MORRISVILLE, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 6, 2006--BioDelivery Sciences International, Inc. (NASDAQ:BDSI) announced today that it has submitted an initial Investigational New Drug (IND) Application with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the company’s BEMA(TM) Long Acting Analgesic (LA) product. If and when approved by FDA, BEMA(TM) LA is intended to meet the need for an alternative route of administration of an existing, marketed narcotic for the treatment of moderate to severe pain. BEMA(TM) LA will be formulated using BDSI’s licensed BEMA(TM) technology platform, which consists of a fast dissolving mucoadhesive disc designed to rapidly deliver the active ingredient across the buccal mucosa of the mouth.
