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# **cold medicine without acetaminophen**

**Skip it**

Soft demand (-49.9% this quarter) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.

Market size 48Growth 0Conversion 96Competition 14Returns 100Price range 57Avg price 65Brand share 0Review moat 22Quality gap 17

**Returns**

**Incredible****0.0%**

return rate — above 6% kills the launch gate

**Conversion**

**Incredible****13.3%**

search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale

**Avg price**

**Good****$13.74**

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

**Price range**

**Good****$7.38–$25.16**

cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100

**Market size**

**Okay****$260K**

$260K/yr · 143K searches

**Review moat**

**Bad****8,645.18**

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

**Quality gap**

**Bad****4.7★**

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

**Competition**

**Bad****83%**

top-5 click share — a locked-up shelf

**Growth**

**Bad****-49.9%**

90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch

**Brand share**

**Bad****100%**

top-5 brand share — brand-locked demand

## **Competition**

The top 5 products capture 83% of clicks — a locked-up shelf that new listings rarely crack.

**Brands**

**4 **▲rising

**Sellers**

**617**

**Top-5 brand share**

**100%**

**Open market**

**0%**

- Advil65% - Sambucol30% - Tylenol3% - Boiron1% - Open — no brand owns it (0%)

## **Product shelf**

Each bubble is one product — market share against review moat; bubble size tracks estimated sales, color grades how beatable the incumbent looks.

0%10%$26K20%$52K30%$78K40%$104K1001K10K100K Reviews — right = deep review moatMarket share (90d) ≈ est. sales

Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

All 11 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.

### **Top sellers**

by 90-day click share

[1![Advil Multi Symptom Cold and Flu Medicine Cold Medicine for Adults with Ibuprofen Phenylephrine HCL and Chlorpheniramine Maleate - 20 Coated Tablets](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/515hRucjdnL.jpg)**Advil Multi Symptom Cold and Flu Medicine Cold Medicine for Adults with Ibuprofen Phenylephrine HCL and Chlorpheniramine Maleate - 20 Coated Tablets**Advil**$9.33**4.7★1,921 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07CVZL5P3) [2![Advil Multi Symptom Cold and Flu Medicine Cold Medicine for Adults with Ibuprofen Phenylephrine HCL and Chlorpheniramine Maleate - 50 Coated Tablets](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/61eQSz+3tXL.jpg)**Advil Multi Symptom Cold and Flu Medicine Cold Medicine for Adults with Ibuprofen Phenylephrine HCL and Chlorpheniramine Maleate - 50 Coated Tablets**Advil**$22.53**4.6★2,152 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07CVWZ36S) [3![Sambucol Cold and Flu Relief Tablets - Homeopathic Black Elderberry Cold Medicine Drowsy Free Remedy for Adults with Zinc Quick-Dissolving Tablets for Men and Women - 60 Count](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41l7Vyo2oqL.jpg)**Sambucol Cold and Flu Relief Tablets - Homeopathic Black Elderberry Cold Medicine Drowsy Free Remedy for Adults with Zinc Quick-Dissolving Tablets for Men and Women - 60 Count**Sambucol**$19.50**4.7★18,224 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B084HD4P7G) [4![Sambucol Cold and Flu Relief Tablets - Homeopathic Black Elderberry Cold Medicine Drowsy Free Remedy for Adults with Zinc Quick-Dissolving Tablets for Men and Women - 30 Count](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51p2JlTcBQL.jpg)**Sambucol Cold and Flu Relief Tablets - Homeopathic Black Elderberry Cold Medicine Drowsy Free Remedy for Adults with Zinc Quick-Dissolving Tablets for Men and Women - 30 Count**Sambucol**$9.80**4.7★18,224 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B001ES8GGC) [5![Advil Sinus Congestion and Pain Sinus Relief Medicine Pain Reliever and Fever Reducer with Ibuprofen and Phenylephrine HCl - 20 Coated Tablets](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/510JzC5hp1L.jpg)**Advil Sinus Congestion and Pain Sinus Relief Medicine Pain Reliever and Fever Reducer with Ibuprofen and Phenylephrine HCl - 20 Coated Tablets**Advil**$9.97**4.8★5,851 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B015QMLYY2)

