We need to design a database to save information about medical prescriptions. Here is the gathered information: • Patien

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We need to design a database to save information about medical prescriptions. Here is the gathered information: • Patien

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We need to design a database to save information about medical
prescriptions. Here is the gathered information:
• Patients are identified by a NIN (National Identity
Number), and for each patient, the name, address, and age must be
recorded.
• Doctors are identified by a NIN, and for each doctor, the
name, specialty and years of experience must be recorded.
• Each pharmaceutical company is identified by name and has
a phone number.
• For each drug, the trade name and formula must be
recorded. Each drug is made by a given pharmaceutical company, and
the trade name identifies a drug uniquely from among the products
of that company. If a pharmaceutical company is deleted, you need
not keep track of its products any longer.
• Each pharmacy has a name, address, and phone number.
• Every patient has a primary physician. Every doctor has
at least one patient.
• Each pharmacy sells several drugs and has a price for
each. A drug could be sold at several pharmacies, and the price
could vary from one pharmacy to another.
• Doctors prescribe drugs for patients. A doctor could
prescribe one or more drugs for several patients, and a patient
could obtain prescriptions from several doctors. Each prescription
has a date and a quantity associated with it. You can assume that
if a doctor prescribes the same drug for the same patient more than
once, only the last such prescription needs to be stored.
• Pharmaceutical companies have long-term contracts with
pharmacies. For each contract, you have to store a start date, and
end date, and the text of the contract.
1. Draw an ER diagram that captures the
information created above.
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