Gluten Free Foods on Prescription
If you are diagnosed with Coeliac Disease you can receive a quantity of gluten free foods on prescription to help with your diet. Foods include bread, flour, pasta and pizza bases for example. The NHS will allow a number of units to be prescribed dependending on your age and sex (see table below).
What gluten free foods can I get on prescription?
Age and sex |
Units per month |
|
child 1-3 years |
10 |
|
child 4-6 years |
11 |
|
child 7-10 years |
13 |
|
child 11-14 years |
15 |
|
child 15-18 years |
18 |
|
male 19-59 years |
18 |
|
male 60-74 years |
16 |
|
male 75+ years |
14 |
|
female 19-74 years |
14 |
|
female 75+ years |
12 |
|
breastfeeding |
add 4 |
|
3rd trimester pregnancy |
add 1 |
|
high physical activity level |
add 4 |
The Advisory Committee on Borderline Substances (ACBS) dictates what can be available on prescription and most doctors follow these guidelines. Doctors are allowed to prescribe other gluten free foods if they feel it is necessary for your welfare.
How often can I get food?
The units are based on a monthly order and some foods may be worth more than one unit.
Prescription Charges
Prescription charges apply in the normal way.If you are entitled to free prescriptions, you will receive your gluten free prescription charge free too!
A balanced diet
It is important to chose your gluten free prescription units carefully and think about ordering a balanced diet.
The choice of foods may change over time and a new prescription will need to be generated everytime you want to make a different choice, which may be fairly regularly until you know what foods you like and dislike.
Primary Care Trusts across the country may offer different foods and products, so it is worth getting a list from your local PCT before ordering.
A sample order for a 5 year old child of 11 units
3x 400g Sliced Bread (3 units)
2x 180g Pizza Bases (1 unit)
1x 500g Pasta Spirals (2 units)
1x 150g Savoury Crackers (1 unit)
1x 500g Flour Mix (2 units)
1x 250g Lasagne Sheets (1 unit)
1x 150g Digestive Biscuits (1 unit)
NB - some products may contain codex wheat starch
A sample order for a 13 year old child of 15 units
3x 400g Slice Bread (3 units)
1x 425g Bread Rolls (1 unit)
2x 180g Pizza Bases (1 unit)
1x 500g Macaroni (2 units)
1x 500g Penne Pasta (2 units)
1x 500g Flour Mix (2 units)
2x 150g Digestive Biscuits (2 units)
2x 150g Savoury Crackers (2 units)
NB - some products may contain codex wheat starch
Download your prescription lists
This list is not all the manufacturers of foods on prescription so please ask your doctor for a complete list. These manufactures have lists readily available for download.
A list of gluten free products on prescription
Gluten Free Bread
Barkat
Brown Rice Sliced Bread 500g (PIP Code: 244-0691)
Home Fresh Par-baked Baguettes 200g (PIP Code: 327-9023)
Home Fresh Par-baked Country Loaf 250g (PIP Code: 327-1186)
Home Fresh Par-baked White Bread 550g (PIP Code: 327-1178)
Multigrain Sliced Bread 500g (PIP Code: 291-2871)
Par-baked Baguettes 200g (PIP Code: 339-4970)
Par-baked White Sliced Bread 300g (PIP Code: 339-4996)
White Rice Sliced Bread 500g (PIP Code: 244-0709)
Wholemeal Sliced Bread 500g (PIP Code: 339-4889)
Dietry Specials
GLUTEN & WHEAT FREE
Brown Multigrain Loaf – Sliced (PIP Code: 289-8690)
