noun. a non-benzodiazepine hypnotic posited into the United States’ market in 1993 for brief control of insomnia. Even though structurally varied from the benzodiazepines, it functions in alike manners by tying to a certain subtype of the gaba, receptor. It has mainly sedative instead of anxiolytic traits. United States brand name: Ambien.
ZOLPIDEM: “Zolpidem is one of the most widely prescribed treatments for insomnia.”