Dispensing apparatus for delivering metered doses of product from a pressurised dispensing container comprising: a housing for receiving a pressurised dispensing container; a dose counting mechanism comprising indication means (11, 13) for displaying to a user an indication associated with the number or quantity of doses dispensed from, or the number or quantity of doses remaining in, the received pressurised dispensing container; the dose counting mechanism further comprising an indexing mechanism for advancing the indication means (11, 13) on actuation of the received pressurised dispensing container; wherein the dispensing apparatus comprises an indexing member movable within the housing in sync with the received pressurised dispensing container; wherein the indexing member comprises an elongate portion aligned substantially with a longitudinal axis of the housing; wherein on actuation of the received pressurised dispensing container in a normal mode of operation the indexing member interfaces with the indexing mechanism to apply a force to the indexing mechanism sufficient to incrementally advance the indication means (11, 13); characterised in that in the eventuality that the indexing mechanism or the indication means (11, 13) is jammed so as to prevent advancement, the indexing member and the indexing mechanism are movable relative to one another in such a way to allow the indexing member to bypass the indexing mechanism to allow actuation of the received pressurised dispensing container; wherein flexure of the elongate portion of the indexing member allows the indexing member to move out of alignment with the longitudinal axis of the housing to allow by-pass of the indexing mechanism. a housing for receiving a pressurised dispensing container; a dose counting mechanism comprising indication means (11, 13) for displaying to a user an indication associated with the number or quantity of doses dispensed from, or the number or quantity of doses remaining in, the received pressurised dispensing container; the dose counting mechanism further comprising an indexing mechanism for advancing the indication means (11, 13) on actuation of the received pressurised dispensing container; wherein the dispensing apparatus comprises an indexing member movable within the housing in sync with the received pressurised dispensing container; wherein the indexing member comprises an elongate portion aligned substantially with a longitudinal axis of the housing; wherein on actuation of the received pressurised dispensing container in a normal mode of operation the indexing member interfaces with the indexing mechanism to apply a force to the indexing mechanism sufficient to incrementally advance the indication means (11, 13); characterised in that in the eventuality that the indexing mechanism or the indication means (11, 13) is jammed so as to prevent advancement, the indexing member and the indexing mechanism are movable relative to one another in such a way to allow the indexing member to bypass the indexing mechanism to allow actuation of the received pressurised dispensing container; wherein flexure of the elongate portion of the indexing member allows the indexing member to move out of alignment with the longitudinal axis of the housing to allow by-pass of the indexing mechanism.