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 18th day of November,
2005.


									    /s/ Victor F. Ganzi

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										   Victor F. Ganzi