Is medicine syringe profitable to sell on Amazon United Kingdom?

The niche generates £1.5M/yr across 8 tracked products. 90-day search growth is -20.2%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (40/100).

How competitive is the medicine syringe niche?

3 brands and 36 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 89% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 100% of demand.

What do buyers complain about in medicine syringe?

Top complaints mined from reviews: Value For Money, Pain Relief-Overall, Ease Of Use. The return rate is 0.0%.

When does demand for medicine syringe peak?

Demand peaks in Feb–Nov; the busiest month runs 2.8× the quietest.

What does it cost to enter the medicine syringe niche?

Listings span £2.34–£16.72; the average listing price is £6.15 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 5,189 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.

medicine syringe

Skip it

Brand-locked demand (top 5 brands take 100% of clicks) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.

Conversion

Incredible25.3%

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

Returns

Incredible0.0%

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

Market size

Great£1.5M

£1.5M/yr · 951K searches

Review moat

Bad5,188.63

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Avg price

Bad£6.15

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Growth

Bad-20.2%

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

Quality gap

Bad4.8★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Price range

Bad£2.34–£16.72

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

Competition

Bad89%

top-5 click share — a locked-up shelf

Brand share

Bad100%

top-5 brand share — brand-locked demand

According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, medicine syringe is a £1.5M/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (951K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 100% of demand. Demand peaks in Feb–Nov. Verdict: Skip it — 40/100.

Data updated Jul 25, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches

medicine syringe market data

Units sold / yr: 250K–300K; avg 30,000–40,000/product
Revenue / yr: £1.5M–£1.8M; units × avg price
Conversion rate: 25.3%
Avg BSR: #8
Page quality: 0%
Prime: 100%
Sponsored: 75%
Out of stock: 0.0%
Avg brand age: 63 months
Avg seller age: 172 days

Competition & brand share

The top 5 products capture 89% of clicks — a locked-up shelf that new listings rarely crack.

Brands

3 flat

Sellers

Top-5 brand share

100%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

89%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

Calpol76%
Nurofen17%
JAN & JUL7%

Demand & seasonality

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -20.2% search growth over the last 90 days.

Peak months: Feb, Nov · busiest ÷ quietest = 2.8×

Open Trend

Top medicine syringe search terms

calpol526K/yr -22.1%28.0% conv.
calpol 6 plus91K/yr -6.1%28.5% conv.
nurofen for children92K/yr -21.4%23.3% conv.
liquid paracetamol39K/yr -11.8%3.1% conv.
ibuprofen kids31K/yr -7.0%15.7% conv.
kids paracetamol16K/yr -4.8%11.4% conv.
nurofen kids15K/yr -17.9%15.1% conv.
paracetamol kids17K/yr -24.2%11.6% conv.
calpol infant15K/yr +11.8%21.8% conv.
liquid paracetamol for adults16K/yr -37.1%2.5% conv.

All search terms

Top medicine syringe 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.

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

All 8 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.

Top sellers

by 90-day click share

Calpol Sugar-Free Infant Suspension Paracetamol 100ml Strawberry Flavour Calpol Infant with Paracetamol for Fever & Pain Relief Suitable for 2+ Months Babies & Kids

Calpol£2.524.9★7,735 rev

Calpol SixPlus Oral Suspension Paracetamol (1 x 80ml) Sugar-Free Strawberry Flavour Calpol 6 Plus with Paracetamol for Fever & Pain Relief Suitable for Kids from 6 Years

Calpol£2.734.8★7,040 rev

Nurofen For Children 3M-9Y Kids Ibuprofen Strawberry 100 ml Baby Teething Pain Relief Cold Flu Fast Acting Up To 8 Hours Fever Reducer Child Medicine

Nurofen£2.344.8★5,686 rev

Calpol Infant Suspension Paracetamol Medication For 2+ Months Strawberry Flavour 100ml

Calpol£2.604.8★6,509 rev

Calpol SixPlus Fastmelts Paracetamol (12 x 250 mg Tablets) Strawberry Flavour Calpol Melts with Paracetamol for Soothing and Effective Fever and Pain Relief Suitable for Kids from 6 Years

Calpol£3.494.8★1,902 rev

Newest

by launch date

JAN & JUL Cotton Sun-Hat Packable Summer Beach Hat with Chin Strap for Toddlers (L: 2-5 Years Beige Stripes)

JAN & JUL£16.721,575 rev

1y ago

JAN & JUL Floppy Sun-Hat for Toddler Girls Adjustable 50+ UPF (L: 2-5 Years Yellow Flower)

JAN & JUL£16.254,553 rev

2y ago

Calpol SixPlus Fastmelts Paracetamol (12 x 250 mg Tablets) Strawberry Flavour Calpol Melts with Paracetamol for Soothing and Effective Fever and Pain Relief Suitable for Kids from 6 Years

Calpol£3.491,902 rev

4y ago

Calpol Infant Oral Suspension (1 x 100ml) Sugar-Free Strawberry Flavour Paracetamol for Kids Relieves Pain and Fever Baby Medicine Syringe Soothed Symptoms After 1 Dose Gentle on Tummies

Calpol£2.536,509 rev

14y ago

Calpol SixPlus Oral Suspension Paracetamol (1 x 80ml) Sugar-Free Strawberry Flavour Calpol 6 Plus with Paracetamol for Fever & Pain Relief Suitable for Kids from 6 Years

Calpol£2.737,040 rev

16y ago

What buyers say about medicine syringe

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

What buyers love

Value For Money24%

“Decent price”

Ease Of Use12%

“Ease of Use”

Taste-Overall10%

“Lush wine”

Quality-Overall9%

“Good product does what it says on the tin”

Fever Relief6%

“Really effective medicine for helping reduce fever”

Advertised Vs Actual Product5%

“Did its job”

Efficiency3%

“Works effectively”

Dosage3%

“clear dosage instructions”

Smell2%

“Good blackcurrant smell and taste too”

Cough Relief2%

“excellent for a tickly cough easy to use taste reasonably pleasant”

What buyers complain about

Value For Money25%

“Too expensive”

Pain Relief-Overall11%

“Pain”

Ease Of Use9%

“Won't open”

Safety Standards6%

“a lot of them the safety cap is stuck”

Dosage3%

“You obviously can't take paracetamol as that's in the Calpol”

Taste-Overall3%

“a my daughter found the taste a bit powdery”

Durability3%

“It doesn't last though”

Acid Regulator/Stomach Ache Relief3%

“My 6yr old has a sensitive stomach”

Color2%

“clothes that were no longer looking white”

Cough Relief2%

“My daughter recently had a throat infection with a temperature”

Top return reasons

Size-Overall30%

Moist/Dry20%

Leak-Proof20%

Ingredients-Overall10%

Material Quality10%

Color10%

Common questions

Is medicine syringe profitable to sell on Amazon United Kingdom?: The niche generates £1.5M/yr across 8 tracked products. 90-day search growth is -20.2%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (40/100).
How competitive is the medicine syringe niche?: 3 brands and 36 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 89% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 100% of demand.
What do buyers complain about in medicine syringe?: Top complaints mined from reviews: Value For Money, Pain Relief-Overall, Ease Of Use. The return rate is 0.0%.
When does demand for medicine syringe peak?: Demand peaks in Feb–Nov; the busiest month runs 2.8× the quietest.
What does it cost to enter the medicine syringe niche?: Listings span £2.34–£16.72; the average listing price is £6.15 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 5,189 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.