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National rates and prescribing trends were estimated. Then, I used multivariable logistic regression analyses to identify demographic and clinical factors associated with coprescriptions of benzodiazepines and opioids.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>From 2006 to 2015, 15,954 (14.6%) out of 109,149 visits, representative of 39.3 million visits nationally, listed benzodiazepine, opioid, or both medications prescribed. The rate of prescription benzodiazepines only increased monotonically from 4.8% in 2006\u20132007 to 6.2% in 2014\u20132015 (p &lt; .001), and the rate of prescription opioids only increased monotonically from 5.9% in 2006\u20132007 to 10.0% in 2014\u20132015 (p &lt; .001). The coprescribing rate of benzodiazepines and opioids increased over time from 1.1% in 2006\u20132007 to 2.7% in 2014\u20132015 (p &lt; .001). Correlates independently associated with a higher likelihood of both benzodiazepine and opioid prescriptions included: female sex, a visit for chronic care, receipt of six or more concomitantly prescribed medications, and clinical diagnoses of anxiety and pain (p &lt; .01 for all).<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>The coprescribing rate of benzodiazepines and opioids increased monotonically over time in outpatient care settings. Because couse of benzodiazepines and opioids is associated with medication burdens and potential harms, future research is needed to address medication safety in these vulnerable populations.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1093\/gerona\/gly283","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2018,12,16]],"date-time":"2018-12-16T22:14:05Z","timestamp":1544998445000},"page":"1910-1915","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":49,"title":["Coprescribing of Benzodiazepines and Opioids in Older Adults: Rates, Correlates, and National Trends"],"prefix":"10.1093","volume":"74","author":[{"given":"Taeho Greg","family":"Rhee","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Section of Geriatrics, Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut"},{"name":"Center for Outcomes Research and Evaluation (CORE), Yale-New Haven Health System, New Haven, 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