By company membership BAH, with about 400 members, is the leading trade organisation for the pharmaceutical industry in Germany. BAH member companies create about 80,000 jobs in Germany. They contribute enormously to the securing of the supply of medicines in Germany. For example, BAH member companies produce nearly 80 per cent of the prescription-free medicines sold in pharmacies and almost two thirds of the prescription medicines as well as a major part of the substance-based medical devices, providing patients with products that are both effective and safe.