en عمومى General گزارش مورد case report <p><strong>Background:</strong> This cross-sectional descriptive study aimed to evaluate older adults or their caregivers&rsquo; attitudes and preferences toward ease of use and compliance of various dosage forms and to improve medication consumption in the elderly population.</p> <p><strong>Methods:</strong> This research was conducted in 2021 using a validated questionnaire asking respondents about problems experienced through consuming various dosage forms, preferences regarding dosage forms and frequency, and demographics. The content validity index and content validity ratio were used in the validation evaluation.</p> <p><strong>Results:</strong> The incorrect medication in the elderly is mainly the result of forgetfulness. In addition, poor compliance was partly related to difficulty dividing tablets, large-sized drugs, and undesirable taste. Most elders preferred swelling pills and oral routes of administration. They further preferred to take fewer drugs in less-divided doses, just after a meal, at noon, or at bedtime. The child resistance packaging is unsuitable for them, and the blister or container with screw caps is preferred, and they adhere more to a medication when they are younger and more educated without relevance to gender or with whom they live.</p> <p><strong>Conclusion:</strong> Our findings revealed that the formulation and administration of drugs according to elder preferences could improve their adherence to the medication.</p> Compliance, Dosage forms, Elderly, Patients’ preferences 66 72 http://ajpr1.umsha.ac.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-2-53&slc_lang=en&sid=1 Fatemeh Goli 1003194753284600254 1003194753284600254 No School of Pharmacy, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran Maryam Norouzian 1003194753284600255 1003194753284600255 No Cognitive Neurology & Neuropsychiatry Division, Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran Maryam Rangchian 1003194753284600256 1003194753284600256 No Department of Clinical Pharmacy, School of Pharmacy, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran Sara Ataei dr_sa7142@yahoo.com 1003194753284600257 1003194753284600257 Yes Department of Clinical Pharmacy, School of Pharmacy, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran