Eva Wikström

Eva Wikström is an Associate Professor at Karolinska Institutet, affiliated with the Department of Laboratory Medicine, Division of Clinical Pharmacology. Her clinical expertise includes pharmacological treatment of asthma and COPD, adverse drug reactions, and drug allergy.

• Doctoral Thesis: Functional characterisation of receptors for cysteinyl leukotrienes in smooth muscle (1998).
• Teaching: Clinical pharmacology for medical students at KI since 2002, pharmacovigilance courses for residents since 2021, and TBL course restructuring.

Her research focuses on improving asthma control in primary care through quality-of-life-guided treatment (AQT study), adherence, and inhalation technique. She also investigates asthma/COPD effects on endogenous steroids, drug-drug interactions via Janusmed, and pharmacoepidemiology of adverse drug effects.

Recent publications (2023-2019) explore corticosteroid-induced steroid suppression, postpartum medication safety, pediatric asthma treatment disparities, and contextual factors in primary care quality. Earlier works (2010-2009) address asthma severity classification, guideline adherence, and instrument validation for COPD.

• Clinical Roles: Head of Drug Information at Clinical Pharmacology, Karolinska University Hospital.
• Education: MD PhD from Karolinska Institutet (1992), Docent in Clinical Pharmacology (2011).