“…Beclomethasone dipropionate is a topically active corticosteroid (Caldwell et al, 1968) which is now used in inhaled form for the treatment of bronchial asthma. In doses of 400 ,ug daily it does not appear to suppress the pituitary-adrenal axis (Clark, 1972;Lal et al, 1972;Morrow Brown, Storey, and George, 1972;Gaddie et al, 1973).…”