Beclomethasone dipropionate aerosol in treatment of perennial and seasonal rhinitis: a review of five years' experience.

Five years' experience in the use of beclomethasone dipropionate aerosol (BDA) in the treatment of 315 patients with upper respiratory tract allergy is reviewed. 2. A total of 223 patients with perennial rhinitis was treated. In 23, where the nasal allergy had recurred after oral corticosteroid therapy for asthma was withdrawn, BDA was effective in 69% of cases. A similar success rate (68%) was recorded in 169 patients suffering from perennial allergic rhinitis alone, but a satisfactory response was observed in only 45% of 31 patients with nasal polypi. 3. In 92 patients with seasonal allergic rhinitis freedom from symptoms was achieved in 80%. 4. A total of approximately 534 patient-years of treatment has been recorded without any evidence of side-effects either clinically or on nasal biopsy.