Castle Chemists is a pharmacy at 139 Riddiford Street in Newtown, Wellington, rated 4.6 on Google. The pharmacy is one of the few places you can get expert health advice without an appointment or a fee. A good pharmacist will sort out coughs, rashes and minor complaints, flag when something needs a doctor, and check how a new medicine sits with everything else you take. Regulars know to ask for generic versions to keep costs down, and anyone on long-term medication often finds weekly blister packs take the hassle out of refills. Many New Zealand pharmacies also give flu vaccinations, so it is worth asking before defaulting to the GP. On the main strip of Newtown, handy to the hospital end of the suburb, Castle Chemists is a natural first stop for prescriptions and everyday health questions.