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Zolpidem
Ambien, Edluar (zolpidem) is a small molecule pharmaceutical. Zolpidem was first approved as Ambien on 1992-12-16. It is used to treat sleep initiation and maintenance disorders in the USA. The pharmaceutical is active against gamma-aminobutyric acid receptor subunit alpha-1. In addition, it is known to target gamma-aminobutyric acid receptor subunit alpha-3 and gamma-aminobutyric acid receptor subunit alpha-2.
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Therapeutic Areas
Therapeutic Area
MeSH
nervous system diseasesD009422
mental disordersD001523
Trade Name
FDA
EMA
Ambien, Edluar (generic drugs available since 2007-04-23, discontinued: Intermezzo, Tovalt, Zolpimist)
Drug Products
FDA
EMA
New Drug Application (NDA)
New Drug Application (NDA)
Abbreviated New Drug Application (ANDA)
Abbreviated New Drug Application (ANDA)
Zolpidem tartrate
Tradename
Company
Number
Date
Products
ZOLPIDEM TARTRATEAlmatica PharmaN-215721 RX2023-05-09
1 products, RLD, RS
EDLUARMylanN-021997 RX2009-03-13
2 products, RLD, RS
AMBIENSanofiN-019908 RX1992-12-16
2 products, RLD, RS
AMBIEN CRSanofiN-021774 RX2005-09-02
2 products, RLD
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Labels
FDA
EMA
Brand Name
Status
Last Update
ambien New Drug Application2019-02-12
edluarNew Drug Application2019-08-15
zolpidem tartrateANDA2023-06-08
Indications
FDA
EMA
Indication
Ontology
MeSH
ICD-10
sleep initiation and maintenance disorders—D007319F51.01
Agency Specific
FDA
EMA
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Patent Expiration
Patent
Expires
Flag
FDA Information
Zolpidem Tartrate, Zolpimist, Aytu
82362852032-08-07DS, DPU-70
Zolpidem Tartrate, Edluar, Mylan Speciality Lp
92657202031-02-25U-674
95972812027-04-06U-674
Zolpidem Tartrate, Intermezzo, Purdue Pharma
82421312029-08-20U-1266
76589452027-04-15DPU-1194
76826282025-02-16U-1194
82528092025-02-16DP
ATC Codes
N: Nervous system drugs
— N05: Psycholeptics
— N05C: Hypnotics and sedatives
— N05CF: Benzodiazepine related hypnotics and sedatives
— N05CF02: Zolpidem
HCPCS
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Clinical
Clinical Trials
15 clinical trials
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Indications Phases 4
Indication
MeSH
Ontology
ICD-10
Ph 1
Ph 2
Ph 3
Ph 4
Other
Total
Migraine disordersD008881EFO_0003821G435—33112
Cluster headacheD003027HP_0012199G44.00———1—1
Indications Phases 3
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Indications Phases 2
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Indications Phases 1
Indication
MeSH
Ontology
ICD-10
Ph 1
Ph 2
Ph 3
Ph 4
Other
Total
Cocaine-related disordersD019970F141————1
Indications Without Phase
Indication
MeSH
Ontology
ICD-10
Ph 1
Ph 2
Ph 3
Ph 4
Other
Total
Headache disordersD020773EFO_0009550G44————11
Epidemiology
Epidemiological information for investigational and approved indications
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Drug
General
Drug common nameZOLPIDEM
INNzolpidem
Description
Zolpidem is an imidazo[1,2-a]pyridine compound having a 4-tolyl group at the 2-position, an N,N-dimethylcarbamoylmethyl group at the 3-position and a methyl substituent at the 6-position. It has a role as a central nervous system depressant, a GABA agonist and a sedative.
Classification
Small molecule
Drug classhypnotics/sedatives (zolpidem type)
Image (chem structure or protein)
Structure (InChI/SMILES or Protein Sequence)
Cc1ccc(-c2nc3ccc(C)cn3c2CC(=O)N(C)C)cc1
Identifiers
PDB—
CAS-ID82626-48-0
RxCUI39993
ChEMBL IDCHEMBL911
ChEBI ID10125
PubChem CID5732
DrugBankDB00425
UNII ID7K383OQI23 (ChemIDplus, GSRS)
Target
Agency Approved
GABRA1
GABRA1
Organism
Homo sapiens
Gene name
GABRA1
Gene synonyms
NCBI Gene ID
2554
Protein name
gamma-aminobutyric acid receptor subunit alpha-1
Protein synonyms
GABA(A) receptor subunit alpha-1, GABA(A) receptor, alpha 1, gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) A receptor, alpha 1, gamma-aminobutyric acid type A receptor alpha1 subunit
Uniprot ID
Q8N629
Mouse ortholog
Gabra1 (14394)
gamma-aminobutyric acid receptor subunit alpha-1 (P62812)
Alternate
GABRA3
GABRA3
GABRA2
GABRA2
Organism
Homo sapiens
Gene name
GABRA3
Gene synonyms
NCBI Gene ID
2556
Protein name
gamma-aminobutyric acid receptor subunit alpha-3
Protein synonyms
GABA(A) receptor subunit alpha-3, GABA(A) receptor, alpha 3, gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) A receptor, alpha 3, gamma-aminobutyric acid type A receptor alpha3 subunit, gamma-animobutyric acid (GABA) A receptor, alpha 3
Uniprot ID
Q8TAF9
Mouse ortholog
Gabra3 (14396)
gamma-aminobutyric acid receptor subunit alpha-3 (P26049)
Variants
Clinical Variant
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Financial
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Trends
PubMed Central
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Safety
Black-box Warning
Black-box warning for: Ambien , Edluar, Zolpidem tartrate
Adverse Events
Top Adverse Reactions
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2,763 adverse events reported
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