/methodology): Where the figures come from, what they compare, and how they may be reused. ## Frequently asked questions ### Is Bisolvon or Sudafed more popular in search? In September 2026, Sudafed had more branded searches than Bisolvon among cold and flu brands in Australia. Sudafed had about 18,100 branded searches, while Bisolvon had 9,900. Sudafed made up 17% of all cold and flu brand searches we track, and Bisolvon accounted for 9.3%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Bisolvon vs Sudafed: Which is searched more in Australia?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/au/compare/bisolvon-vs-sudafed This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/au/compare/bisolvon-vs-sudafed. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.