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Pain Medicine (Pharmacology, Books): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Pain Medicine (Pharmacology, Books), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $27.07, median 81 reviews, average rating 4.5 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 33/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $16.81 – $52.58 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.5 |
| New releases (90 days) | 6% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 32% of the parent category Pharmacology (252), one of the easier corners under it.
- The same niche in Kindle eBooks scores 21, 11 points lower than here.
- At $27.07 its median price beats 86% of Books categories, leaving more margin per copy.
Top 10 Pain Medicine best sellers
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How to Change Your Mind: What the New Science of Psychedelics Teaches Us About Consciousness, Dying, Addiction, Depression, and Transcendence
- List rank#1
- Price$19.59
- Rating4.7
- Reviews10,587
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Tell Me Where It Hurts: The New Science of Pain and How to Heal
by Dr. Rachel Zoffness Ph.D
- List rank#2
- Price$16.21
- Rating4.6
- Reviews166
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DMSO: When Nothing Else Works: The Most Complete step-by-step Protocol Guide to Safe Healing from Pain, Inflammation, Nerve Damage, Joint Health, Chronic Conditions and Anti-Aging
by Rod N. Silva MPS
- List rank#3
- Price$20.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews81
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The Pain Reprocessing Therapy Workbook: Using the Brain's Neuroplasticity to Break the Cycle of Chronic Pain
by Vanessa M. Blackstone MSW
- List rank#4
- Price$19.72
- Rating4.6
- Reviews158
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Mindfulness Meditation for Pain Relief: Practices to Reclaim Your Body & Your Life
- List rank#5
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews132
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The Divided Mind
by John E. Sarno
- List rank#6
- Price$11.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews1,583
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Calm Your Body, Heal Your Mind: Transcend Pain, Anxiety, Anger, and Repetitive Unwanted Thoughts
by David Hanscom MD
- List rank#7
- Price$15.14
- Rating5.0
- Reviews17
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Higher: The Lore, Legends, and Legacy of Cannabis
by Dan Michaels
- List rank#8
- Price$22.50
- Rating4.8
- Reviews402
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American Overdose: The Opioid Tragedy in Three Acts
by Chris McGreal
- List rank#9
- Price$26.39
- Rating4.4
- Reviews339
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This F*cking Hurts: A Pain & Symptom Tracking Journal for Chronic Pain & Illness (Large Edition - 8.5 x 11 and 6 months of tracking)
by Wellness Warrior Press
- List rank#10
- Price$14.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews284
Same niche in Kindle eBooks: Pain Medicine
FAQ
Is Pain Medicine a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 33/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 81 reviews and sells for $27.07.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Pain Medicine?
The median best seller has 81 reviews, and 58% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Pain Medicine best sellers cost?
The median price is $27.07; half of the best sellers are priced between $16.81 and $52.58.
Can new books break into Pain Medicine?
6% of the current best sellers were released in the last 90 days.
About this data
Data comes from KDPTop's daily crawl of Amazon's public Best Sellers pages; medians use the latest list. The opportunity score (0–100, higher is easier to enter) combines the review barrier, the share of low-review books, list turnover, new-release share and price.