大剂量口服类固醇可通过带间隔的定量吸入装置给予哮喘患者，而取代干粉吸入剂。研究人员发现类固醇在肺血流中如同在胃一样被吸收，其系统疗效远优于干粉吸入剂。当用带间隔的定量吸入装置吸入类固醇，其副作用可减半。研究也发现，漱口并不影响呼吸系统对类固醇的吸收。... Large doses of oral steroids can be administered to asthma patients with intermittent metered dose inhalation devices instead of dry powder inhalers. The researchers found that steroids were absorbed in the bloodstream of the lungs as they were in the stomach, and that their system efficacy was far superior to that of dry powder inhalers. When inhaling steroids with a metered dose inhaler, the side effects can be halved. The study also found that gargle does not affect the respiratory system’s absorption of steroids. ...