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kids cough medicine

Worth a look60/100

kids cough medicine shows low returns (0.0%), but strong incumbent ratings (4.7★) keeps it on the watch list.

Market/yr

$1.9M

Growth (1y)

+133.3%

Products

33

Brands

12

was 13 a year ago

Sellers

638

Price range

$6.34–$20.88

Returns

0.0%

Rating

4.7★

60/100

Worth a look

Scored 60/100 across market size, growth, competition, quality gap, and returns.

Market sizeGrowthCompetitionQuality gapReturns
Market size
49
×0.30
Growth
69
×0.30
Competition
64
×0.20
Quality gap
20
×0.10
Returns
100
×0.10

Demand

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — +133.3% year over year.
60K30KSpike '24Spike '25Black Friday '25Spike '26Jul '24Nov '24Mar '25Jun '25Oct '25Feb '26

Seasonality

Monthly demand index across the year — 1.00 is average.

Peak months: Feb, Oct, Nov, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 4.1×

Competition

32%Zarbee's
  • Zarbee's32%
  • Dimetapp17%
  • Hyland's11%
  • Mucinex11%
  • Robitussin9%
  • Genexa5%
  • Other (6 brands)15%

The top 5 products take 47% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them. 12 brands and 638 sellers compete here.

Brands

12 falling

was 13 a year ago

Sellers

638

Top 5 brand share

80%

#ProductBrandPriceRatingReviewsClick shareTrend

Product shelf

All 33 tracked products in this niche.

Reviews

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

What buyers love

Cough Relief21%

“helps with coughing”

Taste-Overall13%

“taste natural”

Efficiency8%

“Works Well”

Cold Relief6%

“works well for colds”

Flavor4%

“The orange flavor was actually good”

Ease Of Use4%

“Easy to use”

Quality-Overall4%

“No complaints”

Value For Money4%

“Great value”

Sleep Quality3%

“Very helpful for sleep”

Natural Ingredients2%

“instant natural relief”

What buyers complain about

Taste-Overall19%

“Horrible taste”

Cough Relief9%

“were coughing so much”

Functionality-Overall7%

“none worked”

Flavor6%

“artificial flavor in it”

Value For Money4%

“These can be kind of expensive”

Dosage3%

“only 1 fights a little to take meds”

Sleep Quality3%

“Will not help with sleep”

Side Effects3%

“THIS MEDICATION IS BAD”

Thickness2%

“Very thick syrup”

Sweetness2%

“even though they are not super sweet like regular candy”

Top return reasons

  • Value For Money20%
  • Bitter20%
  • Product Condition20%
  • Age Suitability20%
  • Taste-Overall20%

Data scraped July 5, 2026 · Marketplace baseline: 4.4★ avg rating · $22.65 median price · 2.2% median returns across 14,117 tracked niches.