A discharge apparatus for discharging a product and having compressed gas support, said discharge apparatus being designed so as, in its intended use, to be held and operated by means of one hand of a user, the discharge apparatus comprising: a container for the product, with a discharge opening; a pressure element which is mounted displaceably in the container and is designed so as, in its intended use, to be pressed into the container by the thumb of said hand; a counterpressure element which is arranged on the container and, when a pressure is applied to the pressure element to advance the pressure element into the container, serves to absorb a counterpressure arising in the process, wherein the counterpressure element has at least one counterpressure surface which is arranged laterally on the container and is designed so as, in its intended use, to hold the container in a fixed position with at least one finger of the abovementioned hand while the pressure element is pressed into the container by the thumb; a compressed gas device (5, 7, 8) for dispensing compressed gas in the region of the discharge opening, with a valve for controlling the dispensing of the compressed gas; and an actuating device for actuating the valve, wherein the actuating device is arranged on the counterpressure element in such a manner that, in its intended use, the actuating device can be actuated with at least one finger of the abovementioned hand while at the same time the pressure element is pressed into the container by the thumb, characterized in that the actuating device comprises at least one lever for actuating the valve, wherein the lever comprises an axis of rotation, wherein the counterpressure surface is formed on a circumferential surface of the lever in the region of the axis of rotation, wherein an actuating surface for actuating the lever is formed on the lever, so that it is possible for an actuating pressure to be exerted on the actuating surface independently of the counterpressure on the counterpressure surface. a container for the product, with a discharge opening; a pressure element which is mounted displaceably in the container and is designed so as, in its intended use, to be pressed into the container by the thumb of said hand; a counterpressure element which is arranged on the container and, when a pressure is applied to the pressure element to advance the pressure element into the container, serves to absorb a counterpressure arising in the process, wherein the counterpressure element has at least one counterpressure surface which is arranged laterally on the container and is designed so as, in its intended use, to hold the container in a fixed position with at least one finger of the abovementioned hand while the pressure element is pressed into the container by the thumb; a compressed gas device (5, 7, 8) for dispensing compressed gas in the region of the discharge opening, with a valve for controlling the dispensing of the compressed gas; and an actuating device for actuating the valve, wherein the actuating device is arranged on the counterpressure element in such a manner that, in its intended use, the actuating device can be actuated with at least one finger of the abovementioned hand while at the same time the pressure element is pressed into the container by the thumb, characterized in that the actuating device comprises at least one lever for actuating the valve, wherein the lever comprises an axis of rotation, wherein the counterpressure surface is formed on a circumferential surface of the lever in the region of the axis of rotation, wherein an actuating surface for actuating the lever is formed on the lever, so that it is possible for an actuating pressure to be exerted on the actuating surface independently of the counterpressure on the counterpressure surface.