**~~View all top sellers →~~**

### **Newest**

by launch date

[![Sambucol Cold and Flu Relief Tablets - Homeopathic Black Elderberry Cold Medicine Drowsy Free Remedy for Adults with Zinc Quick-Dissolving Tablets for Men and Women - 60 Count](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41l7Vyo2oqL.jpg)**Sambucol Cold and Flu Relief Tablets - Homeopathic Black Elderberry Cold Medicine Drowsy Free Remedy for Adults with Zinc Quick-Dissolving Tablets for Men and Women - 60 Count**Sambucol**$19.50**18,224 rev6y ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B084HD4P7G) [![Advil Multi-Symptom Cold & Flu Coated Tablets 10 Count](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51s0nMcLNBL.jpg)**Advil Multi-Symptom Cold & Flu Coated Tablets 10 Count**Advil**$12.86**138 rev7y ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07J9Q79FV) [![Advil Multi Symptom Cold and Flu Medicine Cold Medicine for Adults with Ibuprofen Phenylephrine HCL and Chlorpheniramine Maleate - 20 Coated Tablets](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/515hRucjdnL.jpg)**Advil Multi Symptom Cold and Flu Medicine Cold Medicine for Adults with Ibuprofen Phenylephrine HCL and Chlorpheniramine Maleate - 20 Coated Tablets**Advil**$9.33**1,921 rev8y ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07CVZL5P3) [![Advil Multi Symptom Cold and Flu Medicine Cold Medicine for Adults with Ibuprofen Phenylephrine HCL and Chlorpheniramine Maleate - 50 Coated Tablets](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/61eQSz+3tXL.jpg)**Advil Multi Symptom Cold and Flu Medicine Cold Medicine for Adults with Ibuprofen Phenylephrine HCL and Chlorpheniramine Maleate - 50 Coated Tablets**Advil**$22.53**2,152 rev8y ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07CVWZ36S) [![Advil Allergy and Congestion Relief Tablets Pain Reliever Fever Reducer and Allergy Relief with Ibuprofen Phenylephrine HCl and Chlorpheniramine Maleate 4 mg - 20 Coated Tablets](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41oWK2cmYVL.jpg)**Advil Allergy and Congestion Relief Tablets Pain Reliever Fever Reducer and Allergy Relief with Ibuprofen Phenylephrine HCl and Chlorpheniramine Maleate 4 mg - 20 Coated Tablets**Advil**$9.52**5,934 rev8y ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BP46JPXX)

**~~View all new products →~~**

### **Trending**

90-day click momentum

[![Advil Multi Symptom Cold and Flu Medicine Cold Medicine for Adults with Ibuprofen Phenylephrine HCL and Chlorpheniramine Maleate - 50 Coated Tablets](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/61eQSz+3tXL.jpg)**Advil Multi Symptom Cold and Flu Medicine Cold Medicine for Adults with Ibuprofen Phenylephrine HCL and Chlorpheniramine Maleate - 50 Coated Tablets**Advil**$22.53**4.6★**▲ 132%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07CVWZ36S) [![Advil Allergy and Congestion Relief Tablets Pain Reliever Fever Reducer and Allergy Relief with Ibuprofen Phenylephrine HCl and Chlorpheniramine Maleate 4 mg - 20 Coated Tablets](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41oWK2cmYVL.jpg)**Advil Allergy and Congestion Relief Tablets Pain Reliever Fever Reducer and Allergy Relief with Ibuprofen Phenylephrine HCl and Chlorpheniramine Maleate 4 mg - 20 Coated Tablets**Advil**$9.52**4.7★**▲ 114%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BP46JPXX) [![Advil Multi-Symptom Cold & Flu Coated Tablets 10 Count](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51s0nMcLNBL.jpg)**Advil Multi-Symptom Cold & Flu Coated Tablets 10 Count**Advil**$12.86**4.6★**▲ 85%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07J9Q79FV) [![Tylenol Cold + Flu Severe Medicine Caplets for Cold & Flu Symptom Relief Fever Reducer Pain Reliever Cough Suppressant Nasal Decongestant & Expectorant with Acetaminophen 24 ct.](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41uo6xCeXZL.jpg)**Tylenol Cold + Flu Severe Medicine Caplets for Cold & Flu Symptom Relief Fever Reducer Pain Reliever Cough Suppressant Nasal Decongestant & Expectorant with Acetaminophen 24 ct.**Tylenol**$7.38**4.8★**▲ 30%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B009ITR4EY) [![Advil Sinus Congestion and Pain Sinus Relief Medicine Pain Reliever and Fever Reducer with Ibuprofen and Phenylephrine HCl - 20 Coated Tablets](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/510JzC5hp1L.jpg)**Advil Sinus Congestion and Pain Sinus Relief Medicine Pain Reliever and Fever Reducer with Ibuprofen and Phenylephrine HCl - 20 Coated Tablets**Advil**$9.97**4.8★**— 9%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B015QMLYY2)

**~~View all trending →~~**

## **Demand**

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 10 weeks — -49.9% search growth over the last 90 days.

2K2KMay '26May '26May '26May '26May '26Jun '26Jun '26Jun '26Jun '26Jul '26

## **Reviews**

What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.

### **What buyers love **

**Cold Relief**18%

*“Best cold and flu medicine”*

**Efficiency**13%

*“Works perfectly”*

**Quality-Overall**10%

*“Excellent product”*

**Value For Money**7%

*“Very affordable”*

**Sinus Relief**6%

*“Sinus relief”*

**Advertised Vs Actual Product**6%

*“JUST AS DESCRIBED”*

**Ease Of Use**4%

*“It has come in handy multiple times”*

**Fever Relief**4%

*“It works great for relief from a cold or mild flu bug”*

**Taste-Overall**4%

*“theres no weird taste”*

**Allergies**4%

*“They work for your allergies and congestion”*

### **What buyers complain about **

**Functionality-Overall**9%

*“Didnt work”*

**Value For Money**9%

*“Kind of pricey”*

**Allergies**5%

*“Severe allergy”*

**Ingredients-Overall**4%

*“Contains nothing”*

**Side Effects**4%

*“After using, I felt nothing and did some research finding that this is basically a sugar pill and really does not do anything as advertised”*

**Sinus Relief**4%

*“A must got headache with sinus pressure or allergy induced type headaches”*

**Taste-Overall**3%

*“No real taste”*

**Artificial Sweeteners**3%

*“just contains sugars”*

**Quality-Overall**3%

*“Junk”*

**Cough Relief**2%

*“coughing more than I should”*