BioDelivery Sciences to Present Three Posters on BELBUCA® and BUNAVAIL® at PAINWeek 2017

RALEIGH, N.C., Aug. 17, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- BioDelivery Sciences International, Inc. (NASDAQ: BDSI) will present three posters reviewing the potential impacts of BELBUCA(®) (buprenorphine) buccal film (CIII) and BUNAVAIL(® )(buprenorphine and naloxone) buccal film (CIII) on important issues pertinent to the opioid epidemic, such as safety and diversion, at the PAINWeek 2017 meeting in Las Vegas, NV on September 5 - 9, 2017.

The posters are as follows:

    --  Poster #107: Respiratory Effects of the Treatment of Chronic Pain with
        Buprenorphine when Administered as BELBUCA(®)
    --  Poster #72: Potential Health Economic Benefits of Buprenorphine Buccal
        Film in the Management of Chronic Pain Patients
    --  Poster #86: Reduced Buprenorphine/Naloxone Prescriptions in a State
        Medicaid Population Following Formulary Conversion from Suboxone to
        BUNAVAIL(®): Implications for Potential Diversion

Further details on these PAINWeek 2017 poster presentations will be provided in upcoming Company communications.

PAINWeek is the largest U.S. pain conference for frontline clinicians with an interest in pain management. The annual conference presents 120+ hours of continuing medical education courses and master classes, special interest sessions, and satellite events geared toward physicians, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, nurses, pharmacists, hospitalists, psychologists, and other healthcare professionals involved in pain management.

About BioDelivery Sciences International

BioDelivery Sciences International, Inc. (NASDAQ: BDSI) is a specialty pharmaceutical company with a focus in the areas of pain management and addiction medicine. BDSI is utilizing its novel and proprietary BioErodible MucoAdhesive (BEMA(®)) technology and other drug delivery technologies to develop and commercialize, either on its own or in partnership with third parties, new applications of proven therapies aimed at addressing important unmet medical needs.

BDSI's marketed products and those in development address serious and debilitating conditions such as breakthrough cancer pain, chronic pain and opioid dependence. BDSI's headquarters is in Raleigh, North Carolina.

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BUNAVAIL(®) (buprenorphine and naloxone) buccal film (CIII) and BELBUCA(®) (buprenorphine) buccal film (CIII) are marketed in the U.S. by BioDelivery Sciences. ONSOLIS® (fentanyl buccal soluble film) (CII) is licensed in the U.S. to Collegium Pharmaceutical pursuant to the U.S. licensing and development agreement between BDSI and Collegium. For full prescribing information and important safety information on BDSI products, including BOXED WARNINGS for ONSOLIS, please visit www.bdsi.com where the Company promptly posts press releases, SEC filings and other important information or contact the Company at (800) 469-0261. For full prescribing and safety information on BELBUCA, please visit www.belbuca.com and for full prescribing and safety information on BUNAVAIL, please visit www.bunavail.com.

Cautionary Note on Forward-Looking Statements

This press release and any statements of employees, representatives and partners of BioDelivery Sciences International, Inc. (the "Company") related thereto contain, or may contain, among other things, certain "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such forward-looking statements involve significant risks and uncertainties. Such statements may include, without limitation, statements with respect to the Company's plans, objectives, projections, expectations and intentions and other statements identified by words such as "projects," "may," "will," "could," "would," "should," "believes," "expects," "anticipates," "estimates," "intends," "plans," "potential" or similar expressions. These statements are based upon the current beliefs and expectations of the Company's management and are subject to significant risks and uncertainties, including those detailed in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Actual results (including, without limitation, the Company's financial results and the impact of the Company's products on the overall opioid market) may differ significantly from those set forth in the forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements involve certain risks and uncertainties that are subject to change based on various factors (many of which are beyond the Company's control). The Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future presentations or otherwise, except as required by applicable law.

BDSI(®), BEMA(®), ONSOLIS(®), BUNAVAIL(®) and BELBUCA(® )are registered trademarks of BioDelivery Sciences International, Inc. The BioDelivery Sciences, BUNAVAIL and BELBUCA logos are trademarks owned by BioDelivery Sciences International, Inc. All other trademarks and tradenames are owned by their respective owners.

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