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Calprofen

brand-locked demand (top 5 brands take 98% of clicks) — Calprofen doesn't clear our bar today.

Flapen Score

48
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Market size 79Growth 21Conversion 100Competition 39Returns 100Price range 36Avg price 15Brand share 6Review moat 33Quality gap 19
This niche Category average

Is Calprofen profitable on Amazon?

According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, Calprofen is a £1.1M/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (940K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 98% of demand. Demand peaks in Feb–Mar–Jul. Verdict: Skip it — 48/100.

Calprofen: the Amazon niche in one read

Everything a seller checks before entering, in three answers.

Is the demand real?

Not really. Search demand moved -8.3% over the last 90 days and 21.5% of searches end in a purchase.

£1.1M

revenue / yr

Units sold / yr250K
Search volume / yr-8.3%940K
Conversion rate21.5%
Avg price£5.36

Who owns the niche?

The top 5 brands hold 98% of demand, so 2% of the market is open.

2%

open market share

Brands · sellers7 · 69
Top-5 product click share61%
Open market2%
Avg brand age76 months

Is there a way in?

Listing quality. The average product page scores 0/100 on content standards. Incumbents average 4.7★ — the gap to enter on.

0/100

page quality · 19 products

Sponsored placement63%
New entrants (1y)1· 1 succeeded
Avg rating4.7★
Avg reviews3,164

Top Calprofen products & what they sell for

Every tracked product — its share of the shelf, its review moat, and what it sells for.

Competition: brands, sellers & click share

The top 5 products take 61% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.

£0£108K£216K£325K£433K1001K10K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

7 flat

Sellers

69

Top-5 brand share

98%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

61%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

1%

  • Nurofen59%
  • Imodium29%
  • BECKYS CHOICE4%
  • CALPROFEN4%
  • Amazon Basics2%
  • Galpharm1%
  • Open — no brand owns it (1 brand, 1%)

Calprofen demand & seasonality

Weekly search volume, with the niche's key stats alongside.

Volume940KCVR21.5%Products19Brands7Top 5 Brands98%OOS Rate0.0%Rating4.7★Reviews3,164Avg BSR#6
18K13KSpike '24Holiday '24Spike '25Holiday '25Spike '26Prime Day '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Feb, Mar, Jul · busiest ÷ quietest = 2.7×

Top Calprofen search terms shoppers use

The exact queries shoppers type, with yearly volume, growth and conversion.

  • imodium instants203K/yr
  • nurofen181K/yr
  • nurofen for children92K/yr
  • medication & remedies96K/yr
  • medicine45K/yr
  • ibuprofen kids31K/yr
  • nurofen express38K/yr
  • nurofen tablets for adults21K/yr
  • over-the-counter medication13K/yr
  • imodium instants 36 pack23K/yr

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Calprofen

What buyers mention most, as a share of all reviews.

What buyers love

78% of reviews
Value For Money21%

Fair Price

Advertised Vs Actual Product13%

As advertised

Quality-Overall12%

Just as good as the branded one's

Efficiency9%

Effective

Ease Of Use6%

Ease of Use

What buyers complain about

63% of reviews
Value For Money17%

Bit pricey

Pain Relief-Overall12%

Did not give satisfactory pain relief

Ease Of Use7%

no use

Dosage5%

I hate taking tablets

Size-Overall5%

The tablets themselves are small

Calprofen return rate & reasons

Why buyers send it back, as a share of all return requests.

0.0%

Return rate

57%

Fixable by listing

The "fixable" share counts expectation-mismatch reasons — size, look, advertised-vs-actual — that better copy and images address.

1Size-Overall
53%
2Quality-Overall
17%
3Ease Of Use
10%
4Weight Heavy
7%
5Advertised Vs Actual Product
3%

Common Calprofen questions

The questions sellers ask about this niche, answered from the tracked metrics.

Flapen scores Calprofen 48/100 on Amazon United Kingdom — Skip it. The niche generates £1.1M/yr across 19 tracked products. 1 of 1 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. Search demand moved -8.3% over the last 90 days.
Search demand for Calprofen on Amazon United Kingdom peaks in Feb–Mar–Jul, where the busiest month runs 2.7× the quietest.