anti inflammatory tablets
Skip itBrand-locked demand (top 5 brands take 100% of clicks) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.
Conversion
Incredible19.4%search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
Returns
Incredible0.1%return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
Market size
Good£478K£478K/yr · 1.0M searches
Competition
Okay66%top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse
Review moat
Bad4,117.85avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
Quality gap
Bad4.7★avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
Growth
Bad-9.7%90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
Avg price
Bad£2.39avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
Brand share
Bad100%top-5 brand share — brand-locked demand
Price range
Bad£0.58–£3.60cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, anti inflammatory tablets is a £478K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (1.0M searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 100% of demand. Verdict: Skip it — 40/100.
Data updated Jul 25, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches
anti inflammatory tablets market data
- Units sold / yr
- 200K–250K
- avg 12,500–15,000/product
- Revenue / yr
- £478K–£598K
- units × avg price
- Conversion rate
- 19.4%
- Avg BSR
- #6
- Page quality
- 0%
- Prime
- 100%
- Sponsored
- 69%
- Out of stock
- 0.0%
- Avg brand age
- 72 months
- Avg seller age
- 172 days
Competition & brand share
The top 5 products take 66% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.Brands
4 flat
Sellers
33
Top-5 brand share
100%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
66%
Top 20: 100%
Open market
0%
- Nurofen80%
- Morrisons9%
- Anadin7%
- Combogesic3%
- Open — no brand owns it (0%)
Demand & seasonality
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -9.7% search growth over the last 90 days.No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.3×
Top anti inflammatory tablets search terms
- ibuprofen tablets356K/yr
- ibuprofen259K/yr
- nurofen181K/yr
- ibuprofen tablets 500mg41K/yr
- nurofen express38K/yr
- nurofen tablets for adults21K/yr
- nurofen meltlets25K/yr
- ibuprofen tablets 400mg19K/yr
- cuprofen11K/yr
- ibuprofen 400mg11K/yr
Top anti inflammatory tablets products on Amazon
Each bubble is one product — market share against review moat; bubble size tracks estimated sales, color grades how beatable the incumbent looks.
All 13 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share
Nurofen Ibuprofen 200mg Tablets 16 Caplets for Headache Migraine Back Pain Cold & Flu Relief 8-Hour Painkiller Over-The-Counter Medication
Nurofen£1.564.7★3,927 rev
Nurofen Express Ibuprofen 256mg 16 Tablets - Pain Sinus Migraine Headache Toothache Relief Long Lasting Cold & Flu relief
Nurofen£2.794.7★5,397 rev
Nurofen Express Ibuprofen Liquid Capsules 200mg 16 Count - Fast-Acting Relief for Period Pain Headaches Migraines Cold & Flu Symptoms
Nurofen£2.724.7★6,742 rev
Morrisons Ibuprofen 200Mg Caplets 16S
Morrisons£0.584.5★96 rev
Nuromol Dual Action Ibuprofen Paracetamol Tablets 16 Count - Strong Painkillers for Joint Period Back Pain & Fever Relief
Nurofen£3.424.7★3,987 rev
Newest
by launch date
Combogesic Dual Action Paracetamol Ibuprofen Pain Relief Tablets 16 Count
Combogesic£3.60893 rev
Morrisons Ibuprofen 200Mg Caplets 16S
Morrisons£0.5896 rev
Nuromol Dual Action Ibuprofen Paracetamol Tablets 16 Count - Strong Painkillers for Joint Period Back Pain & Fever Relief
Nurofen£3.423,987 rev
Anadin Joint Pain Relief Tablets Ibuprofen Tablets - Pack of 16
Anadin£1.592,387 rev
Anadin Ultra Ibuprofen Back & Muscle Pain Relief Liquid Capsules Pack of 16
Anadin£1.742,147 rev
Trending
90-day click momentumCombogesic Dual Action Paracetamol Ibuprofen Pain Relief Tablets 16 Count
Combogesic£3.604.5★
Morrisons Ibuprofen 200Mg Caplets 16S
Morrisons£0.584.5★
Nurofen Express Sodium Ibuprofen Caplets 256mg 16 Count - Fast-Acting Relief for Period Pain Headaches Migraines Cold & Flu Symptoms
Nurofen£2.754.7★
Nurofen Express Ibuprofen 256mg 16 Tablets - Pain Sinus Migraine Headache Toothache Relief Long Lasting Cold & Flu relief
Nurofen£2.794.7★
Nurofen 342mg Ibuprofen Lysine Caplets 12 Count Strong Headache And Migraine Painkillers Effective For Fast Relief
Nurofen£2.774.7★
What buyers say about anti inflammatory tablets
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.What buyers love
“Great value”
“As advertised”
“Good product does the job”
“Reliable Brand”
“Easy to swallow”
“helped a lot with my knee pain”
“Ease of Use”
“Relieves toothache, works fairly quickly”
“Effective”
“Very handy to have in one tablet”
What buyers complain about
“incredibly expensive”
“didnt help with my particular pain”
“I hate taking tablets”
“The tablets are quite large”
“Helping with my back pain good not excellent”
“stomach ulcers are not good”
“Didnt work gor me not dtrong enough my psin”
“not the best flavour”
“Made sleepy”
“having a raging toothache I was wanting to try anything that worked quicker”
Common questions
- Is anti inflammatory tablets profitable to sell on Amazon United Kingdom?
- The niche generates £478K/yr across 13 tracked products. 90-day search growth is -9.7%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (40/100).
- How competitive is the anti inflammatory tablets niche?
- 4 brands and 33 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 66% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 100% of demand.
- What do buyers complain about in anti inflammatory tablets?
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Value For Money, Pain Relief-Overall, Dosage. The return rate is 0.1%.
- When does demand for anti inflammatory tablets peak?
- Demand is steady year-round — the busiest month runs 1.3× the quietest.
- What does it cost to enter the anti inflammatory tablets niche?
- Listings span £0.58–£3.60; the average listing price is £2.39 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 4,118 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.