British Generic Manufacturers Association
The British Generic Manufacturers Association is a trade association for the British generic drug industry. It has offices in the City of London. Warwick Smith is the director general of the association and also of the British Biosimilars Association. Tim de Gavre, head of Sandoz UK is the chair from 2018. The association is concerned that a no-deal Brexit could force up the price of generic drugs because it would increase regulatory complexity. It is a member of the AMR Industry Alliance, a European organization dedicated to combatting antimicrobial resistance. It says it is working  with the Department of Health and Social Care to deal with problems caused by generic drug shortages. In June 2019 it reported that the NHS was, on average, paying 193% of the manufacturers' selling price for Category M products, more than 500 medicines which are readily available with wholesalers receiving half of the profit and pharmacies receiving the other half.