class="mandelbrot_refrag">BioDelivery Sciences International Inc said it had received U.S. regulatory approval for its drug, Bunavail, to treat opioid dependence.
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BioDelivery said it expects to launch the drug late in the third quarter ending Sept. 30.
Opioid dependence affects more than 2 million people in the United States.
(Reporting by Shailesh Kuber in Bangalore; Editing by Maju Samuel)