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<ACCEPTANCE-DATETIME>20091019165851
ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001209191-09-049072
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	4
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20091015
FILED AS OF DATE:		20091019
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20091019

ISSUER:		

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			WYETH
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000005187
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS [2834]
		IRS NUMBER:				132526821
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		5 GIRALDA FARMS
		CITY:			MADISON
		STATE:			NJ
		ZIP:			07940
		BUSINESS PHONE:		9736605000

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		5 GIRALDA FARMS
		CITY:			MADISON
		STATE:			NJ
		ZIP:			07940

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	AMERICAN HOME PRODUCTS CORP
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	20020308

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	AMERICAN HOME PRODUCTS CORP
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19920703

REPORTING-OWNER:	

	OWNER DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			AMEN ROBERT M
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001189153

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		4
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-01225
		FILM NUMBER:		091126378

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		C/O INTERNATIONAL PAPER
		STREET 2:		400 ATLANTIC ST
		CITY:			STAMFORD
		STATE:			CT
		ZIP:			06921
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    <periodOfReport>2009-10-15</periodOfReport>

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        <issuerName>WYETH</issuerName>
        <issuerTradingSymbol>WYE</issuerTradingSymbol>
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            <transactionAmounts>
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                <transactionPricePerShare>
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    <footnotes>
        <footnote id="F1">Pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger by and among Wyeth, Pfizer Inc. and Wagner Acquisition Corp. dated as of January 25, 2009 (as amended, the &quot;Merger Agreement&quot;), each of these shares was cancelled at the effective time of the merger in exchange for cash equal to the per share value of the merger consideration of $49.58.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, all phantom stock units, each of which represents the value of one actual share of common stock and has no exercise feature or expiration date, was cancelled at the effective time of the merger in exchange for cash equal to the product of (a) the number of shares underlying the phantom stock units and (b) the per share value of the merger consideration of $49.58.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

    <remarks></remarks>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>Tara J. Gabbai, Attorney-in-Fact for Robert M. Amen</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2009-10-19</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>
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