Which otc medicines brands do AI assistants recommend in Spain? Q4 2026
In Spain, AI assistants most often recommend Frenadol, Gelocatil and Swisse for otc medicines. Frenadol is named by 4 of 5 assistants.
What the data says
Frenadol (Kenvue) is the otc medicines brand AI assistants recommend most in Spain, taking 6.7% of all recommendation points across 5 assistants. Gelocatil follows with 6% and Swisse is third with 5.1%.
The top spot is close: only 0.7 points separate Frenadol and Gelocatil, so a small change in how either brand is described online could flip the order.
ChatGPT and Gemini put Frenadol first, while Claude favours Swisse, DeepSeek favours Gelocatil and Grok favours Otrivin.
The top five brands hold 27% of recommendations out of 78 brands named in total, leaving room for challengers to break into AI shortlists.
| # | Brand | Owner | AI share | ChatGPT | Claude | DeepSeek | Gemini | Grok |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Frenadol | Kenvue | 6.7% | 60 | – | 35 | 35 | 70 |
| 2 | Gelocatil | Ferrer | 6% | 35 | – | 50 | 25 | 70 |
| 3 | Swisse | H&H Group | 5.1% | 12 | 140 | – | – | – |
| 4 | Gaviscon | Reckitt | 4.9% | 25 | 12 | 20 | 20 | 70 |
| 5 | Almax | Almirall | 4.3% | 35 | – | 35 | 35 | 24 |
| 6 | Nolotil | Boehringer Ingelheim | 3.7% | 25 | – | – | 35 | 50 |
| 7 | Otrivin | Haleon | 3.7% | – | – | – | – | 110 |
| 8 | Claritin | Bayer | 2.7% | 8 | – | 25 | 8 | 40 |
| 9 | Reactine | Kenvue | 2.6% | 35 | 8 | – | 35 | – |
| 10 | Vicks | Procter & Gamble | 2.5% | 32 | 12 | 8 | – | 24 |
| 11 | Melatonina | Generic | 2.3% | – | – | – | – | 70 |
| 12 | Dormidina | Esteve | 2.3% | – | – | 35 | 35 | – |
| 13 | Bisolvon | Sanofi | 2.3% | 25 | – | 24 | 20 | – |
| 14 | Imodium | Johnson & Johnson | 2.2% | – | 25 | – | – | 40 |
| 15 | Aerius | Organon | 2.1% | – | 12 | – | – | 50 |
| 16 | Aquilea | Uriach | 2% | 35 | – | 25 | – | – |
| 17 | Aspirina | Bayer | 1.9% | 8 | – | 8 | – | 40 |
| 18 | Inistón | Haleon | 1.7% | – | – | – | – | 50 |
| 19 | Buscopan | Sanofi | 1.7% | – | – | – | – | 50 |
| 20 | Dormicum | Roche | 1.7% | – | – | – | – | 50 |
Questions about AI otc medicines recommendations
- Which otc medicines brand does ChatGPT recommend most in Spain?
- ChatGPT recommends Frenadol most often for otc medicines in Spain. Across all assistants, Frenadol leads with 6.7% of recommendations.
- Which otc medicines brand is improving fastest in Spain?
- Swisse has the strongest momentum among challengers: AI names it first in 4 of 5 answers where it appears, while holding 5.1% share. This is the first Q4 2026 reading; change over time will be shown from the next update.
- How is the ranking calculated?
- We ask each AI assistant the questions shoppers ask in each category and market, record the top five brands it names, and give 35, 25, 20, 12 and 8 points for positions one to five. Share is a brand's points divided by all points awarded.
OTC Medicines: AI rankings by country
Covers: Allergy Management, Cough & Cold Relief, Digestive Aids, Pain Relief, Sleep Support.
Method: each AI assistant is asked the shopper questions for every segment in the category and market; the top five brands named score 35, 25, 20, 12 and 8 points. Share is a brand's points divided by all points awarded. Rankings reflect AI answers, not sales.
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