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posted on Mar 04, 2010 10:10AM

Generex Establishes Key Strategic Relationships for the Development of a Distribution Network for Generex Oral-lyn(R) Under the FDA's Expanded Access Treatment IND Program

    • Pursuant to a Consulting Agreement, Health Management Resources, Inc. will design and implement education programs to introduce Generex Oral-lyn(R) to healthcare providers and to provide training and solicit feedback in respect of product utilization by patients.

      In collaboration with Generex, TS BioPharma, Inc. will source, evaluate, and assist in the engagement of suitable clinical sites for the Program and mount a recruitment campaign for the participation in the Program of physicians, nurse practitioners, and patients. TS BioPharma a multi-tiered pharmaceutical development services organization and an innovator in the methods and processes used to minimize time and expense in each level of clinical development.

      Pursuant to a Pharmacy Services Agreement, Assured Pharmacy, Inc., a growing chain of specialty pharmacies that provide advanced prescription services to a diverse array of medical professionals and their patients, will undertake the enrollment of family physicians and endocrinologists as well as provide Generex Oral-lyn(R) dispensary services to physicians and patients participating in the Program. This will include product storage, physician/patient-specific product labeling, and product delivery. Assured Pharmacy will also assist Generex with the establishment, implementation, and operation of product reimbursement programs for patients through both governmental and private insurance reimbursement mechanisms.

      "We have established these initial key strategic relationships with a view to maximizing the exposure of, and the physician/nurse practitioner/patient experience with, Generex Oral-lyn(R) under the FDA's Expanded Access Treatment IND Program," said Anna Gluskin, the Company's President & Chief Executive Officer. "We consider the Program to be an important milestone in the introduction of Generex Oral-lyn(R) into the North American marketplace and we anticipate these are the first of a number of relationships we intend to establish in order to build a solid distribution network for Generex Oral-lyn(R) in the United States."

      The FDA's Expanded Access Treatment IND Program allows companies to provide early access to investigational drugs for patients with serious or life-threatening conditions for which there is no satisfactory alternative treatment. Generex Oral-lyn(R) qualified for the Program following clinical demonstrations of safety and efficacy.

      Under a structured Expanded Access Treatment IND protocol, Generex Oral-lyn(R) is available to patients with serious or life-threatening Type 1 or Type 2 diabetes mellitus, with no satisfactory alternative therapy available, and who are not eligible to participate in the Phase III trial.

      In order to learn more about the availability of Generex Oral-lyn(R) under the Program, as per FDA requirements, the Company will be providing information within the www.ClinicalTrials.gov website. Details will include study design and participating sites and/or physicians. Please note that the drug will be available only through physicians who are registered in the Program.

      About Generex Biotechnology Corporation

      Generex is engaged in the research, development and commercialization of drug delivery systems and technologies. Generex has developed a proprietary platform technology for the delivery of drugs into the human body through the oral cavity (with no deposit in the lungs). The Company's proprietary liquid formulations allow drugs typically administered by injection to be absorbed into the body by the lining of the inner mouth using the Company's proprietary RapidMist(TM) device. The Company's flagship product, oral insulin (Generex Oral-lyn(TM)), which has been launched in India, Lebanon, Algeria, and Ecuador for the treatment of subjects with Type-1 and Type-2 diabetes, is in Phase III clinical trials at several sites around the world. Antigen Express, Inc. is a wholly owned subsidiary of Generex. The core platform technologies of Antigen Express comprise immunotherapeutics for the treatment of malignant, infectious, allergic, and autoimmune diseases. For more information, visit the Generex website at www.generex.com or the Antigen Express website at www.antigenexpress.com.

      The Generex Biotechnology Corp. logo is available at http://www.globenewswire.com/newsroom/prs/?pkgid=3831

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