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- Generex Biotech's Oral-lyn Granted Special Access Authorization by Health Canada
- Generex Biotechnology: Oral-lyn Buccal Insulin Takes Center Stage
- Nektar, Mannkind Suffer from Pfizer's (Discontinued) Inhaled Insulin Effects
- Nektar: Sometimes Fundamental Analysis Takes Awhile To Work
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Nektar: Sometimes Fundamental Analysis Takes Awhile To Work [view article]
So that's fundamental analysis. Maybe your title should be, sometimes you get lucky. Sure, Nektar's stock price has been a disaster for investors, but not for the reason you say, i.e. that Exubera didn't work. It did work. It just didn't sell. ReplyGenerex Biotechnology: Oral-lyn Buccal Insulin Takes Center Stage [view article]
Anyone known why The pharmarcist & Family Doctor don'tevent know about The Oral-Lyn treatment for Diabetes without injection? Reply
Generex Biotech's Oral-lyn Granted Special Access Authorization by Health Canada [view article]
...to "bsharvy"...... "source" for my "claims"?...... GNBT's own published data and a calculator...they aren't claims, just simple scientific facts. ReplyGenerex Biotechnology: Oral-lyn Buccal Insulin Takes Center Stage [view article]
Haw! Haw! to the negative thinkers. I thank Mr. Steffens for making us aware of the possibilities that are appearing on the scene. Let's hope that tiny Generex will not give up but will emerge victorious.Benjamin Disraeli was right when he said, "'Tis easier to be critical than correct." Reply
Generex Biotech's Oral-lyn Granted Special Access Authorization by Health Canada [view article]
What's your source for these claims:"...nothing changes the FACT that the bioavailability of insulin via oralyn is only about 5-7%...in other words, the same quantity of insulin via oralyn per DAY would last 16 - 20 DAYS if given via injection...moreover, the patients would STILL require injections since oralyn is short acting and virtually ALL patients require some form of long acting insulin...and if they're afraid of needles there are needle-free injection systems available -- e.g. medi-jector" Reply
Generex Biotech's Oral-lyn Granted Special Access Authorization by Health Canada [view article]
Hey Razor...Well, thanks for the feed back. GNBT is up over a dollar again today, with a 52 week high of $2.14. I wonder if it could run up again, even temporarily, for a nice pop. It seems to move up and down a fair amount on any new that makes the major wires. Reply
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Generex Biotech's Oral-lyn Granted Special Access Authorization by Health Canada [view article]
...for "Lanster" -- GNBT's pipeline?...you must be joking...one week they're working on a SARS vaccine...the next week it's a prostate cancer vaccine...then they start up RNAi program...whatever is in the headlines on Monday will be in their "pipeline" by Friday...years ago used to claim they were working on a fentanyl and a morphine spray -- they're both still listed on their website as being in phase I but they never mention any progress with either one anymore...their "pipeline" probably serves no other purpose than of duping naieve investors into buying their stock...in 2005 they had about 35 million shares outstanding; in 2007 that had risen to ONE HUNDRED AND TEN MILLION SHARES!...and per the accountants on the annual report:"These matters raise substantial doubt about its ability to continue as a going concern."
...you figure it out! Reply
Generex Biotech's Oral-lyn Granted Special Access Authorization by Health Canada [view article]
Hi razormdthe2nd and thanks for your comments. Yes, this is an expensive and, as of yet, unproven new technology. The numbers aren't encouraging. However, I am curuious to know your take on other new products in the pipeline for Generex. Is this company viable in anyway or just another Mark Cuban short sell type deal? What about Avian flu? Enlighten us. Replyd
Generex Biotech's Oral-lyn Granted Special Access Authorization by Health Canada [view article]
HAW!...yet another try at a pump from an anonymous investor!...evidently GNBT managed to convince a GP to presribe oralyn for ONE -- strong emphasis on "ONE" -- patient...and SAP authorization does NOT mean other therapies "either failed, were unsuitable, or are unavailable"!!...... that was its original purpose it is used to obtain pretty much not currently authorized -- e.g. silicone BREAST IMPLANTS:www.cmaj.ca/cgi/conten...
