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Peak Flow Meters

Appliances Peak Flow Meters BNF 2112
Data updated May 2026 Download CSV

Peak Flow Meters was ranked 414th of 1,796 medicines by items in May 2026, with 17,373 items, down 24.3% on a year earlier.

17,373items -24.3%

Dispensed in May 2026

195,766items

Rolling 12 months

£93,302

Net ingredient cost · May 2026

Figure 1. Peak Flow Meters: national items dispensed by month

0 24k 47k Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 Jul 2026 4,773 Jan 2021: 37k Feb 2021: 36k Mar 2021: 40k Apr 2021: 37k May 2021: 36k Jun 2021: 39k Jul 2021: 38k Aug 2021: 34k Sep 2021: 38k Oct 2021: 42k Nov 2021: 47k Dec 2021: 41k Jan 2022: 40k Feb 2022: 36k Mar 2022: 39k Apr 2022: 33k May 2022: 36k Jun 2022: 36k Jul 2022: 33k Aug 2022: 31k Sep 2022: 32k Oct 2022: 36k Nov 2022: 40k Dec 2022: 37k Jan 2023: 40k Feb 2023: 38k Mar 2023: 40k Apr 2023: 31k May 2023: 33k Jun 2023: 36k Jul 2023: 31k Aug 2023: 29k Sep 2023: 29k Oct 2023: 33k Nov 2023: 38k Dec 2023: 33k Jan 2024: 40k Feb 2024: 38k Mar 2024: 37k Apr 2024: 36k May 2024: 36k Jun 2024: 33k Jul 2024: 32k Aug 2024: 26k Sep 2024: 28k Oct 2024: 32k Nov 2024: 32k Dec 2024: 28k Jan 2025: 31k Feb 2025: 27k Mar 2025: 26k Apr 2025: 23k May 2025: 23k Jun 2025: 22k Jul 2025: 20k Aug 2025: 16k Sep 2025: 19k Oct 2025: 21k Nov 2025: 21k Dec 2025: 20k Jan 2026: 22k Feb 2026: 20k Mar 2026: 20k Apr 2026: 18k May 2026: 17k Jun 2026: 19k Jul 2026: 5k

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

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At a glance

  • Therapeutic class Peak Flow Meters
  • Presentations 15 shown
  • Average cost / item £5.37
  • Year on year Down 24.3% on a year earlier
What this is
Net ingredient cost is the list price before discounts and dispensing fees, not what the NHS finally pays.

Top presentations, May 2026

The individual products dispensed under Peak Flow Meters this month.

Presentations of Peak Flow Meters, May 2026
Presentation BNF code Items Net ingredient cost
1 Easy peak flow meter standard range 21120000163 4,504 £19,176
Mini-Wright peak flow meter standard range (3103388) 21120000130 3,244 £24,375
Medi peak flow meter standard range 21120000161 2,578 £11,601
AirZone peak flow meter standard range 21120000132 1,517 £6,369
Peak flow meter standard range 21120000120 1,311 £5,589
1 Easy peak flow meter low range 21120000164 1,160 £6,984
Mini-Wright peak flow meter low range 21120000131 1,159 £8,803
Vitalograph peak flow meter standard range (43602) 21120000145 461 £2,227
MicroPeak peak flow meter standard range (MPE8200EU) 21120000140 379 £2,464
Medi peak flow meter low range 21120000162 308 £2,009
Peak flow meter low range 21120000121 284 £1,283
AerEase peak flow meter standard range 21120000165 163 £693
Vitalograph Child peak flow meter standard range 21120000146 66 £328
AerEase peak flow meter low range 21120000166 47 £282
nSpire PiKo-1 peak flow meter standard range 21120000135 38 £361

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis · to May 2026 OGL v3.0

Where Peak Flow Meters is dispensed

The regions and dispensing practices with the highest Peak Flow Meters volumes.

Regional volumes from NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis; practice volumes from NHS dispensing data.

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The monthly series for Peak Flow Meters 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.