Cough Medicine for Children
soft demand (-64.0% this quarter) — Cough Medicine for Children doesn't clear our bar today.
Flapen Score
Is Cough Medicine for Children profitable on Amazon?
According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, Cough Medicine for Children is a £146K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (134K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 89% of demand. Verdict: Skip it — 37/100.
Cough Medicine for Children: the Amazon niche in one read
Everything a seller checks before entering, in three answers.
Is the demand real?
Not really. Search demand moved -64.0% over the last 90 days and 16.8% of searches end in a purchase.
£146K
revenue / yr
Who owns the niche?
The top 5 brands hold 89% of demand, so 11% of the market is open.
11%
open market share
Is there a way in?
Listing quality. The average product page scores 0/100 on content standards. Incumbents average 4.6★ — the gap to enter on.
0/100
page quality · 18 products
Top Cough Medicine for Children products & what they sell for
Every tracked product — its share of the shelf, its review moat, and what it sells for.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share
Bronchostop Junior Cough Syrup (200ml - 3 to 11 Years) - Cough Medicine For Children - Non Drowsy Cough Syrup for Kids - For Throat Mucus & Relief from Dry & Chesty Coughs - Alcohol Free
- Price
- £5.15
- Rating
- 4.7/5
- Reviews
- 1,570
- Age
- 6y ago
Benylin Childrens Dry Cough and Sore Throat Syrup (1x 125ml) Relieves Sore Throat Cough Medicine For Children Aged 1 Year + Suitable for Day and Night Use
- Price
- £2.94
- Rating
- 4.7/5
- Reviews
- 1,310
- Age
- 9y ago
Calcough Childrens Syrup Cough & Sore Throat Relief for 1+ Year Blackcurrant Flavour 125ml
- Price
- £3.69
- Rating
- 4.8/5
- Reviews
- 1,563
- Age
- 15y ago
Zarbees Childrens Cough & Sore Throat Syrup (1x 100ml) For Kids Aged 2+ Honey-Based Relief for Dry or Chesty Cough Sore Throat Relief Alcohol Free Free from Lactose
- Price
- £4.43
- Rating
- 4.7/5
- Reviews
- 438
- Age
- 3y ago
Tixylix Childrens Blackcurrant Dry and Tickly Cough Syrup 100ml Sugar and colour free Suitable for vegetarians Suitable from 3 months to 5 years
- Price
- £3.35
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 748
- Age
- 10y ago
Trending
90-day click momentum
JAN & JUL Boys Quick Dry Bucket Hat for Swimming Foldable Beach Hat for Toddlers and Kids (L: 2-5 Years Dark Navy)
- Price
- £16.63
- Rating
- 4.7/5
- Reviews
- 6,137
- Age
- 8mo ago
HYCLES Kids Non-Silp Ankle Socks with Girp- 6 Pairs Trampoline Unisex Toddler Socks Anti-Skid Socks for Children 2-5 Year
- Price
- £9.87
- Rating
- 4.7/5
- Reviews
- 174
- Age
- 1y ago
JAN & JUL Wide Brim Sun Hats for Little Kids with Neck Flap (L: 2-5 Years Blue with Blue Trim)
- Price
- £16.57
- Rating
- 4.7/5
- Reviews
- 7,261
- Age
- 3y ago
Zarbees Adult Cough & Sore Throat Syrup Honey-Based 250ml
- Price
- £9.14
- Rating
- 4.8/5
- Reviews
- 9
- Age
- 7mo ago
Tixylix Childrens Blackcurrant Dry and Tickly Cough Syrup 100ml Sugar and colour free Suitable for vegetarians Suitable from 3 months to 5 years
- Price
- £3.35
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 748
- Age
- 10y ago
Newest
by launch dateZarbees Adult Cough & Sore Throat Syrup Honey-Based 250ml
- Price
- £9.14
- Rating
- 4.8/5
- Reviews
- 9
- Age
- 7mo ago
Zarbees Childrens Cough & Sore Throat Syrup 200ml Relieves Any Cough
- Price
- £7.81
- Rating
- 4.4/5
- Reviews
- 13
- Age
- 8mo ago
JAN & JUL Boys Quick Dry Bucket Hat for Swimming Foldable Beach Hat for Toddlers and Kids (L: 2-5 Years Dark Navy)
- Price
- £16.63
- Rating
- 4.7/5
- Reviews
- 6,137
- Age
- 8mo ago
Zarbees Cooling Throat + Immune Support Lozenges Calm and Cool your Throat (24 count) Real Honey Peppermint Oil Extract with Vitamin C and Zinc No Artificial Colours or Flavours
- Price
- £3.51
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 278
- Age
- 1y ago
Broncho 5-in-1 Cough Syrup 200ml Multi-Symptom Relief for Dry & Chesty Coughs and Sore Throat Associated with a Cold. Sugar Free & Alcohol Free
- Price
- £6.04
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 1,406
- Age
- 1y ago
Competition: brands, sellers & click share
The top 5 products capture 74% of clicks — a locked-up shelf that new listings rarely crack.
Brands
9 rising
Sellers
46
Top-5 brand share
89%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
74%
Top 20: 100%
Open market
6%
- Bronchostop27%
- Benylin25%
- Zarbee's17%
- Calcough15%
- Tixylix6%
- JAN & JUL5%
- Open — no brand owns it (3 brands, 6%)
Cough Medicine for Children demand & seasonality
Weekly search volume, with the niche's key stats alongside.
Top Cough Medicine for Children search terms shoppers use
The exact queries shoppers type, with yearly volume, growth and conversion.
- cough medicine for children38K/yr
- kids cough medicine22K/yr
- cough syrup for kids11K/yr
- zarbees12K/yr
- bronchostop junior12K/yr
- childrens cough medicine8K/yr
- kids cough syrup6K/yr
- chesty cough medicine for children4K/yr
- zarbees cough syrup3K/yr
- toddler cough medicine3K/yr
What reviews say buyers love and hate about Cough Medicine for Children
What buyers mention most, as a share of all reviews.
What buyers love
84% of reviews“Good cough medicine”
“Nice taste”
“Effective”
“Good value”
“Does the trick”
What buyers complain about
71% of reviews“Made cough more tickly”
“They really didn't like the taste”
“Waste of money”
“Does not work”
“leaked all over the box it was delivered in”
Cough Medicine for Children return rate & reasons
Why buyers send it back, as a share of all return requests.
0.1%
Return rate
56%
Fixable by listing
The "fixable" share counts expectation-mismatch reasons — size, look, advertised-vs-actual — that better copy and images address.
Common Cough Medicine for Children questions
The questions sellers ask about this niche, answered from the tracked metrics.
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