SELECT 
  SQL_CALC_FOUND_ROWS products.product_id, 
  IF(
    shared_descr.product_id IS NOT NULL, 
    shared_descr.product, descr1.product
  ) as product, 
  companies.company as company_name, 
  products.product_type, 
  products.parent_product_id 
FROM 
  vi_products as products 
  LEFT JOIN vi_product_descriptions as descr1 ON descr1.product_id = products.product_id 
  AND descr1.lang_code = 'en' 
  LEFT JOIN vi_product_prices as prices ON prices.product_id = products.product_id 
  AND prices.lower_limit = 1 
  LEFT JOIN vi_companies AS companies ON companies.company_id = products.company_id 
  INNER JOIN vi_products_categories as products_categories ON products_categories.product_id = products.product_id 
  INNER JOIN vi_categories ON vi_categories.category_id = products_categories.category_id 
  AND (
    vi_categories.usergroup_ids = '' 
    OR FIND_IN_SET(0, vi_categories.usergroup_ids) 
    OR FIND_IN_SET(1, vi_categories.usergroup_ids)
  ) 
  AND vi_categories.status IN ('A', 'H') 
  AND vi_categories.storefront_id IN (0, 1) 
  LEFT JOIN vi_ult_product_descriptions shared_descr ON shared_descr.product_id = products.product_id 
  AND shared_descr.company_id = 1 
  AND shared_descr.lang_code = 'en' 
WHERE 
  1 
  AND vi_categories.category_id IN (177, 178, 179, 180, 181, 182) 
  AND companies.status IN ('A') 
  AND (
    products.usergroup_ids = '' 
    OR FIND_IN_SET(0, products.usergroup_ids) 
    OR FIND_IN_SET(1, products.usergroup_ids)
  ) 
  AND products.status IN ('A') 
  AND prices.usergroup_id IN (0, 0, 1) 
  AND products.parent_product_id = 0 
GROUP BY 
  products.product_id 
ORDER BY 
  product asc, 
  products.product_id ASC 
LIMIT 
  0, 18

Query time 0.00072

JSON explain

{
  "query_block": {
    "select_id": 1,
    "filesort": {
      "sort_key": "if(NULL is not null,NULL,descr1.product), products.product_id",
      "temporary_table": {
        "nested_loop": [
          {
            "table": {
              "table_name": "companies",
              "access_type": "system",
              "possible_keys": ["PRIMARY"],
              "rows": 1,
              "filtered": 100
            }
          },
          {
            "table": {
              "table_name": "shared_descr",
              "access_type": "system",
              "possible_keys": ["PRIMARY", "product_id", "company_id"],
              "rows": 0,
              "filtered": 0,
              "const_row_not_found": true
            }
          },
          {
            "table": {
              "table_name": "vi_categories",
              "access_type": "range",
              "possible_keys": ["PRIMARY", "c_status", "p_category_id"],
              "key": "PRIMARY",
              "key_length": "3",
              "used_key_parts": ["category_id"],
              "rows": 6,
              "filtered": 100,
              "index_condition": "vi_categories.category_id in (177,178,179,180,181,182)",
              "attached_condition": "(vi_categories.usergroup_ids = '' or find_in_set(0,vi_categories.usergroup_ids) or find_in_set(1,vi_categories.usergroup_ids)) and vi_categories.`status` in ('A','H') and vi_categories.storefront_id in (0,1)"
            }
          },
          {
            "table": {
              "table_name": "products_categories",
              "access_type": "ref",
              "possible_keys": ["PRIMARY", "pt"],
              "key": "PRIMARY",
              "key_length": "3",
              "used_key_parts": ["category_id"],
              "ref": ["devvipiriscom.vi_categories.category_id"],
              "rows": 4,
              "filtered": 100,
              "using_index": true
            }
          },
          {
            "table": {
              "table_name": "products",
              "access_type": "eq_ref",
              "possible_keys": ["PRIMARY", "status", "idx_parent_product_id"],
              "key": "PRIMARY",
              "key_length": "3",
              "used_key_parts": ["product_id"],
              "ref": ["devvipiriscom.products_categories.product_id"],
              "rows": 1,
              "filtered": 90.83862305,
              "attached_condition": "products.parent_product_id = 0 and products.company_id = 1 and (products.usergroup_ids = '' or find_in_set(0,products.usergroup_ids) or find_in_set(1,products.usergroup_ids)) and products.`status` = 'A'"
            }
          },
          {
            "table": {
              "table_name": "descr1",
              "access_type": "eq_ref",
              "possible_keys": ["PRIMARY", "product_id"],
              "key": "PRIMARY",
              "key_length": "9",
              "used_key_parts": ["product_id", "lang_code"],
              "ref": ["devvipiriscom.products_categories.product_id", "const"],
              "rows": 1,
              "filtered": 100,
              "attached_condition": "trigcond(descr1.lang_code = 'en')"
            }
          },
          {
            "table": {
              "table_name": "prices",
              "access_type": "ref",
              "possible_keys": [
                "usergroup",
                "product_id",
                "lower_limit",
                "usergroup_id"
              ],
              "key": "usergroup",
              "key_length": "3",
              "used_key_parts": ["product_id"],
              "ref": ["devvipiriscom.products_categories.product_id"],
              "rows": 1,
              "filtered": 97.32824707,
              "attached_condition": "prices.lower_limit = 1 and prices.usergroup_id in (0,0,1)",
              "using_index": true
            }
          }
        ]
      }
    }
  }
}

Result

product_id product company_name product_type parent_product_id
148 16GB A Series Walkman Video MP3 CS-Cart P 0
149 8GB E Series Walkman Video MP3 CS-Cart P 0
242 Apple iPod Classic Black CS-Cart P 0
243 Apple iPod Classic White CS-Cart P 0
134 Creative ZEN Style M300 MP3 Player 16GB (Black) CS-Cart P 0
135 Creative ZEN Touch 2 MP3 Player 8GB (Black) CS-Cart P 0
156 Extra Bass Headphones – 70mm CS-Cart P 0
154 JR900 Wireless Headphones CS-Cart P 0
155 Porta Pro KTC On-Ear Headphone CS-Cart P 0
133 Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0 CS-Cart P 0
132 Samsung Galaxy Player 5.0 CS-Cart P 0
146 Sansa Clip+ MP3 Player (Blue) - 4GB CS-Cart P 0
147 Sansa Clip+ MP3 Player (Red) - 4GB CS-Cart P 0
145 Sansa Fuze+ MP3 Player (Red) - 4GB CS-Cart P 0
157 Studio Monitor Headphones CS-Cart P 0
153 UR55 Full Size Headphones CS-Cart P 0
140 Yamaha PDX-11 DB CS-Cart P 0
141 Yamaha PDX-11 GR CS-Cart P 0