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Pressure Offloading Device

Appliances Pressure Offloading Device BNF 2129
Data updated May 2026 Download CSV

Pressure Offloading Device was ranked 769th of 1,796 medicines by items in May 2026, with 1,931 items, down 15.6% on a year earlier.

1,931items -15.6%

Dispensed in May 2026

19,094items

Rolling 12 months

£71,250

Net ingredient cost · May 2026

Figure 1. Pressure Offloading Device: national items dispensed by month

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Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

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At a glance

  • Therapeutic class Pressure Offloading Device
  • Presentations 15 shown
  • Average cost / item £36.90
  • Year on year Down 15.6% 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 Pressure Offloading Device this month.

Presentations of Pressure Offloading Device, May 2026
Presentation BNF code Items Net ingredient cost
Kerraped all purpose boot small/medium/large/extra large 21290000100 1,419 £45,485
Kerraped Plus all purpose boot small/medium/large/extra large 21290000103 109 £3,860
Cellona shoe adult extra large size 44-47 21290000137 71 £2,125
Cellona shoe adult large size 42-43 21290000136 65 £1,970
Cellona shoe adult medium size 39-41 21290000135 58 £1,763
Kerraped plantar ulcer shoe system single boot + PegAssist insole 21290000101 50 £4,268
Cellona shoe adult small size 35-38 21290000134 31 £881
Kerraped plantar ulcer shoe system PegAssist insole 21290000102 22 £924
Action Reliever knee brace 21290000107 20 £4,114
BeneFoot medical shoe original post op female 21290000121 16 £312
BeneFoot medical shoe original post op male 21290000120 14 £260
VACOcast diabetic orthosis large 21290000106 8 £1,385
VACOpedes diabetic orthosis medium 21290000149 7 £852
VACOcast diabetic orthosis medium 21290000105 5 £924
Clima-Flex OA knee brace 21290000145 4 £966

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

Where Pressure Offloading Device is dispensed

The regions and dispensing practices with the highest Pressure Offloading Device volumes.

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

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The monthly series for Pressure Offloading Device 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.