Guardian Health & Beauty + Pharmacy sits on the basement level of Waterway Point at 83 Punggol Central, Singapore, and holds a 3.5 Google rating. As the name suggests, it pairs a health and beauty store with a pharmacy counter, and click and collect orders can be placed through the Guardian website.
A good neighbourhood pharmacy is often the quickest way to sort out minor ailments: in Singapore, pharmacists can advise on coughs, colds, skin complaints and travel medicines without an appointment, and will say plainly when a doctor is the better call. Regulars also know to ask whether a cheaper generic version exists before paying for a brand-name medicine — same active ingredient, lower price. Timing helps too, as mall counters are often busiest at peak evening hours, so a lunchtime visit usually means a shorter wait.
Tucked into the mall beside Punggol MRT, it keeps prescriptions and everyday essentials an easy walk away for residents across the estate.