UNITED STATES

                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

                                  SCHEDULE TO/A

            Tender Offer Statement under Section 14(d)(1) or 13(e)(1)
                     of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

                                (Amendment No. 3)

                          ENCYSIVE PHARMACEUTICALS INC.

                       (Name of Subject Company (Issuer))

                           EXPLORER ACQUISITION CORP.
                                    (Offeror)

                          a wholly-owned subsidiary of

                                   PFIZER INC.
                               (Parent of Offeror)

            (Names of Filing Persons (identifying status as offeror,
                            issuer or other person))

                         COMMON STOCK, $0.005 PAR VALUE
                         (Title of Class of Securities)

                                    29256X107
                      (CUSIP Number of Class of Securities)

                             MARGARET M. FORAN, ESQ.
                                   PFIZER INC.
                              235 EAST 42ND STREET
                               NEW YORK, NY 10017
                              PHONE (212) 573-2323
                 (Name, address, and telephone numbers of person
                        authorized to receive notices and
                   communications on behalf of filing persons)

                                   Copies to:
                             RAYMOND O. GIETZ, ESQ.
                           WEIL, GOTSHAL & MANGES LLP
                                767 FIFTH AVENUE
                               NEW YORK, NY 10153
                                 (212) 310-8000

                            CALCULATION OF FILING FEE
================================================================================
 TRANSACTION VALUATION(1)                       AMOUNT OF FILING FEE(2)
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       $210,165,550                                     $8,260




(1)   Estimated for purposes of calculating the filing fee only. The transaction
      valuation was calculated by adding the sum of (i) 80,962,765 shares of
      common stock, par value $0.005 per share, of Encysive Pharmaceuticals Inc.
      outstanding multiplied by the offer price of $2.35 per share, (ii) 777,079
      shares of common stock, par value $0.005 per share, of Encysive
      Pharmaceuticals Inc., which were subject to issuance pursuant to the
      exercise of outstanding options that have an exercise price per share of
      less than $2.35, multiplied by $2.35 and (iii) 7,692,305 shares of common
      stock, par value $0.005 per share, of Encysive Pharmaceuticals Inc., which
      were subject to issuance pursuant to the exercise of outstanding warrants,
      multiplied by $2.35. The calculation of the filing fee is based on
      Encysive Pharmaceuticals Inc.'s representation of its capitalization as of
      February 15, 2008.

(2)   The filing fee was calculated in accordance with Rule 0-11 under the
      Securities Exchange Act of 1934, by multiplying the transaction value by
      .00003930.

|X|   Check the box if any part of the fee is offset as provided by Rule
      0-11(a)(2) and identify the filing with which the offsetting fee was
      previously paid. Identify the previous filing by registration statement
      number, or the form or schedule and the date of its filing

Amount Previously Paid: $8,260                  Filing Party: Pfizer Inc. and
                                                      Explorer Acquisition Corp.
Form of Registration No.: Schedule TO           Date Filed: March 4, 2008

|_|   Check the box if the filing relates solely to preliminary communications
      made before the commencement of a tender offer.

Check the appropriate boxes below to designate any transactions to which the
statement relates:

|X|   Third-party tender offer subject to Rule 14d-1
|_|   Issuer tender offer subject to Rule 13e-4
|_|   Going-private transaction subject to Rule 13e-3
|_|   Amendment to Schedule 13D under Rule 13d-2

Check the following box if the filing is a final amendment reporting the results
of the tender offer. |_|


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                         AMENDMENT NO. 3 TO SCHEDULE TO

This Amendment No. 3 (the "Amendment No. 3") amends and supplements the Tender
Offer Statement on Schedule TO filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission
(the "Commission") on March 4, 2008, as amended by Amendment No. 1 filed with
the Commission on March 27, 2008 and by Amendment No. 2 filed with the
Commission on April 1, 2008 (as amended, the "Schedule TO") by Pfizer Inc.
("Pfizer") and its wholly-owned subsidiary, Explorer Acquisition Corp. (the
"Purchaser"). This Schedule TO relates to the offer by the Purchaser to purchase
all of the outstanding shares of common stock, par value $0.005 per share
(including the associated preferred stock purchase rights, the "Shares"), of
Encysive Pharmaceuticals Inc., a Delaware corporation ("Encysive"), for $2.35,
net to the seller in cash, without interest thereon and less any required
withholding taxes, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the
Offer to Purchase dated March 4, 2008 (the "Offer to Purchase") and in the
related Letter of Transmittal (which, together with any amendments or
supplements to the Offer to Purchase and the Letter of Transmittal, collectively
constitute the "Offer"). Copies of the Offer to Purchase and the Letter of
Transmittal were filed as Exhibits (a)(1)(A) and (a)(1)(B) to the Schedule TO,
respectively. The Offer is made pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger
(the "Merger Agreement"), dated as of February 20, 2008, by and among Encysive,
the Purchaser and Pfizer.

All capitalized terms used in this Amendment No. 3 and not otherwise defined
herein shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Schedule TO or the Offer
to Purchase.

The information in the Offer to Purchase and the related Letter of Transmittal
is incorporated into this Amendment No. 3 by reference to all of the applicable
items in the Schedule TO, except that such information is amended and
supplemented to the extent specifically provided in this Amendment No. 3.

ITEM 11. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.

Item 11 of the Schedule TO is amended and supplemented by adding the following
text to such Item:

"On April 1, 2008, Pfizer issued a press release announcing preliminary results
of the Offer. Based on information provided by the Depositary, as of the
expiration of the initial offering period, Pfizer reported that an aggregate of
70,238,869 Shares (including approximately 8,473,574 Shares subject to
guarantees of delivery) were tendered and not withdrawn pursuant to the Offer,
representing approximately 86.8% of the outstanding Shares.

On April 7, 2008, Pfizer issued a press release announcing that the period for
delivery of Shares subject to guarantees of delivery expired on April 3, 2008 at
5:00 p.m., New York City time, and, as of such time, a total of 2,363,384 Shares
were validly tendered pursuant to such procedures. As of April 1, 2008, Pfizer
beneficially owned approximately 64,128,679 Shares (representing approximately
79.22% of the outstanding Shares)."

ITEM 12. EXHIBITS.

Item 12 of the Schedule TO is hereby amended and supplemented to include the
following:

         "(a)(5)(G) Press Release issued by Pfizer on April 7, 2008."




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                                   SIGNATURES

         After due inquiry and to the best of the knowledge and belief of each
of the undersigned, each of the undersigned hereby certifies that the
information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.

 Date:  April 7, 2008
                                                PFIZER INC.

                                                By:  /s/ David Reid
                                                    ----------------------------
                                                    Name:   David Reid
                                                    Title:  Assistant Secretary


                                                EXPLORER ACQUISITION CORP.

                                                By:  /s/ Lawrence Miller
                                                    ----------------------------
                                                    Name:   Lawrence Miller
                                                    Title:  Vice President























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