Generex Biotechnology Corporation, the leader in metabolic diseases drug delivery through the inner lining of the mouth, has announced that the company's new Glucose RapidSpray product will be available in Shoppers Drug Mart stores across Canada in late October, 2006.
Shoppers Drug Mart is Canada's largest retail drug store group with more than 960 retail drug stores. With fiscal 2005 sales of $7.2 billion, Shoppers Drug Mart is the leading player in Canada's retail drugstore marketplace and is the number one provider of pharmacy products and services. Shoppers Drug Mart stores are located in prime locations in each province and two territories, making shoppers drug mart stores among the most convenient retail outlets in Canada.
Glucose RapidSpray is an innovative alternative for people who require or want additional glucose in their diet. Glucose RapidSpray delivers a fat-free, low-calorie glucose formulation that was developed using the company's proprietary buccal drug delivery technologies. Glucose RapidSpray delivers glucose directly into the mouth. Glucose RapidSpray is simple to carry and use, with no large tablets to chew or messy gels to swallow.
Generex is engaged in the research and development 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 device.