SABA Inhaler Medications

PH3709 / 8831

OpenSAFELY

Jan 26, 2026

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OpenCodelists Phenotype

  1. Overview

    Codelist ID
    opensafely/saba-inhaler-medications
    Version ID
    315832db
    Version Tag
    2020-05-06
    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.

    A list of short acting beta agonist (SABA) inhaler preparations at VMP and AMP from the NHS Dictionary of Medicines and Devices.

    © 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 list was prepared by using BNF codes for salbutamol and terbutaline and restricting to preparations with a form_route indicative of an inhaler. We have specifically excluded a salbuatmol and ipratropium combination product.

  4. References

    Source Reference

    https://www.opencodelists.org/codelist/opensafely/saba-inhaler-medications/2020-05-06

    References

  5. Clinical Codelist

  6. API

    To Export Phenotype Details:

    FormatAPI
    JSON site_root/api/v1/phenotypes/PH3709/version/8831/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(
     'PH3709',
     version_id=8831
    )

    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(
     'PH3709',
     version_id=8831
    )

    To Export Phenotype Code List:

    FormatAPI
    JSON site_root/api/v1/phenotypes/PH3709/version/8831/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(
     'PH3709',
     version_id=8831
    )

    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(
     'PH3709',
     version_id=8831
    )

  7. Version History

    Version IDNameOwnerPublish date
    SABA Inhaler Medications ieuan.scanlon2026-01-26 23:30