Low Friction Products
Low Friction Products was ranked 752nd of 1,796 medicines by items in May 2026, with 2,083 items, down 11.4% on a year earlier.
Dispensed in May 2026
Rolling 12 months
Net ingredient cost · May 2026
Figure 1. Low Friction Products: national items dispensed by month
Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026
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At a glance
- Therapeutic class Low Friction Products
- Presentations 15 shown
- Average cost / item £28.65
- Year on year Down 11.4% on a year earlier
Top presentations, May 2026
The individual products dispensed under Low Friction Products this month.
| Presentation | BNF code | Items | Net ingredient cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| HeelPro foot protector | 21380000127 | 410 | £15,883 |
| HeelPro Advance foot protector | 21380000139 | 209 | £7,803 |
| Dyna-Tek heel boot | 21380000114 | 180 | £748 |
| Dyna-Tek heel pad | 21380000123 | 178 | £687 |
| KerraPro heel | 21380000115 | 177 | £5,597 |
| Safeguard utility pad | 21380000138 | 164 | £1,159 |
| KerraPro sheet 0.3cm | 21380000117 | 151 | £2,425 |
| KerraPro sheet 1.2cm | 21380000118 | 123 | £5,326 |
| KerraPro sacrum/ankle | 21380000116 | 101 | £3,003 |
| KerraPro strip 30 x 5 x 0.3cm | 21380000120 | 84 | £1,693 |
| KerraPro strip 50 x 2.5 x 0.3cm | 21380000119 | 51 | £848 |
| Parafricta brief slip on | 21380000103 | 36 | £2,369 |
| Parafricta boxer | 21380000104 | 35 | £2,407 |
| Parafricta bootee adjustable | 21380000100 | 33 | £2,181 |
| Parafricta brief front opening | 21380000102 | 25 | £1,617 |
Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis · to May 2026 OGL v3.0
Where Low Friction Products is dispensed
The regions and dispensing practices with the highest Low Friction Products volumes.
Top regions
Top dispensing practices
Regional volumes from NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis; practice volumes from NHS dispensing data.
Download this data
The monthly series for Low Friction Products is in this page's CSV. For the ranked national series across every medicine, with the method and caveats documented, see the most-prescribed medicines dataset in our open data catalogue.