CDA Recommends Not to Reimburse Tepezza Drug
CDA Recommends Not to Reimburse Tepezza Drug Canada’s Drug Agency (CDA) has issued its Draft Reimbursement Recommendation for Teprotumumab (Tepezza) for Thyroid Eye Disease (TED) with a decision “not to reimburse”. This decision, if upheld, would significantly...
June is Thyroid Awareness Month
June is Thyroid Awareness Month in Canada! Celebrating our 45th anniversary! The Thyroid Foundation of Canada, a non-profit registered volunteer organization and charity, was founded in 1980 by Diana Meltzer Abramsky, a thyroid patient from Kingston, Ontario, with the...
Health Canada Approves Tepezza
Health Canada Approves Tepezza TEPEZZA from Amgen Canada “reduces eye bulging and double vision. It also improves the signs and symptoms of Thyroid Eye Disease (TED), including eye pain, redness, and swelling.” Approval by Health Canada is the first step in a...
Regulatory Review of New TED Drug
Regulatory Review of New TED Drug TFC is supporting the Canadian regulatory review of the teprotumumab (Tepezza) drug for treating Thyroid Eye Disease produced by Amgen biopharmaceuticals. This review is part of the standard Health Technology Assessment process...
No Iodine in Most Processed Foods
No Iodine in Most Processed Foods “A 2022 study out of McMaster University in Hamilton found 11.9 per cent of the Canadians they monitored had a moderate to severe deficiency.” “The authors, who looked at iodine levels collected from 800 participants in four...
New RFA Facility in Halifax
New RFA Facility in Halifax A new Radio Frequency Ablation (RFA) facility for thyroid nodules is now available at the Bayers Lake Community Outpatient Centre, Halifax. Location: Nova Scotia Health AuthorityBayers Lake Community Outpatient Centre420 Susie Lake...
Thyroid Eye Disease Survey
Thyroid Eye Disease Survey The survey has now been completed. Thank you to all who participated. ...
Autoimmune Diseases Research
Autoimmune Diseases Research Survey The University of Cambridge, England, is conducting a research project on the impact of autoimmune diseases on health and quality of life, with a special emphasis on autoimmune diseases such as thyroid conditions....
