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Data were collected from the VAL databases for the total adult population in Stockholm, Sweden between January 1, 2014 and December 31, 2019, and January 1, 2016 and December 31, 2021.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Of the total population with approximately 1.3 million individuals in each cohort, 3.8% of the women and 2.2% of the men had \u2265\u20092 collected prescriptions of benzodiazepines before the COVID\u201019 pandemic. During the COVID\u201019 pandemic, 3.1% of the women and 1.8% of the men had \u2265\u20092 collected prescriptions of benzodiazepines. The risk of having \u2265\u20092 collected prescriptions of benzodiazepines significantly increased in individuals with two chronic conditions, compared to the reference group, OR 3.25 (3.25\u20133.25) for women, and OR 3.57 (CI 3.57\u20133.58) for men before COVID\u201019. The risk increased with an increasing number of chronic conditions, OR 11.41 (CI 11.40\u201311.42) for women and OR 13.26 (CI 13.25\u201313.28) for men with 5\u20139 conditions before COVID\u201019. Results were similar during the COVID\u201019 pandemic. The association regarded both ongoing and new prescriptions.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>In this study, individuals with an increasing number of chronic conditions were more likely to receive both ongoing and newly initiated benzodiazepine prescriptions. 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