Dataset size
The latest Medicine & Drugs run found 12 recommended brands and 20 cited sources in AI answers.
Medicine & Drugs
This weekly AI Brand Index shows how AI tools answer buyer questions in the Medicine & Drugs category. SupaIntent asks each LLM the same question: which brands are the most visible, significant, and recommended in that niche. Each system returns its own top. We track what brands are recommended, which cited sources are used and how positions move week to week. Use it to see the freshest AI visibility data for this category.
Updated 9 August 2026
Brands
Category coverage
12
ranked across AI engines
Sources
Evidence base
20
domains cited in answers
Brand sites
Official share
15%
from brand-owned domains
AI model filter
Position history
Position history chart for the top brands in this AI Brand Index category. Lower rank numbers mean stronger visibility.
| Brand | Latest rank |
|---|---|
| Johnson & Johnson | 1 |
| Pfizer | 2 |
| Eli Lilly | 3 |
| Merck & Co. | 4 |
| Roche | 5 |
What AI tools say about Medicine & Drugs
Movement
What changed this week?
Johnson & Johnson has held the top position, and the ranking below it moved little this week.
Sources
Which sources shape AI answers?
No single publisher dominates. The most cited sources are Drugdiscoverytrends, Statista and Getreskilled, which means the citation field is open.
Engines
Do AI engines agree on the leader?
The engines disagree on the leader. ChatGPT and Google AI Mode both name Johnson & Johnson first, Gemini names Eli Lilly and Company, which does not appear in the top five of any other engine, and Perplexity names Pfizer.
Citation-ready
Key facts from this AI Brand Index report
Current leader
Johnson & Johnson ranks #1 for Medicine & Drugs in the latest SupaIntent AI Brand Index run.
Top brands
Johnson & Johnson, Pfizer, and Eli Lilly lead Medicine & Drugs across AI answers from ChatGPT, Google AI Mode, Gemini and Perplexity.
Brand sites
Drugdiscoverytrends, Statista, and Getreskilled are the most cited brand sites in this category.
Weekly movement
Top 10 onlyEntered the index
New in the top 10
Bayer#10
Unchanged at the top
Leader held position
Johnson & Johnsonstayed #1
Rank history
Weekly rank changes for the current top 10
| Rank | Brand | Previous | Current | Change | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | #1 | #1 | 0 | #1 | |
| #2 | #2 | #2 | 0 | #1 | |
| #3 | #4 | #3 | 1 | #3 | |
| #4 | #5 | #4 | 1 | #4 | |
| #5 | #3 | #5 | 2 | #2 | |
| #6 | #6 | #6 | 0 | #4 | |
| #7 | #7 | #7 | 0 | #5 | |
| #8 | #8 | #8 | 0 | #6 | |
| #9 | #9 | #9 | 0 | #8 | |
| #10 | New | #10 | New | #10 |
Current brand snapshot
12 brands
| # | Pos. | Brand |  ChatGPT |  Google AI Mode |  Gemini |  Perplexity | Seen in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | #1 | #1 | #3 | #2 | | |
| 2 | 0 | #5 | #4 | #2 | #1 | | |
| 3 | +1 | #3 | #2 | #1 | - | | |
| 4 | +1 | #4 | #3 | #6 | #5 | | |
| 5 | -2 | #2 | #6 | #7 | #3 | | |
| 6 | 0 | #6 | #5 | #4 | #10 | | |
| 7 | 0 | #8 | #7 | #8 | #4 | | |
| 8 | 0 | #7 | #8 | #5 | #8 | | |
| 9 | 0 | #9 | #9 | #10 | #7 | | |
| 10 | New | - | - | - | #6 | | |
| 11 | 0 | #10 | #10 | #9 | - | | |
| 12 | 0 | - | - | - | #9 | |
Position history
Position history chart for the top brands in this AI Brand Index category. Lower rank numbers mean stronger visibility.
| Brand | Latest rank |
|---|---|
| Johnson & Johnson | 1 |
| Roche | 2 |
| Eli Lilly | 3 |
| Merck & Co. | 4 |
| Pfizer | 5 |
Current brand snapshot
10 brands
| # | Pos. | Brand | ChatGPT | Google AI Mode | Gemini | Perplexity | Seen in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | #1 | - | - | - | | |
| 2 | 0 | #2 | - | - | - | | |
| 3 | New | #3 | - | - | - | | |
| 4 | +3 | #4 | - | - | - | | |
| 5 | -1 | #5 | - | - | - | | |
| 6 | -1 | #6 | - | - | - | | |
| 7 | -1 | #7 | - | - | - | | |
| 8 | 0 | #8 | - | - | - | | |
| 9 | 0 | #9 | - | - | - | | |
| 10 | New | #10 | - | - | - | |
Position history
Position history chart for the top brands in this AI Brand Index category. Lower rank numbers mean stronger visibility.
