Imidazopyridine

The imidazopyridines are a class of sedative drugs related (in terms of their effect) to benzodiazepines. They include:


 * Zolpidem (Ambien)
 * Alpidem
 * Saripidem
 * Necopidem

As they are not chemically related to the benzodiazepines despite their similar effect, such drugs—as well as the pyrazolopyrimidines and cyclopyrrones—are sometimes grouped together and referred to as "nonbenzodiazepines".