White Loaf – Sliced (PIP Code: 282-3771)
White Multigrain Loaf – Sliced (PIP Code: 306-8541)
Ener-G
Brown Rice Bread (PIP Code: 212-2470) 474g
Rice Loaf – Yeast Free Sliced (PIP Code: 233-5362) 612g
Seattle Brown Loaf Sliced (PIP Code: 288-1324) 454g
Six Flour Loaf Sliced (PIP Code: 293-6474) 454g
Tapioca Bread Sliced (PIP Code: 233-5370) 480g
White Rice Bread Sliced (PIP Code: 225-9455) 456g
Genius
Fresh Gluten-Free White Bread Unsliced 6 x 400g (PIP Code: 357-8333)
Fresh Gluten-Free Brown Bread Unsliced 6 x 400g (PIP Code: 357-8325)
Glutafin
GLUTEN & WHEAT FREE
Baguettes x 2 (PIP Code: 224-0117)
Fibre Loaf – Sliced (PIP Code: 237-7356)
White Loaf – Sliced (PIP Code: 090-4268)
SELECT GLUTEN FREE
Fibre Loaf – Sliced (PIP Code: 054-6101)
Fresh Brown Loaf (PIP Code: 330-6800)
Fresh White Loaf (PIP Code: 290-6840)
Part-Baked White Loaf (PIP Code: 241-8697)
Seeded Loaf – Sliced (PIP Code: 308-9364)
White Loaf – Sliced (PIP Code: 054-6093)
Juvela
Fibre Loaf – Sliced (PIP Code: 074-8632) 400g
Fibre Loaf – Unsliced (PIP Code: 010-1675) 400g
Fresh Fibre Sliced Loaf (PIP Code: 339-9789) 400g
Fresh White Loaf – Sliced (PIP Code: 322-0217) 400g
Loaf – Sliced (PIP Code: 074-8590) 400g
Loaf – Unsliced (PIP Code: 031-4781) 400g
Part-baked Fibre Loaf (PIP Code: 273-6890) 400g
Part-baked Loaf (PIP Code: 273-6882) 400g
Lifestyle
Brown Bread Slices 400g (PIP Code: 087-6557)
Brown Bread Unsliced 400g (PIP Code: 087-6698)
High Fibre Bread 400g (PIP Code: 213-2959)
White Bread Sliced 400g (PIP Code: 087-6490)
White Bread Unsliced 400g (PIP Code: 087-6516)
Livwell
2 Garlic & Coriander Naan Breads – Tear Drop Flat Breads (PIP Code 339-8591)
Flat Breads (PIP Code: 339-8583)
WHEAT, GLUTEN & MILK-FREE
Baguette (PIP Code: 322-1199)
Garlic & Coriander Naan Bread
Seeded Bread (PIP Code: 322-1181)
White Bread – Sliced (PIP Code: 322-1173)
Pasticely
Sandwich Bread (PIP Code 353-8709)
White Baguette (PIP Code 353-8733)
White Rustic Sliced Bread (PIP Code 353-8725)
Proceli
2 Part Baked Baguettes (Crusty) (PIP Code: 328-2803) 250g
3 Part Baked Flat Bread (Pitta) (PIP Code: 328-4478) 120g
Brown Rice Bread (PIP Code: 328-4452) 220g
Sandwich Bread (PIP Code: 328-4528) 155g
Sandwich Rice Bread (PIP Code: 328-4510) 220g
Sliced White Bread (PIP Code: 328-4593) 165g
Updated September 2010 Updated September 2010
Wellfoods
GLUTEN, WHEAT, DAIRY & LACTOSE FREE
Loaf (PIP Code: 316-6113) 600g
Loaf – Sliced (PIP Code: 316-6121) 600g
Gluten free bread rolls
Barkat
Home Fresh par-baked Bread Rolls 300g (PIP Code: 325-4679)
Par-baked Rolls 200g (PIP Code: 339-4988)
Ener-G
Dinner Rolls (PIP Code: 317-5502) 280g
Seattle Brown Rolls Hamburger (PIP Code: 295-5870) 320g
Seattle Brown Rolls Hot Dog (PIP Code: 295-5888) 320g
White Long Rolls Hot Dog (PIP Code: 327-1947) 220g
White Round Rolls Hamburger (PIP Code: 327-1954) 220g
Glutafin
GLUTEN & WHEAT FREE
Fibre Rolls x 4 (PIP Code: 344-3652)
White Rolls x 4 (PIP Code: 344-3645)
SELECT GLUTEN FREE
Fibre Rolls (PIP Code: 302-3405)
Part-Baked 2 Long White Rolls (PIP Code: 344-3637)
Part-Baked 4 White Rolls (PIP Code: 344-2753)
White Rolls x 4 (PIP Code: 302-3413)
Juvela
Fibre Rolls (PIP Code: 080-3668) 5x85g
Fresh White Rolls (PIP Code: 355-8871) 5x85g
Fresh Fibre Rolls (PIP Code: 355-6800) 5x85g
Part-baked Fibre Rolls (PIP Code: 262-9020) 5x75g
