COX-2 Specific NSAIDs

PH3385 / 8405

OpenSAFELY

Jan 26, 2026

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OpenCodelists Phenotype

  1. Overview

    Codelist ID
    opensafely/cox-2-specific-nsaids
    Version ID
    656325ac
    Version Tag
    2020-06-15
    Coding System
    dm+d codes
    Collections
    OpenCodelistPhenotype Library
    Tags
    No data

  2. Definition

    This codelist was taken from OpenCodelists, created by OpenSAFELY. We recommend viewing this Phenotype on the OpenCodelist website to view the most recent version.

    This is a list of NHS dictionary of medicines and devices oral non-seroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) that specifically targets cyclooxygenase / COX-2 enzyme.

    © University of Oxford for the Bennett Institute for Applied Data Science 2025. This work may be copied freely for non-commercial research and study.

  3. Methodology

    The following notebook identifies NHS dm+d codes for celecoxib and etoricoxib at a AMP and VMP level. based on BNF codes for COX2 specific NSAIDs prescribied in England.

  4. References

    Source Reference

    https://www.opencodelists.org/codelist/opensafely/cox-2-specific-nsaids/2020-06-15

    References

  5. Clinical Codelist

  6. API

    To Export Phenotype Details:

    FormatAPI
    JSON site_root/api/v1/phenotypes/PH3385/version/8405/detail/?format=json
    R Package

    # Download here

    library(ConceptLibraryClient)


    # Connect to API

    client = ConceptLibraryClient::Connection$new(public=TRUE)


    # Get details of Phenotype

    phenotype_details = client$phenotypes$get_detail(
     'PH3385',
     version_id=8405
    )

    Py Package

    # Download here

    from pyconceptlibraryclient import Client


    # Connect to API

    client = Client(public=True)


    # Get details of Phenotype

    phenotype_detail = client.phenotypes.get_detail(
     'PH3385',
     version_id=8405
    )

    To Export Phenotype Code List:

    FormatAPI
    JSON site_root/api/v1/phenotypes/PH3385/version/8405/export/codes/?format=json
    R Package

    # Download here

    library(ConceptLibraryClient)


    # Connect to API

    client = ConceptLibraryClient::Connection$new(public=TRUE)


    # Get codelist of Phenotype

    phenotype_codelist = client$phenotypes$get_codelist(
     'PH3385',
     version_id=8405
    )

    Py Package

    # Download here

    from pyconceptlibraryclient import Client


    # Connect to API

    client = Client(public=True)


    # Get codelist of Phenotype

    phenotype_codelist = client.phenotypes.get_codelist(
     'PH3385',
     version_id=8405
    )

  7. Version History

    Version IDNameOwnerPublish date
    COX-2 Specific NSAIDs ieuan.scanlon2026-01-26 23:14