Essentials Pharmacy (益生药房) is a service-oriented pharmacy in the heart of Chinatown, part of People's Park Centre, that has been offering prescription and over-the-counter medications along with corporate and personal healthcare solutions since 1994. The pharmacy is run by HST Medical Pte Ltd, a Singapore health supplements and pain relief company whose products, including the well-known Rheuma-Salve pain relief balm, are available in-store.
Essentials Pharmacy serves individuals fulfilling prescriptions for chronic and other illnesses, families seeking child nutrition and supplements, caregivers needing home care essentials, and corporations sourcing workplace medical supplies, rescue and emergency equipment, travel safety gear, and offshore marine supplies. The pharmacy also stocks accessibility and disability aids. A pharmacist is on duty at all times during opening hours, offering counselling services as well as blood pressure checks and other health checks for a minimum fee.
Over the years, Essentials Pharmacy has built an extensive, competitively priced range of health solutions, many unique to the store, and has expanded delivery options through platforms such as GrabMart, Shopee and WhatsApp so customers can order without visiting in person.
Tucked into People's Park Centre in the heart of Chinatown, Essentials Pharmacy (益生药房) has been a fixture of the local healthcare scene since 1994. Run by HST Medical Pte Ltd, the pharmacy blends everyday prescription services with a strong retail range of health supplements, many of which are formulated by HST Medical itself.
Essentials Pharmacy positions service as its top priority, describing itself as treasuring the relationship it builds with customers, whether they're coming in for prescriptions for chronic illness, complementary healthcare and supplements, or family and child nutrition. Over three decades, the pharmacy has served the local community, corporations and even overseas customers, using that experience to research and source remedies that are often uniquely available in-store.
The pharmacy's customer base spans several distinct groups. Walk-in customers come in with everyday healthcare needs or prescriptions to fill. Corporations turn to Essentials Pharmacy for workplace medical supplies, rescue and emergency equipment, travel safety gear, and even offshore marine supplies. Caregivers rely on the pharmacy for home care essentials and prescriptions for those they look after, while families come in for accessibility and disability aids or child nutrition and supplements. A dedicated team of pharmacists is on duty at all times during opening hours, ready to help with prescriptions, refills and general healthcare supplies — often, the pharmacy notes, going beyond the call of duty to make sure customers get what they need.
Beyond dispensing medication, Essentials Pharmacy offers pharmacist counselling services as well as blood pressure checks and other health checks, available for a minimum fee. This makes it a convenient stop for quick health monitoring alongside a prescription pickup, without needing a separate clinic visit.
As the retail home of parent company HST Medical, Essentials Pharmacy stocks the brand's well-known product lines. That includes the Rheuma-Salve® pain relief balm — one of Singapore's iconic pain relief products — available as a balm, liniment, patch or creme, with travel packs for those on the go. Families shopping for kids will find the Zoo-Vite Kids Vitamins range, which has been featured in local media for helping fill nutrient gaps for picky eaters, including Jelly Sticks for Immunity and Jelly Sticks for Brain (DHA). Other popular lines include Boost Immune Effervescent Vitamin C, Deep Sea Squalene for Omega-3s, Ivy Leaf Cough Syrup formulated with a patented probiotic, Pearl Powder for beauty and skincare, Shouwu Plus hair tonic, high-concentration Fish Oil Minigels, and Age-Defying NMN.
While centrally located and easy to visit in person, Essentials Pharmacy has also built out delivery options so customers don't have to come in-store for everything. Products can be ordered through GrabMart, Shopee, or directly via WhatsApp, alongside the pharmacy's own contact channels. For Singapore orders, purchases above SGD30 come with free shipping, making it easy to stock up on supplements and over-the-counter remedies from home.
Essentials Pharmacy is open Monday to Saturday from 10am to 8:30pm, and Sundays and public holidays from 11am to 5pm, making it accessible most days of the week for prescription refills, supplement shopping, or a quick health check with the on-duty pharmacist. Customers can also find and follow the pharmacy's reviews on its Google Profile.