Pressure Plates/Shields
Pressure Plates/Shields was ranked 1249th of 1,796 medicines by items in May 2026, with 84 items, down 12.5% on a year earlier.
Dispensed in May 2026
Rolling 12 months
Net ingredient cost · May 2026
Figure 1. Pressure Plates/Shields: national items dispensed by month
Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026
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At a glance
- Therapeutic class Pressure Plates/Shields
- Presentations 14 shown
- Average cost / item £49.94
- Year on year Down 12.5% on a year earlier
Top presentations, May 2026
The individual products dispensed under Pressure Plates/Shields this month.
| Presentation | BNF code | Items | Net ingredient cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assura irrigation supporting plate | 23751007516 | 56 | £3,470 |
| Comfishield Set 60mm jet | 23751027500 | 6 | £166 |
| Comfishield Set 75mm jet | 23751027503 | 5 | £138 |
| Comfishield Set 90mm jet | 23751027506 | 4 | £111 |
| Light White anti-sag ring for velcro belt | 23754107507 | 3 | £31 |
| Ostomy stoma shield | 23754157500 | 2 | £85 |
| Comfishield Set 60mm pearl | 23751027501 | 1 | £28 |
| Comfishield Set 60mm sand | 23751027502 | 1 | £28 |
| Comfishield Set 75mm pearl | 23751027504 | 1 | £28 |
| Comfishield Set 75mm sand | 23751027505 | 1 | £28 |
| Comfishield Set 90mm pearl | 23751027507 | 1 | £28 |
| Comfishield Set 90mm sand | 23751027508 | 1 | £28 |
| Comfishield Pads 60mm jet | 23751027509 | 1 | £14 |
| Comfishield Pads 75mm jet | 23751027512 | 1 | £14 |
Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis · to May 2026 OGL v3.0
Where Pressure Plates/Shields is dispensed
The regions and dispensing practices with the highest Pressure Plates/Shields 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 Pressure Plates/Shields 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.