Dr Alia Fahmy is medical director of Concierge Medical based in Warwickshire and a former NHS GP in Leamington Spa.
She explained aspirin played a critical role for millions of patients with cardiovascular conditions and was baffled at the shortage which has been ongoing since late last year.
“I don’t understand why we are in a situation where we’re beholden to supply and demand when it comes to something as basic as healthcare and medicine,” she said.
“We need to be being better prepared and whether that is establishing UK-based drug companies, I don’t know.
“More and more we are hearing about drug shortages [and] that should not be happening.”