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Prescribing trends were demonstrated using a linear model.<\/jats:p>\n<\/jats:sec>\n<jats:sec>\n<jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n<jats:p>Reduction in NSAID, opioid, hypnotic and antibacterial prescriptions, and the increase in gabapentinoid prescriptions, were significant at each financial year time period. Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) was positively associated with all drug classes except antibacterials, which showed a positive association when incorporating the interaction term between IMD and age.<\/jats:p>\n<jats:p>\nWhen adjusting for IMD and population, region was independently associated with prescribing rate. Compared with WY, IMD had a smaller association with prescribing in BC for NSAIDs (coefficient = \u22120.01578,\n<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\n= 0.004) and antibacterials (coefficient = \u22120.02769,\n<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\n= 0.007), whereas IMD had a greater association with prescribing in SE for NSAIDs (coefficient = 0.02443,\n<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\n&lt;0.001), opioids (coefficient = 0.08919,\n<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\n&lt;0.001), hypnotics (coefficient = 0.09038,\n<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\n&lt;0.001), gabapentinoids (coefficient = 0.1095,\n<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\n    &lt;0.001), and antibacterials (coefficient = 0.01601,\n<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\n= 0.19).\n<\/jats:p>\n<\/jats:sec>\n<jats:sec>\n<jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n<jats:p>The association of socioeconomic deprivation with overprescribing of high-risk medication in general practice varies by region and drug type. 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