...nothing changes the FACT that the bioavailability of insulin via oralyn is only about 5-7%...in other words, the same quantity of insulin via oralyn per DAY would last 16 - 20 DAYS if given via injection...moreover, the patients would STILL require injections since oralyn is short acting and virtually ALL patients require some form of long acting insulin...and if they're afraid of needles there are needle-free injection systems available -- e.g. medi-jector...GNBT claims to have been selling oralyn in Ecuador for over a year and a half now but have yet to report a single PENNY of revenues there!...GNBT is NOTHING but a bad Canadian joke that is run by a former real estate agent. Reply
Generex Biotech's Oral-lyn Granted Special Access Authorization by Health Canada [view article]
This is certainly encouraging to hear as a shareholder! This could play out to be a major aid in preparing the market for Oral-lyn. Several countries have already approved Oral-lyn for public use. Oral-lyn is currently in the process of FDA approval in the United States. If tests go well and it is approved, Oral-lyn could become a common household name to people with Diabetes! ReplyGenerex Biotechnology: Oral-lyn Buccal Insulin Takes Center Stage [view article]
As both a kidney and pancreas transplant patient, I was delighted to hear that Generex is still moving forward with its Oral-lyn. I am at higher risk for cancer due to the immuno drugs I take everyday, so I would be adverse to ever trying Pfizer's formulation. Generex seens to offer me hope that as my pancreas becomes less efficient (as is happening to me now) and I require insulin once again, there may still be a needle-free alternative on the way. I'm sure I speak for many diabetics when I say to Generex, "Keep going!" Thanks to Mr. Steffens for such an informative article!! ReplyGenerex Biotechnology: Oral-lyn Buccal Insulin Takes Center Stage [view article]
Speaking as a kidney and pancreas transplant patient, I am delighted to hear that Generex is still pursuing Oral-lyn. Since cancer is a huge risk for me due to the immuno drugs I take, I would stay far away from Pfizer's formulation. Generex seems to offer some hope that as my pancreas becomes less efficient (as is happening to me now) and I need insulin once again, there is still a chance for needle-free delivery. Thanks to Nr. Steffens for this informative article!! Replyd
Generex Biotechnology: Oral-lyn Buccal Insulin Takes Center Stage [view article]
Want to read another of my "razormd" GNBT posts from Yahoo:Jul-24-07: ""The nutritional label on the product (available as a PDF on their web site) says the product has 188mg of carbs (or .188g) per serving (5 sprays). A typical glucose tablet has 4g... that's about 21x more carbs in a single glucose tablet than in 5 sprays of RapidSpray. Considering you typically use at least 15g of carbs to treat hypoglycemia, you would need around 80 sprays to get 15g of carbs into your system! When you take into account the amount of sprays you need, the calorie count isn't very much different from glucose tablets.
Read the label carefully, and be very careful using this!
Posted at 2:46PM on Feb 23rd 2007 by Ismael"
...BUT he got his math a little wrong, I think...it takes 80 SERVINGS to get 15 grams of glucose from "rapidspray"... 5 sprays PER SERVING it would take about FOUR HUNDRED SPRAYS to get 15 gms of glucose!!!...HAW, HAW!!!...I can just imagine some poor diabetic with sweat pouring off him pumping away frantically before he passes out!!...on the other hand he could have just chewed 4 glucose tabs costing about 50 CENTS and saved money and a trip to the hospital...the quote is from:
thediabetesblog.com/20....../ " Reply
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Generex Biotechnology: Oral-lyn Buccal Insulin Takes Center Stage [view article]
And don't forget GNBT's generous board of directors:AUG-23-07: "HAW!!!,,,it must be...sweet being Rose and Anna!!...from the 8-K:
"The Board of Directors also awarded retroactive salary increases to the above-named executive officers of the Company as follows..."
...375,000 FREE shares PLUS retroactive pay raises!!...HAW!...I can just hear Anna and Rose singing in the shower: "ROLL'EM OVER, ROLL'EM OVER!!...SCREW'EM AGAIN, SCREW'EM AGAIN!!"...HAW, HAW, HAW!!!"
...and to think Anna was a real estate agent before becoming CEO of GNBT!...ain't life grand?!
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Generex Biotechnology: Oral-lyn Buccal Insulin Takes Center Stage [view article]
But let's not forget pertinent details:14-Aug-07: "Now let me get this staight...each cannister of oralyn contains 400U of insulin...and 1 puff = 10U of insulin...but 10U actually only equals 0.7 units of injected insulin...so each canister actually only equals 28U of injected insulin...now let me think about this a minute...uhhhh, a type 1 diabetes patient typically requires an insulin dosage of about 1.0 unit per kg per day...so a 70 kg person needs about 70 units and that's typically divided 50% NPH and 50% R...so a patient would need 35U per day of humulin R...but each canister has only the equivalent of 28U of humulin R?????...so a typical patient will use a canister or more a day??????????...HAW, HAW, HAW!!!...sure hope those canisters are recyclable!!...HAW, HAW!!...and let's see, humulin R runs about many bucks per hundred units -- wonder what insurance companies would say about a patient flushing all that perfectly good insulin down the toilet every day?...HAW, HAW!!!...Anna rocks!!!...HAW, HAW, HAW!!!!"
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