| Brand | Latest rank |
|---|---|
| Johnson & Johnson | 1 |
| Eli Lilly | 2 |
| Merck & Co. | 3 |
| Pfizer | 4 |
| AbbVie | 5 |
Current brand snapshot
10 brands
| # | Pos. | Brand | ChatGPT | Google AI Mode | Gemini | Perplexity | Seen in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | - | #1 | - | - | | |
| 2 | New | - | #2 | - | - | | |
| 3 | 0 | - | #3 | - | - | | |
| 4 | +1 | - | #4 | - | - | | |
| 5 | -1 | - | #5 | - | - | | |
| 6 | 0 | - | #6 | - | - | | |
| 7 | +1 | - | #7 | - | - | | |
| 8 | -1 | - | #8 | - | - | | |
| 9 | New | - | #9 | - | - | | |
| 10 | 0 | - | #10 | - | - | |
Current source snapshot
8 sources
| # | Source | Ment.Mentions | LLMs |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | | |
| 2 | 1 | | |
| 3 | 1 | | |
| 4 | 1 | | |
| 5 | 1 | | |
| 6 | 1 | | |
| 7 | 1 | | |
| 8 | 1 | |
Position history
Position history chart for the top brands in this AI Brand Index category. Lower rank numbers mean stronger visibility.
| Brand | Latest rank |
|---|---|
| Eli Lilly and Company | 1 |
| Pfizer Inc. | 2 |
| Johnson & Johnson | 3 |
| AbbVie Inc. | 4 |
| AstraZeneca | 5 |
Current brand snapshot
10 brands
| # | Pos. | Brand | ChatGPT | Google AI Mode | Gemini | Perplexity | Seen in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New | - | - | #1 | - | | |
| 2 | New | - | - | #2 | - | | |
| 3 | -1 | - | - | #3 | - | | |
| 4 | New | - | - | #4 | - | | |
| 5 | +3 | - | - | #5 | - | | |
| 6 | New | - | - | #6 | - | | |
| 7 | -3 | - | - | #7 | - | | |
| 8 | -1 | - | - | #8 | - | | |
| 9 | New | - | - | #9 | - | | |
| 10 | 0 | - | - | #10 | - | |
Current source snapshot
2 sources
| # | Source | Ment.Mentions | LLMs |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | | |
| 2 | 10 | |
Position history
Position history chart for the top brands in this AI Brand Index category. Lower rank numbers mean stronger visibility.
| Brand | Latest rank |
|---|---|
| Pfizer | 1 |
| Johnson & Johnson | 2 |
| Roche | 3 |
| Novartis | 4 |
| Merck & Co. (MSD) | 5 |
Current brand snapshot
10 brands
| # | Pos. | Brand | ChatGPT | Google AI Mode | Gemini | Perplexity | Seen in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | - | - | - | #1 | | |
| 2 | 0 | - | - | - | #2 | | |
| 3 | 0 | - | - | - | #3 | | |
| 4 | 0 | - | - | - | #4 | | |
| 5 | 0 | - | - | - | #5 | | |
| 6 | New | - | - | - | #6 | | |
| 7 | -1 | - | - | - | #7 | | |
| 8 | 0 | - | - | - | #8 | | |
| 9 | 0 | - | - | - | #9 | | |
| 10 | 0 | - | - | - | #10 | |
Common AI search questions about Medicine & Drugs
Q1
Who leads Medicine & Drugs in AI answers?
Johnson & Johnson is the most recommended medicine & drugs brand in the latest AI Brand Index run. The next highest-ranked brands are Pfizer and Eli Lilly. The engines disagree on the leader. ChatGPT and Google AI Mode both name Johnson & Johnson first, Gemini names Eli Lilly and Company, and Perplexity names Pfizer.
Q2
Which cited sources are used for Medicine & Drugs?
The most cited sources for medicine & drugs recommendations are Drugdiscoverytrends, Statista and Getreskilled, out of 20 tracked sources. No single publisher dominates. The most cited sources are Drugdiscoverytrends, Statista and Getreskilled, which means the citation field is open.
Q3
How fresh is this Medicine & Drugs ranking?
The AI Brand Index updates every Sunday. In the latest run, Bayer entered the top 10 in the medicine & drugs index.
How to cite this report
Cite the canonical SupaIntent report page when referencing this AI visibility ranking.
SupaIntent AI Brand Index: Medicine & Drugs. https://supaintent.com/ai-brand-index/health-and-beauty-health-care-medicine-and-drugs
Report data
Download the same ranking data used by the chart, tables and Dataset schema.
AI Brand Index methodology
Rankings use collected AI answers, cited sources, brand-site matching, and provider-level position history.
- SupaIntent measures buying-intent AI answers across ChatGPT, Google AI Mode, Gemini and Perplexity.
- This report uses the latest observed AI answers for Medicine & Drugs, including 12 recommended brands and 20 cited sources.
- Brand sites are identified from official domains and subdomains, then separated from review, community and publisher sources.
- Weekly movement compares the latest rank with the previous collected position for each brand.
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