ICI-190,622 is an

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 ...

drug used in scientific research. It is a

pyrazolopyridine The pyrazolopyridines are a group of drugs investigated as anxiolytics which act as positive allosteric modulators of the GABAA receptor, GABAA receptor via the barbiturate binding site. They include the following compounds: * Cartazolate (SQ-65 ...

derivative, related to other anxiolytic compounds such as tracazolate, and more distantly to

zaleplon Zaleplon, sold under the brand name Sonata among others, is a sedative and hypnotic which is used to treat insomnia. It is a nonbenzodiazepine or Z-drug of the pyrazolopyrimidine class. It was developed by King Pharmaceuticals and approved fo ...

. It has similar effects to

benzodiazepine Benzodiazepines (BZD, BDZ, BZs), colloquially known as "benzos", are a class of central nervous system (CNS) depressant, depressant drugs whose core chemical structure is the fusion of a benzene ring and a diazepine ring. They are prescribed t ...

drugs, but is structurally distinct and so is classed as 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 ...

anxiolytic.

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Allyl compounds Alkyne derivatives Anxiolytics Carboxamides GABAA receptor positive allosteric modulators Pyrazolopyridines {{sedative-stub

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