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Pfizer Fourth-Quarter and Full-Year 2005 Financial Results Reflect Operating and Financial Strength

    ($ billions, except per-
      share amounts)           Fourth Quarter             Full Year
                            2005          2004         2005         2004
    Revenue                $13.592      $14.924      $51.298      $52.516
    Reported Net Income     $2.732       $2.825       $8.085      $11.361
    Reported Diluted EPS     $0.37        $0.38        $1.09        $1.49
    Adjusted Income(1)      $3.765       $4.385      $15.001      $16.136
    Adjusted Diluted
     EPS(1)                  $0.51        $0.58        $2.02        $2.12
    [see end of text prior to tables]


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Stronger Than Expected Results Driven by In-Line Medicines, Performance of New
                   Medicines, and Accelerated Cost Savings

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               Lipitor Revenue Up 12 Percent Worldwide in 2005;
             Lyrica One of Most Successful Pfizer Launches Ever;
          Worldwide Geodon Revenue Up 26 Percent; Pipeline Advances,
 With Six Promising Medicines In U.S. Regulatory Review, Including Sutent and
               Champix, Which Have Been Granted Priority Review

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              'Adapting to Scale' Cost Savings of $800 Million,
                               Double 2005 Goal

                                    - - -

             Quarter Includes Important Lipitor Patent Victories
                       and 26-Percent Dividend Increase

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                 Pfizer Continues To Invest in Future Growth;
          Reaches Agreement to Acquire Worldwide Rights to Exubera,
                    Innovative Diabetes Product Candidate

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          Factors Driving Performance in 2006 May Differ from 2005;
                    Company Analyst Meeting Is February 10

    NEW YORK, Jan. 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Pfizer reported fourth-quarter
and full-year 2005 financial results today that reflect operating and
financial strength, with performance exceeding expectations, driven by in-line
medicines, new medicines, and accelerated cost savings, all while promising
candidates continue to advance through the company's pipeline.
    "We are supporting our key in-line and newly launched medicines, driving
important new medicines through the pipeline and taking a series of specific
actions to build Pfizer's value," said Hank McKinnell, chairman and chief
executive officer.  "We completed the year with positive news on many fronts
-- including double-digit full-year worldwide growth of Lipitor; an
exceptional Lyrica launch in the U.S.; priority-review status for two
potential breakthrough medicines, Sutent for cancer and Champix for smoking
cessation; favorable decisions in Lipitor patent cases; and a 26-percent
dividend increase for the first quarter of 2006.  Our strategy of driving
growth in our in-line medicines and investing in promising new medicines is
the essence of the new Pfizer.  We will continue to focus on enhancing value
for our shareholders and meeting patients' needs worldwide."
    Dr. McKinnell said there were two primary drivers for Pfizer's better-
than-expected performance in the quarter: better revenue performance in the
Human Health business; and operating expense savings, coupled with the
acceleration of the "Adapting to Scale" (AtS) cost savings to $800 million in
2005, which is double the goal for the year.
    "While we are pleased that Pfizer's performance in 2005 exceeded previous
expectations, investors should be aware that the factors driving Pfizer's
performance may differ materially in 2006," Dr. McKinnell added.  "We look
forward to providing a full briefing on our 2006 financial guidance, strategy,
products, and pipeline at our analyst meeting in New York on February 10.  We
enter the new year with renewed determination to capitalize on all the
opportunities we see to bring our innovative medicines to those who need
them."

