POWER OF ATTORNEY

	KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the
undersigned hereby constitutes and
appoints each of Bradford A. Lewin,
Eileen M. Lach, Kenneth J. Martin,  Jack M.
O'Connor, William M. Haskel,
Timothy T. Slater, Garrett L. Stackman, Lawrence V.
Stein and Bryan A.
Supran,  signing singly,  the  undersigned's  true and lawful

attorney-in-fact to:

	(1)  execute  for and on behalf of the
undersigned,  in the  undersigned's
capacity as a director of Wyeth (the
"Company"),  Forms 3, 4 and 5 in accordance
with  Section  16(a) of the
Securities  Exchange  Act of 1934,  as amended (the
"Exchange Act"), and
the rules thereunder;

	(2) do and  perform  any and all acts for and
on behalf of the  undersigned
which may be  necessary or desirable to
complete and execute any such Forms 3, 4
or 5 and timely file such form
with the United  States  Securities  and Exchange
Commission and any
stock exchange or similar authority; and

	(3) take any other action of
any type  whatsoever  in  connection  with the
foregoing which, in the
opinion of such attorney-in-fact,  may be of benefit to,
in the best
interest  of, or legally  required  by, the  undersigned,  it being

understood that the documents executed by such attorney-in-fact on behalf
of the
undersigned  pursuant to this Power of Attorney  shall be in such
form and shall
contain such terms and conditions as such
attorney-in-fact  may approve in such
attorney-in-fact's discretion.


	The undersigned hereby grants to each such  attorney-in-fact full power
and
authority  to do and perform any and every act and thing  whatsoever
requisite,
necessary  or proper to be done in the  exercise of any of the
rights and powers
herein granted, as fully to all intents and purposes as
the undersigned might or
could do if personally  present,  with full
power of substitution or revocation,
hereby  ratifying  and  confirming
all  that  such  attorney-in-fact,  or  such
attorney-in-fact's
substitute or substitutes,  shall lawfully do or cause to be
done by
virtue of this  power of  attorney  and the  rights  and  powers  herein

granted.

	This Power of  Attorney  shall  remain in full  force and
effect  until the
undersigned  is no longer  required to file Forms 3, 4
and 5 with respect to the
undersigned's  holdings of and transactions in
securities issued by the Company,
unless earlier revoked by the
undersigned in a signed writing  delivered to the
foregoing
attorneys-in-fact.

	IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused
this Power of Attorney to be
executed as of this 29th day of September,
2005.


									   /s/  Gary L. Rogers

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										   Gary L. Rogers