### Question
How is the "manufacturer" defined?


### Answer
The term **manufacturer** is defined in *38 U.S.C. § 8126* as follows -

> any entity which is engaged in—


(A) the production, preparation, propagation, compounding, conversion, or processing of prescription drug products, either directly or indirectly by extraction from substances of natural origin, or independently by means of chemical synthesis, or by a combination of extraction and chemical synthesis, or


(B) in the packaging, repackaging, labeling, relabeling, or distribution of prescription drug products

#### Citation:
  - *38 U.S.C. § 8126*
  - Heading: **PART VI-ACQUISITION AND DISPOSITION OF PROPERTY > CHAPTER 81-ACQUISITION AND OPERATION OF HOSPITAL AND DOMICILIARY FACILITIES; PROCUREMENT AND SUPPLY; ENHANCED-USE LEASES OF REAL PROPERTY > SUBCHAPTER II-PROCUREMENT AND SUPPLY**