         Portfolio, Pipeline Position Human Health for Future Success

    "2005 has been a challenging year for Pfizer Human Health," said Karen
Katen, vice chairman of Pfizer Inc and president of Pfizer Human Health.
"However, fourth-quarter and full-year 2005 results indicate that we are
well-positioned for the future, with a solid in-line portfolio and a rich
pipeline of innovative new medicines."
    Loss of exclusivity in the U.S. of certain key medicines, uncertainty
related to Celebrex, and the suspension of Bextra sales cumulatively reduced
2005 worldwide revenue by $5.7 billion.  As a result, total Pfizer Human
Health revenue declined $1.8 billion, or 4 percent, for full-year 2005
compared to full-year 2004.  In the U.S., Human Health revenue declined 12
percent for the full-year 2005 compared to the same period in 2004.
    Excluding the major medicines that lost exclusivity in the U.S. in 2004
and 2005 and the selective COX-2 inhibitors, Human Health adjusted revenues(2)
grew 11 percent worldwide and 10 percent in the U.S. for full-year 2005
compared to 2004.  The successful launches of seven new medicines over the
past two years are enabling Pfizer to replenish our portfolio.  The combined
sales of these products (Inspra, Caduet, Olmetec, Macugen, Revatio, Zmax, and
Lyrica) generated $284 million in fourth-quarter 2005 revenue and $632 million
in full-year 2005 revenue worldwide.
    Many of Pfizer's top medicines achieved double-digit growth worldwide in
2005 compared to 2004 across many therapeutic areas, including
cardiovascular/metabolic diseases (Lipitor up 12 percent, Caduet up 272
percent); central nervous system disorders (Geodon up 26 percent, Relpax up 38
percent); infectious and respiratory diseases (Zyvox up 33 percent, Vfend up
38 percent); oncology (Aromasin up 73 percent); and ophthalmology
(Xalatan/Xalacom up 12 percent).

                     Fourth-Quarter Portfolio Highlights

    The cardiovascular portfolio continues to perform well.  Cardiovascular
sales include another billion-dollar quarter for Norvasc and continued
momentum for Caduet, which achieved 323-percent revenue growth worldwide in
the fourth quarter to $65 million.  Worldwide sales of Lipitor totaled $3.4
billion in the fourth quarter, reflecting growth of 3 percent over the
previous year's quarter, a difficult comparison in light of Lipitor's 23-
percent revenue growth in the fourth quarter of 2004, exacerbated by four
fewer business days in the 2005 quarter.  Full-year sales of $12.2 billion
reflected 12-percent growth over 2004.
    In the recently published IDEAL study, Lipitor was shown to be numerically
superior to Zocor in the secondary prevention of cardiovascular events.  This
difference fell just short of statistical significance (p=0.07 vs.
significance at p=0.05).  Lipitor did achieve statistically significant
improvements in major secondary endpoints, including a 13-percent reduction in
major cardiovascular events and a 17-percent reduction in non-fatal heart
attacks for patients taking Lipitor 80 mg compared to patients taking
simvastatin (Zocor) 20 and 40 mg.  These results affirm that intensive lipid-
lowering with Lipitor 80 mg can safely provide benefits beyond the most
commonly prescribed doses of Zocor (20 and 40 mg) in patients with coronary
artery disease.
    The performance of the central nervous system portfolio was fueled by the
launch of Lyrica.  Since its September launch, more than 500,000 prescriptions
have been written for Lyrica in the U.S. as of December 23, 2005.  Lyrica had
already gained more than a 7-percent new-prescription share of the U.S. anti-
epileptic market as of December 23, continuing its performance as one of
Pfizer's most successful pharmaceutical launches.  This mirrors the
outstanding launch performance seen globally.  On a worldwide basis, Geodon
exhibited strong full-year growth of 26 percent.  This performance far
outpaced the rate of market growth.  In the U.S., Geodon is the second-
fastest-growing atypical anti-psychotic oral medication in new-prescription
volume as of November year-to-date.  Its balance of powerful efficacy and a
favorable metabolic profile positions it for further growth.
    In the ophthalmology portfolio, the 9-percent worldwide growth in audited
sales of Xalatan/Xalacom outpaced market growth (IMS MIDAS data for the twelve
months ending November 2005).  These medicines continue to lead the worldwide
glaucoma market with a 35.7-percent share of revenues during the same period.
Pfizer recently launched the first fully validated glaucoma risk calculator,
which will help physicians identify patients with ocular hypertension who are
most likely to progress to glaucoma, and determine whether to initiate earlier
therapy.  Macugen has become an important treatment in the U.S. for wet age-
related macular degeneration, the leading cause of blindness in people over
60.  While new competitors are expected to enter the market, Macugen has a
strong foothold with more than 40,000 patients treated to date.  Macugen's
favorable safety profile has been maintained for more than two years of
clinical testing and marketing.
    Despite decreased usage in prescription pain medications, Celebrex
continues to be a leader in this field with a 46-percent share of U.S. anti-
inflammatory sales and a 22-percent share worldwide for November 2005.  In the
fourth quarter of 2005, Celebrex was the fastest-growing medicine in the U.S.
anti-inflammatory market.  Pfizer is currently supporting the Cleveland
Clinic's 20,000-patient prospective study to definitively evaluate the
relative safety of Celebrex and two older pain medications in patients with
heart disease or at high risk of heart disease.
    Worldwide full-year 2005 Viagra sales declined 2 percent.  Fourth-quarter
2005 sales declined 8 percent, versus the comparable period in 2004,
reflecting slower growth in the overall erectile-dysfunction (ED) market and
competition from other products.  Viagra continues to lead the ED market and
is capturing six out of ten new prescriptions for ED in the U.S. through
November 2005 year-to-date.  Pfizer is supporting consumer ED education with
the recent launch of a new unbranded educational campaign in the U.S.

