WORCESTER, Mass., Feb. 17, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Generex Biotechnology Corporation (Nasdaq:GNBT) (www.generex.com), the leader in drug delivery for metabolic diseases through the inner lining of the mouth, today announced it has received a US$500,000 purchase order from The Saudi Import Company-Banaja (www.banaja.com), a pharmaceutical products distributor in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The bulk of the order has been shipped by Generex’s Middle Eastern branch office, Generex MENA (Middle East and Northern Africa), which received a Commercial License from the Government of Dubai, United Arab Emirates in 2008 and opened an office in Dubai Healthcare City. The purchase order placed by Banaja consists of quantities of the Company’s confectionary products, including Glucose RapidSpray(tm) (www.GlucoseRapidSpray.com), GluocBreak(tm) and BaBoom EnergySpray(tm) (www.BaBoomEnergySpray.com) amongst other consumer health-related products packaged exclusively for Generex MENA.