Part-baked Rolls (PIP Code: 243-7267) 5x75g
Rolls (PIP Code: 010-5916) 5x85g
Lifestyle
High Fibre Rolls x5 (PIP Code: 224-0125)
Rolls - Brown 5x80g (PIP Code: 264-1322)
Rolls - White 5x80g (PIP Code: 087-6706)
Livwell
2 Ciabatta Rolls – Part Baked Square Dinner Rolls (PIP Code: 351-8552)
WHEAT, GLUTEN & MILK-FREE
2 Bagels - Part Baked Circle Bread Rolls (PIP Code: 335-4750)
White Rolls (PIP Code: 322-1207)
Pasticely
White Rolls (PIP Code: 353-8717)
White Rustic Rolls (PIP Code: 353-8691)
Proceli
3 Part Baked Long White Rolls (PIP Code: 328-2845) 250g
3 Part Baked White Rolls (Hotdog) (PIP Code: 328-2894) 105g
4 Part Baked White Dinner Rolls (PIP Code: 328-2928) 140g
8 White Lunch Rolls (PIP Code: 328-4395) 270g
Wellfoods
GLUTEN, WHEAT, DAIRY & LACTOSE FREE
Burger Buns (PIP Code: 316-6147) 4 Pack
Rolls (PIP Code: 316-6139) 4 Pack
Gluten Free Home Baking
Barkat
Bread Mix 500g (PIP Code: 051-5338)
Flour Mix 750g (PIP Code: 335-6672)
Dietry Specials
GLUTEN & WHEAT FREE
White Bread Mix (PIP Code: 253-4279)
White Cake Mix (PIP Code: 253-4303)
White Mix (PIP Code: 264-6792)
Glebe Farm
Gluten Free White Bread & Pizza Mix (PIP Code: 357-7863)
Gluten Free Brown Bread Mix 375g (PIP Code: 357-7871)
Glutafin
GLUTEN & WHEAT FREE
Bread Mix (PIP Code: 298-8418)
Cake Mix (PIP Code: 302-3397)
Fibre Bread Mix (PIP Code: 298-8426)
Multipurpose Fibre Mix (PIP Code: 231-2973)
Multipurpose White Mix (PIP Code: 231-2981)
Pastry Mix (PIP Code: 302-3389)
SELECT GLUTEN FREE
Bread Mix (PIP Code: 274-4951)
Cake Mix (PIP Code: 264-9994)
Fibre Bread Mix (PIP Code: 297-9912)
Multipurpose Fibre Mix (PIP Code: 004-5591)
Multipurpose White Mix (PIP Code: 004-5187)
Pastry Mix (PIP Code: 270-1662)
Heron Foods
ORGANIC – GLUTEN, WHEAT & DAIRY-FREE
Bread & Cake Mix (PIP Code: 299-6437)
Hi-fibre Bread Mix (PIP Code: 299-6445)
ORGANIC – GLUTEN-FREE
Bread Mix (PIP Code: 229-6452)
Il Pane Di Anna
Pizza Base Mix (PIP Code: 333-7466)
White Bread Mix (PIP Code: 333-7474)
White Cake Mix (PIP Code: 333-7458)
Innovative Solutions
Pure Brown Rice Flour (PIP Code: 325-7912) 500g
Pure Gluten-free Flour (PIP Code: 282-8580) 1kg
Pure Potato Starch (Flour) (PIP Code: 325-7920) 500g
Pure Tapioca Starch (Flour) (PIP Code: 325-7946) 500g
Pure Teff Brown Flour (PIP Code: 343-1467) 1kg
Pure Teff White Flour (PIP Code: 343-1483) 1kg
Pure White Rice Flour (PIP Code: 325-7904) 500g
Juvela
Fibre Mix (PIP Code: 023-6042) 500g
Harvest Fibre Mix (PIP Code: 349-3251) 500g
Harvest White Mix (PIP Code: 247-7875) 500g
White Mix (PIP Code: 035-2161) 500g
Orgran
Bread Mix
Pizza & Pastry Mix
Plain Flour Gluten Free
Self Raising Flour Gluten-free
Proceli
Plain White Flour (PIP Code: 328-4577) 1kg
Tobia Teff
Brown Teff Flour (PIP Code: 346-6729) 1kg
White Teff Flour (PIP Code: 346-6711) 1kg
Wellfoods
GLUTEN, WHEAT, DAIRY & LACTOSE FREE
Flour Alternative (PIP Code: 314-2577) 1kg
Gluten Free Crackers and Crispbreads
Barkat
Matzo Crackers 200g (PIP Code: 337-8296)
Crackers 200g (PIP Code: 342-7457)
Dietry Specials
GLUTEN & WHEAT FREE
Cracker Bread (PIP Code: 305-5076)
Glutafin
GLUTEN & WHEAT FREE
Crackers (PIP Code: 009-3302)
Crispbread (PIP Code: 338-4443)
High Fibre Crackers (PIP Code: 018-7641)
Mini Crackers 175g (PIP Code: 353-5515)
Savoury Biscuits (PIP Code: 045-6749)
Savoury Shorts (PIP Code: 276-7515)
Juvela
Crispbread (PIP Code: 236-6136) 200g
