Pharmacy
Welcome to the Pharmacy section of the website. The CDRC provides a range of pharmacy resources for use in day-to-day practice, as well as helping to support your continuing professional development (CPD) needs.
For all of the available resources the CDRC works closely with healthcare professionals in clinical practice to understand their requirements and to ensure all resource literature and CPD material is relevant.
Pharmacist Resources
Product ordering codes
Click for a comprehensive list of Glutafin products with their specific ordering codes, units per case, pack sizes, whether they are gluten free or gluten free and wheat free and their prescription status.
Comprehensive list of Glutafin products
Coeliac Disease and the Pharmacy
This twelve-page colour booklet contains information about coeliac disease, its complications and associated conditions. It outlines the pharmacists' role at prediagnosis, diagnosis, post diagnosis and treatment stages. It also includes a chart of foods that are allowed, and those that should be avoided and provides a list of contacts for further information and advice.
Request a copy of Coeliac Disease and the Pharmacy
Coeliac Forum Bulletin
This newsletter for pharmacists covers issues in the area of coeliac disease and associated conditions. It includes information on Glutafin products and patient literature as well as a section with information on healthcare professional resources provided by the Coeliac Disease Resource Centre.
Patient Resources
Glutafin has produced a number of useful resources to use with patients who have coeliac disease or dermatitis herpetiformis.
Living with Coeliac Disease and Diabetes
This booklet has specifically put together for people with both conditions. This features general background information on coeliac disease and diabetes for patients to refer to and this is backed up with information on a gluten-free diet, healthy lifestyle and cooking tips.
The booklet explains the use of the glycaemic index when choosing gluten-free options and patients can also find information on what care to expect if you have the two conditions along with helpline numbers. In addition a number of sweet and savoury recipes, including such delights as Lemon and Raisin Drop Scones and Chicken and Watercress Pasta stir-fry, have been included to assist patients in cooking healthily.
Healthy, Happy and Gluten free
Glutafin has produced a guide to enjoying a healthy, gluten-free diet. The booklet guides patients through how to achieve a healthy, well-balanced and gluten-free diet, provides information on portion sizes as well as healthy meal and snack ideas. The guide also has a section on 'Understanding food labelling'.
The Coeliac Condition and Osteoporosis
This leaflet explains what osteoporosis is, who is at risk and ways to protect against developing it. The leaflet also looks at different ways of achieveing an adequate calcium intake whilst following a gluten-free diet.
Gluten-Free 'Eat Well Plate' Materials
The CDRC has produced an A3-sized poster depicting a gluten-free 'Eat Well' plate model. It is the ideal size to have on the clinic consultation room wall for use with patients during their dietetic appointment. Smaller versions are also available for patients to take away with them. The materials have been reproduced with kind permission of the Food Standards Agency.
Request an A3 Clinic Poster
Request A4 Patient Sheets
Glutafin Patient Starter Cards
Glutafin have a comprehensive welcome hamper box for newly-diagnosed patients with coeliac disease or dermatitis herpetiformis. It includes a selection of nine popular Glutafin products including Glutafin Fresh White Bread and informative literature. For your patients to receive the welcome hamper box you will need to request the new patient starter cards using the link below.
Request a supply of Glutafin starter cards
To request copies of resources for your patients please contact the Glutafin Team on 0800 988 2470 or email: glutenfree@glutafin.co.uk