The present invention provides a dispensing apparatus (1) for delivering metered doses of product from a pressurised dispensing container (10) comprising:a housing comprising a body portion (3,5) and a removable mouthpiece, the body portion containing a dose counting mechanism and a sleeve (100)the body portion comprising an aperture through which said pressurised dispensing container can pass to be received in the sleeve but through which the sleeve is unable to pass such that the sleeve is retained within the body portionthe sleeve being located in the body portion such that an upper end of said pressurised dispensing container when received in the sleeve is accessible to allow actuation of said pressurised dispensing containerthe apparatus comprising means for retaining said pressurised dispensing container in the body portion.