Necopidem is a drug in the

imidazopyridine An imidazopyridine is a nitrogen containing heterocycle that is also a class of medication, drugs that contain this same chemical substructure. In general, they are GABAA receptor, GABAA receptor receptor_agonist, agonists, however recently proto ...

family, which is related to the better known drugs

zolpidem Zolpidem, sold under the brand name Ambien among others, is a medication primarily used for the short-term treatment of sleeping problems. Guidelines recommend that it be used only after cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia and after beh ...

and

alpidem Alpidem, sold under the brand name Ananxyl, is a nonbenzodiazepine anxiolytic medication which was briefly used to treat anxiety disorders but is no longer marketed. It was previously marketed in France, but was list of withdrawn drugs, disconti ...

. It is therefore considered a

nonbenzodiazepine Nonbenzodiazepines (), sometimes referred to colloquially as Z-drugs (as many of their names begin with the letter "z"), are a class of psychoactive, depressant, sedative, hypnotic, anxiolytic drugs that are benzodiazepine-like in uses, such as f ...

and as such may have

sedative A sedative or tranquilliser is a substance that induces sedation by reducing irritability or Psychomotor agitation, excitement. They are central nervous system (CNS) Depressant, depressants and interact with brain activity, causing its decelera ...

and

anxiolytic An anxiolytic (; also antipanic or anti-anxiety agent) is a medication or other intervention that reduces anxiety. This effect is in contrast to anxiogenic agents which increase anxiety. Anxiolytic medications are used for the treatment of anxie ...

effects, given its structural similarity to other nonbenzodiazepine hypnotics.

References

Carboxamides GABAA receptor positive allosteric modulators Imidazopyridines Sedatives {{sedative-stub