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Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility
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1.  Name and Address of Reporting Person*    Thompson      Virgil	2.  Issuer Name and Tickler or Trading Symbol Bio-Technology General Corp.: ("BTGC")					6.  Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer          (Check all applicable)    X    Director                                      10% Owner          Officer (give title below)            Other (specify below)
(Last)     (First)     (Middle) 319 South Nardo Avenue	3. I.R.S. Identification     Number of Reporting     Person, if an entity     (voluntary)		4.  Statement for Month//Day/Year March 17, 2003
(Street) Solana Beach   CA  92075			5.  If Amendment, Date of  Original (Month/Day/Year)			7.  Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)    X   Form filed by One Reporting Person         Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)     (State)     (Zip)	Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.  Title of Security    (Instr. 3)	2.  Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A.  Deemed        Execution Date,        if any   (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code    (Instr. 8)		4. Securities  Acquired  (A)     or Disposed of (D)     (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5.  Amount of Securities     Beneficially Owned     Following Reported     Transaction(s)     (Instr. 3 and 4)	6.  Ownership      Form: Direct      (D) or      Indirect (I)      (Instr. 4)	7.  Nature of     Indirect     Beneficial     Ownership     (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Common Stock, $.01 par value per share	03/17/2003	03/17/2003	P		9,678 (1)	A	$2.63	17,493	D

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1.Title of    Derivative    Security    (Instr.3)

2.Conversion or  Exercise Price of  Derivative Security

3.Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A.  Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4.Transaction Code    (Instr. 8)

5.Number of Derivative    Securities Acquired    (A) or Disposed of (D)    (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)

6.Date Exercisable    and Expiration  Date   (Month/Day/Year)

7.Title and  Amount of    Underlying Securities    (Instr. 3 and 4)

8.Price of    Derivative    Security    (Instr. 5)

9.Number  of    Derivative    Securities    Beneficially    Owned    Following    Reported    Transaction(s)     (Instr. 4)

10.Ownership      Form of      Derivative      Securities      Beneficially      Owned at      End of Month      (Instr. 4)

11.Nature  of      Indirect      Beneficial      Ownership      (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Options to purchase common stock, $.01 par value per share

$13.94

6/18/97

A

20,000

(2)

6/18/07

Common Stock, $.01 par value per share

20,000

D

"           "

$7.875

6/17/98

A

7,500

(2)

6/17/08

"

7,500

D

"           "

$7.40625

6/9/99

A

7,500

(2)

6/9/09

"

7,500

D

"           "

$11.8125

9/6/00

A

7,500

(3)

9/6/10

"

7,500

D

"           "

$12.74

6/19/01

A

7,500

(4)

6/19/11

"

7,500

D

"           "

$4.91

3/29/02

A

5,000

(5)

3/29/12

"

5,000

D

"           "

$6.01

6/28/02

A

5,000

(6)

6/28/12

"

5,000

D

"           "

$2.961

9/30/02

A

5,000

(7)

9/30/12

"

5,000

D

"           "

$3.201

12/31/02

A

5,000

(8)

12/31/12

"

5,000

70,000

D

Explanation of Responses: 1.    These shares consist of shares issued pursuant to the Company's Stock Compensation Plan for Outside Directors, the receipt of which was deferred until March 2003 in accordance with the terms of the Plan. The Plan provides for the grant  to non-employee directors of that number of shares of Common Stock having an aggregate fair market value on the last business day of each quarter equal to $2,500 until he is no longer an outside director. 2.     These options are fully vested and immediately exercisable. 2.     These options are fully vested and immediately exercisable. 3.     These options are presently exercisable as to 5,625 shares and will become exercisable as to an additional 1,875 shares on 9/6/03. 4.     These options are presently exercisable as to 3,750 shares and will become exercisable as to an additional 1,875 shares on each of 6/19/03 and 6/19/04. 5.     These options will become fully vested and immediately exercisable on 3/29/03. 6.     These options will  become fully vested and immediately exercisable on 6/28/03. 7.     These options will become fully vested and immediately exercisable on 9/30/03. 8.     These options will become fully vested and immediately exercisable on 12/31/03.
		/s/ Virgil Thompson                **Signature of Reporting Person	March 19, 2003             Date
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