POWER OF ATTORNEY


KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned hereby constitutes and
appoints each of Douglas A. Dworkin, Tara J. Gabbai, William M. Haskel, Eileen
M. Lach, Robert E. Landry, Jr., Gregory Norden, Lawrence V. Stein, Bryan A.
Supran and Mary Katherine Wold, signing singly, and with full power of
substitution, the undersigned's true and lawful attorney-in-fact to:

(1)	prepare, execute in the undersigned's name and on the undersigned's behalf,
and submit to the United States Securities and Exchange Commission a Form ID,
including amendments thereto, and any other documents necessary or appropriate
to obtain codes and passwords enabling the undersigned to make electronic
filings with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission of reports
required by Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or
any rule or regulation of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission;

(2)	execute for and on behalf of the undersigned, in the undersigned's capacity
as an officer and/or 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, and the rules and regulations thereunder, and Form 144 in accordance
with the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations
thereunder;

(3)	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
or Form 144, complete and execute any amendment or amendments thereto, and
timely file such forms with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission
and any stock exchange or similar authority; and

(4)	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 and Form 144 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 16th day of January, 2008.



					/s/ Geno J. Germano
					Geno J. Germano