The medication Ambien belongs to the group of sedative-hypnotics, miscellaneous anxiolytics and nonbenzodiazepine, which helps patients fall asleep quickly by increasing the natural calming chemical in the brain's cell CNS (central nervous system). The generic name for Ambien is Zolpidem. Ambien 10 mg pills look capsule-shaped, white in colour, and AMB 10 5421 on them.