Search engine shakes hands with drug watchdog  

中国首次以搜索引擎技术监管药品安全

中国官方将把搜索引擎技术运用于药品信息领域，以遏制互联网虚假药品泛滥的趋势。中新社记者26日从北京举行的“药品安全，即刻搜索”上线仪式上了解到上述讯息。

Beijing (CNS) – Search engine Jike.com has teamed up with China's State Food and Drug Administration (SFDA) to help curb counterfeit drug trading on the Internet.

An online ceremony to announce the cooperation was held Wednesday.

Sun Xianze, a senior official from the SFDA, said they will cooperate with the search engine to release drug safety information, reports of counterfeiting and public opinions.

Launched by search.people.com.cn in 2011, Jike.com is now linked with the SFDA's drug database, where Chinese netizens can search for drug information that can help them avoid buying fakes.