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TBS’s Happy Life in Taipei and LOHAS and Health Win Taiwan Pharmaceutical Reporting Awards

The Federation of Taiwan Pharmacists Associations presented the “2025 Taiwan Pharmaceutical Reporting Awards” on November 30, and Taipei Broadcasting Station (TBS) once again delivered an outstanding performance. Hosted by Wei-Hua Lin, the program Happy Life in Taipei won the Merit Award (Audio Category) for its special segment “Pharmacist at My Home – Medication Safety Series – ‘Chinese Medi-cine and Western Medicine Are Both Medicine: What Pharmacists Worry About.’” Meanwhile, LOHAS and Health, hosted by Ming-Hui Chou, received the Excellence Award (Audio Category) for its episode “What Drivers Must Know About ‘Medication.’”

According to TBS, the award-winning program Happy Life in Taipei is dedicated to promoting correct medication use and sharing up-to-date pharmaceutical knowledge, while encouraging the public to make full use of consultation services offered by hospital and community pharmacists. Host Wei-Hua Lin ex-plained that the original purpose of producing the “Pharmacist at My Home” segment stemmed from con-cern for public health issues and a desire to explore uncertainties surrounding medication use. The program delivers professional medical knowledge in an accessible way, helping the public gain a deeper understand-ing of “pharmaceutical care.” This award-winning episode specifically addressed the newly added inter-pretive directive under Article 103, Paragraph 2 of the Pharmaceutical Affairs Act, explaining its implica-tions for medication safety and pharmacists’ concerns. Lin emphasized that medication safety is not only a matter of protecting lives and health, but also a fundamental safeguard against the waste of medical re-sources.

Host Ming-Hui Chou of LOHAS and Health pointed out that while the dangers of drunk driving are wide-ly recognized, many people overlook the fact that certain medications can also impair attention and reac-tion time, posing serious risks when driving. “Through this report, we hope to raise public awareness of safe medication use, firmly reject drug-impaired driving, and protect the lives of ourselves and others,” Chou said. “I am deeply grateful for the recognition from the judges, as well as the support of the Federa-tion of Taiwan Pharmacists Associations and the pharmacists who participated in our interviews.” She added that LOHAS and Health will continue to promote proper medication practices on TBS to safeguard public health.

Station Director Shao-Chien Hu emphasized that TBS not only provides timely news and disaster infor-mation for Taipei City but also offers a wide range of practical and diverse lifestyle knowledge to the pub-lic. The award-winning programs Happy Life in Taipei and LOHAS and Health not only cover medical and everyday health topics, but also maintain long-term focus on social welfare, anti-fraud efforts, and anti-drug advocacy, fully demonstrating the social responsibility and care expected of a public broadcaster. Looking ahead, TBS will continue to develop a wide range of programming for audiences of different ag-es and backgrounds, delivering the warmth and sincerity of Taipei through its broadcasts.

Listeners can tune in to the award-winning programs via the “T Radio” online radio platform (https://tradio.gov.taipei) or visit the official Taipei Broadcasting Station Facebook page (https://facebook.com/FM93.1AM1134) for more program information.

The “Pharmacist at My Home” segment of Happy Life in Taipei, hosted by Wei-Hua Lin, won the Merit Award in the Audio Category at the Taiwan Pharmaceutical Reporting Awards.

The episode “What Drivers Must Know About ‘Medication’” from LOHAS and Health, hosted by Ming-Hui Chou, received the Excellence Award in the Audio Category at the Taiwan Pharmaceutical Reporting Awards.

TBS Director Shao-Chien Hu congratulates hosts Wei-Hua Lin and Ming-Hui Chou on winning the “Tai-wan Pharmaceutical Reporting Awards,” recognizing their outstanding achievements in professional health reporting and bringing further honor to Taipei Broadcasting Station.