Fig. 2

Results of the sub-group analysis on the relationships between drug prescribing and dispensing exception and application regions and drug consumption, by sex and age of the pharmacists. *Statistically significant difference, multilevel linear regression analysis using mixed model. ^aThe results of the sub-group analysis by sex of pharmacist, (Male) Antipyretic; Analgesic; Anti-inflammatory drugs = t: 2.76, degrees of freedom (df): 80, p-value: 0.0071; Psychotropic drugs = t: −1.11, df: 80, p-value: 0.2721; Adrenal cortical hormones = t: 8.60, df: 80, p-value <0.0001; Antibiotics = t:-0.42, df: 80, p-value: 0.6789. (Female) Antipyretic; Analgesic; Anti-inflammatory drugs = t: 2.36, df: 48, p-value: 0.0224; Psychotropic drugs = t: 0.18, df: 48, p-value: 0.8608; Adrenal cortical hormones = t: 4.77, df: 48, p-value < 0.0001; Antibiotics = t: −1.37, df: 48, p-value: 0.1756. ^bThe results of the sub-group analysis by age of pharmacist, (Less than 45 years) Antipyretic; Analgesic; Anti-inflammatory drugs = t: 0.49, df: 21, p-value: 0.6292; Psychotropic drugs = t: 0.41, df: 21, p-value: 0.6878; Adrenal cortical hormones = t: 2.87, df: 21, p-value: 0.0092; Antibiotics = t: −0.46, df: 21, p-value: 0.6475. (46–55 years) Antipyretic; Analgesic; Anti-inflammatory drugs = t: 2.44, df: 37, p-value: 0.0194; Psychotropic drugs = t: −0.85, df: 37, p-value: 0.4020; Adrenal cortical hormones = t: 2.78, df: 37, p-value: 0.0085; Antibiotics = t: −2.11, df: 37, p-value: 0.0415. (56–65 years) Antipyretic; Analgesic; Anti-inflammatory drugs = t: 1.80, df: 48, p-value < 0.001; Psychotropic drugs = t: −0.50, df: 48, p-value: 0.6207; Adrenal cortical hormones = t: 6.26, df: 48, p-value < .0001; Antibiotics = t: −0.72, df: 48, p-value: 0.4739. (More than 65 years) Antipyretic; Analgesic; Anti-inflammatory drugs = t: 3.70, df: 63, p-value: 0.0005; Psychotropic drugs = t: −0.51, df: 63, p-value: 0.6134; Adrenal cortical hormones = t: 6.05, df: 63, p-value < 0.0001; Antibiotics = t: −0.29, df: 63, p-value: 0.7746