Savoury Biscuits (PIP Code: 310-7893) 150g
Gluten free crossants, Buns and Pastries
Livwell
WHEAT, GLUTEN & MILK-FREE
4 English Muffins – Toasting Bread Buns (PIP Code 351-8552)
Proceli
Bread Buns (Ice Sugared) (PIP Code: 328-4445) 200g
Gluten Free Biscuits
Barkat
Coffee Biscuits 200g (PIP Code: 337-8288)
Dietry Specials
GLUTEN & WHEAT FREE
Hoops Tea Biscuits
Ener-G
Vanilla Cookies (PIP Code: 277-4610) 435g
Glutafin
GLUTEN & WHEAT FREE
Biscuits (PIP Code: 022-8387)
Digestive Biscuits (PIP Code: 017-0225)
Shortbread Biscuits (PIP Code: 316-7848)
Sweet Biscuits (PIP Code: 024-2966)
Tea Biscuits (PIP Code: 018-5868)
Juvela
Digestive Biscuits (PIP Code: 210-0923) 150g
Sweet Biscuits (PIP Code: 276-4959) 150g
Tea Biscuits (PIP Code: 210-0915) 150g
Gluten Free Pizza Bases
Barkat
Brown Rice Pizza Crust 150g (PIP Code: 259-2566)
White Rice Pizza Crust 150g (PIP Code: 259-3051)
Dietry Specials
GLUTEN & WHEAT FREE
Pizza Bases (PIP Code: 317-6088)
Ener-G
Pizza Bases x 3 (PIP Code: 295-5896) 372g
Glutafin
GLUTEN & WHEAT FREE
Pizza Bases x 2 (PIP Code: 334-1112)
Juvela
Pizza Bases (PIP Code: 265-4390) 2 x 180g
Proceli
3 Pizza Bases (PIP Code: 309-8357) 375g
Wellfoods
GLUTEN, WHEAT, DAIRY & LACTOSE FREE
Pizza Bases (Twin Pack) (PIP Code: 316-6154) 300g
Gluten Free Baking Aids
Ener-G
Xanthan Gum (PIP Code: 272-4318) 170g
Innovative Solutions
Pure Xanthan Gum (PIP Code: 282-8572) 100g
Life ‘Free from’
Xanthan Gum (PIP Code: 324-2989) 115g
Gluten Free Pasta
Barkat
Animal Shapes Pasta 500g (PIP Code: 339-4913)
Buckwheat Pasta Penne 250g (PIP Code: 232-3319)
Buckwheat Pasta Spirals 250g (PIP Code: 232-2873)
Macaroni 500g (PIP Code: 339-4921)
Spaghetti 500g (PIP Code: 339-4947)
Spirals 500g (PIP Code: 339-4939)
Tagliatelli 500g (PIP Code: 339-4954)
Bialimenta
Pasta Tubetti (PIP Code: 351-1979) 500g
Potato Pasta Gnocchi (PIP Code: 351-1961) 500g
Potato Pasta Perle di Gnocchi (PIP Code: 351-1987) 500g
Dietry Specials
GLUTEN & WHEAT FREE
Fusilli Pasta (PIP Code: 305-5019)
Penne Pasta (PIP Code: 305-5027)
Spaghetti Pasta (PIP Code: 305-5043)
Ener-G
Lasagne (PIP Code: 023-8519) 454g
Macaroni (PIP Code: 209-7988) 454g
Small Shells (PIP Code: 081-0648) 454g
Spaghetti (PIP Code: 023-8493) 447g
Vermicelli (PIP Code: 023-9061) 300g
Glutafin
GLUTEN & WHEAT FREE
Lasagne (PIP Code: 215-5091)
Pasta Shells (Conchiglie) (PIP Code: 250-0676)
Pasta Spirals (Fusilli) (PIP Code: 211-5178)
Penne (PIP Code: 211-5152)
Spaghetti (PIP Code: 211-5160)
Tagliatelle (PIP Code: 215-5109)
Juvela
Fibre Linguine (PIP Code: 332-8002) 500g
Fibre Penne (PIP Code: 332-8010) 500g
Fusilli (PIP Code: 280-7980) 500g
Lasagne Sheets (PIP Code: 280-7972) 250g
Macaroni (PIP Code: 280-8004) 500g
Spaghetti (PIP Code: 280-7998) 500g
Tagliatelle (PIP Code: 319-3497) 250g
Orgran
Buckwheat Spiral Pasta
Corn Spirals
Rice Spirals
Lasagne Mini Sheets
Macaroni
Spaghetti Noodles
Proceli
Macaroni Pasta (Penne Rigate) (PIP Code: 328-4486) 250g
Pasta Spirals (Fusilli) (PIP Code: 328-4494) 250g
Puntini Pasta (Rice Substitute) (PIP Code: 328-4502) 250g
Short Spaghetti (Capellini) (PIP Code: 328-4551) 250g
Rizopia
ORGANIC BROWN RICE PASTA
Fusilli (PIP Code: 340-0074) 500g
Lasagne (PIP Code: 340-0108) 500g
Penne (PIP Code: 340-0082) 500g
Spaghetti (PIP Code: 340-0090500g
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