HOUSTON, Nov. 26, 2007 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- Encysive Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NasdaqGM:ENCY - News) today announced the commercial availability of THELIN(r)(1) (sitaxentan sodium(2)) 100 mg tablets in Italy for the treatment of pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH). Encysive received European Union (EU) marketing authorization for THELIN from the European Commission in August 2006. THELIN is the first selective endothelin A receptor antagonist, and the first once-daily oral treatment available for patients with PAH.