Vitamin D

PH3805 / 8958

OpenSAFELY

Jan 26, 2026

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OpenCodelists Phenotype

  1. Overview

    Codelist ID
    opensafely/vitamin-d-products
    Version ID
    75ced461
    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 codelist aims to identify formulations of oral colecalciferol or ergocalciferol that are not in combination with any other active ingredient.

    © 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

    Search terms

    Colecalciferol, ergocalciferol.

    These two active ingredients are the most commonly used for the treatment of vitamin D deficiency. Other forms of vitamin D are more likely to have a specialist use cases which are not the focus of this study.

    Inclusion criteria for codes

    Codes which when applied in clinical records, are expected to: Indicate the prescription of an oral formulation of a colecalciferol or ergocalciferol without any other active ingredient in >99% of cases.

    Exclusion criteria for codes

    Codes which when applied in clinical records, are expected to: Indicate the prescription of an oral formulation of a colecalciferol or ergocalciferol without any other active ingredient in \<99% of cases.

  4. References

    Source Reference

    https://www.opencodelists.org/codelist/opensafely/vitamin-d-products/75ced461

    References

  5. Clinical Codelist

  6. API

    To Export Phenotype Details:

    FormatAPI
    JSON site_root/api/v1/phenotypes/PH3805/version/8958/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(
     'PH3805',
     version_id=8958
    )

    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(
     'PH3805',
     version_id=8958
    )

    To Export Phenotype Code List:

    FormatAPI
    JSON site_root/api/v1/phenotypes/PH3805/version/8958/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(
     'PH3805',
     version_id=8958
    )

    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(
     'PH3805',
     version_id=8958
    )

  7. Version History

    Version IDNameOwnerPublish date
    Vitamin D ieuan.scanlon2026-01-26 23:35