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Herein, the aim of this study is to determine whether the gender of the prescriber and\/or patient influences BZD prescription.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec id=\"S1092852921000055_sec3\" sec-type=\"methods\"><jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title><jats:p>Cross-sectional study using data from the Florida Medicaid Managed Medical Assistance Program from January 1, 2018 to December 31, 2018. Eligible recipients ages 18 to 64, inclusive, enrolled in the Florida Medicaid plan for at least 1\u00a0day, and were dually eligible. Recipients either had a serious mental illness (SMI), or non-SMI and anxiety.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec id=\"S1092852921000055_sec4\" sec-type=\"results\"><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>Total 125\u00a0463 cases were identified (i.e., received BZD or non-BZD prescription). Main effect of patient and prescriber gender was significant <jats:italic>F<\/jats:italic>(1, 125\u00a0459)\u00a0=\u00a00.105, <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u00a0=\u00a00\u00a0.745, partial <jats:italic>\u03b7<\/jats:italic><jats:sup>2<\/jats:sup>\u00a0&lt;\u00a00.001. Relative risk (RR) of male prescribers prescribing a BZD compared to female prescribers was 1.540, 95% confidence intervals (CI) [1.513, 1.567], whereas the RR of male patients being prescribed a BZD compared to female patients was 1.16, 95% CI [1.14, 1.18]. Main effects of patient and prescriber gender were statistically significant <jats:italic>F<\/jats:italic>(1, 125\u00a0459)\u00a0=\u00a0188.232, <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u00a0&lt;\u00a00.001, partial <jats:italic>\u03b7<\/jats:italic><jats:sup>2<\/jats:sup>\u00a0=\u00a00.001 and <jats:italic>F<\/jats:italic>(1, 125\u00a0459)\u00a0=\u00a0349.704, <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u00a0&lt;\u00a00.001, partial <jats:italic>\u03b7<\/jats:italic><jats:sup>2<\/jats:sup>\u00a0=\u00a00.013, respectively.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec id=\"S1092852921000055_sec5\" sec-type=\"conclusions\"><jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title><jats:p>Male prescribers are more likely to prescribe BZDs, and male patients are more likely to receive BZDs. 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