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Generex Biotech's Oral-lyn Granted Special Access Authorization by Health Canada

...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!

Generex Biotech's Oral-lyn Granted Special Access Authorization by Health Canada

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"!!...altho... 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.

Generex Biotech: A Breath of Fresh Insulin

...my most recent post from Yahoo's GNBT board:

"first, I posted this about 9 months ago:

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...well, danged if old "Ismael" didn't provoke a response:

www.thediabetesblog.co...

...it's too LONG to post here but apparently the blogster turned around and contacted GNBT's manager of "regulatory affairs" and asked if "Ismael" had a point...and the manager wrote back:

"The product, Glucose RapidSpray™, is to be taken at the first sign of needing additional glucose in the diet, either between meals, during exercise, and/or before bedtime. It is not intended to take people out of full hypoglycemic states that normally a full tube of glucose gel or a full dose of Glucose tablets would be needed for. Glucose RapidSpray™ product is meant to be a complement to meals in order to help with glucose levels. As such, a direct correlation of carbs associated with Glucose RapidSpray™ and typical glucose tablets or gel is not warranted based on the intended use of the product. If usage of the product is maintained by taking Glucose RapidSpray™ at the first sign of needing additional glucose, then the Nutritional Facts stated on the package labeling is adequate for determining caloric intake (be it 5 sprays, 10 sprays, 15 sprays or whatever is taken to address the situation)."

...how stupid could the author possibly be?...the "first sign of needing additional glucose" is also the first sign of hypoglycemia!!...but then he admits that it's not intended to treat hypoglycemia...BUT he DOESN'T address the issue that the label misleads the prospective customer by NOT clearly stating that it's not intended to treat hypoglycemia and by calling itself "rapidspray" which implies something to be used when a rapid response is necessary -- as in hypoglycemia!...to my utter amazement the blogster actually complements GNBT's idiotic response:

"I consider the proactive response of Generex a good sign of how a company is run. Without needing to do so, Generex went above and beyond the call to address an open forum about the efficacy and accuracy of the product. This is the kind of interaction that convinces me a company cares!"

...fortunately, "Ismael" responded also -- part of his response:

"It sounds like they are marketing it as working faster and having a lower calorie count than glucose tablets. Why would they suggest that glucose tablets are large and gels are messy if not to offer their product as a replacement?

The low calorie claim comes from recommending an absurdly low serving size (less than 1/5 of 1 gram of carbohydrate), which is unlikely to have any noticeable effect on a user's glucose level. If you increase the serving size to a quantity that could reasonably aid you in combating the "symptoms of low blood sugar", the calorie count does not differ significantly from that of glucose tablet.
I have yet to see this in a pharmacy, but especially if Glucose RapidSpray is being displayed alongside glucose tablets and gels, I think the labeling and marketing of the product is dangerous. If Generex doesn't intend RapidSpray to be used to treat hypoglycemia, there should be an easily identifiable warning on the packaging indicating as much."

...go "Ismael"!...I just keeping hoping to one day turn on the TV and see Anna in an orange jumpsuit with handcuffs and leg irons doing the "inmate shuffle" as she's led before a judge...that'll be a GREAT day!...HAW, HAW, HAW!!!