             Rich Pipeline of New Medicines Continues to Advance

    "We continue to make excellent progress toward our goal of filing 20 major
new medicines in the U.S. in the five-year period ending in 2006," said Dr.
John LaMattina, President of Pfizer Global Research and Development.
    In addition to the seven products launched in 2004 and 2005, six
additional products are under review by the FDA.  Priority review has been
granted for three of these -- Sutent (sunitinib), Champix (varenicline), and
Eraxis (anidulafungin).

    * Sutent is an oral agent with anti-angiogenic and anti-tumor activity
      that may offer significant advantage to physicians treating patients
      with metastatic renal cell carcinoma and Gleevec-resistant
      gastrointestinal stromal tumors.

    * Champix, a novel partial nicotinic agonist for smoking cessation, has
      been shown to be more effective than the only other oral anti-smoking
      prescription medicine.

    * In a recent study, the antifungal agent Eraxis has shown significant
      benefit over fluconazole in the treatment of candidemia and invasive
      candidiasis and has received an approvable letter from the FDA for
      esophageal candidiasis.

    Three other products are currently under review by the FDA:

    * Exubera, the inhaled insulin drug for type 1 and type 2 diabetes,
      represents the first non-injectable form of insulin available for
      diabetics.  It has been recommended for approval by the FDA advisory
      committee and for marketing authorization by the Committee for Medicinal
      Products in Europe.  Pfizer has reached an agreement to acquire sanofi-
      aventis's share of worldwide rights to Exubera, as well as the insulin
      production facilities located in Frankfurt previously jointly owned by
      the two companies.

    * Indiplon is filed for two NDAs for the treatment of adult insomnia, in
      immediate-release and modified-release formulations.

    * We have received an approvable letter from the FDA for Zeven
      (dalbavancin), a once-weekly intravenous antibiotic for the treatment
      of complicated skin and skin-structure infections caused by Gram-
      positive bacteria, including methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus
      aureus.  This is Pfizer's second major product filing resulting from the
      recent acquisition of Vicuron.

    "And we reached several important milestones during the fourth quarter in
our ongoing efforts to bring new innovative therapies to patients around the
world," said Dr. LaMattina.
    Ticilimumab (CP-675,206), an anti-CTLA4 receptor antagonist, began Phase 3
testing in December.  The compound is a monoclonal antibody and another
addition in Pfizer's growing pipeline of large-molecule biologics.
Ticilimumab may offer an important new option for treating metastatic
melanoma, which has a five-year survival rate of less than 10 percent.
    In 2005, Pfizer extended our long history of successful alliances and
acquisitions with a series of agreements with Angiosyn, BioRen, Coley, Idun,
Incyte, Renovis, Rigel, and Vicuron, several of which are already
demonstrating strong results.  In the fourth quarter of 2005, Pfizer began two
Phase 3 trials for non-small-cell lung cancer using a novel anti-cancer agent
PF-3512676 (formerly CpG 7909), licensed from Coley Pharmaceutical Group.
Based on Phase 2 survival data, this compound may offer a significant
advancement over current therapies in treating non-small-cell lung cancer.
    Pfizer also entered a global collaborative research and licensing
agreement with Incyte Corporation in the fourth quarter of 2005, giving us
exclusive worldwide development and commercialization rights to a portfolio of
CCR2 antagonist compounds for the potential treatment of inflammation.  The
most advanced compound is currently in Phase 2a studies in rheumatoid
arthritis and insulin-resistant obese patients.

                        Leveraging Financial Strength

    "Pfizer is undertaking a series of actions to employ the company's strong
positive cash flow for the short- and long-term benefit of shareholders," said
David Shedlarz, vice chairman.  "Given the strength of our operations, in
December 2005 we increased our dividend for the first quarter of 2006 by 26
percent to 24 cents per share, while continuing to invest for long-term
growth.  With this increase, Pfizer will have increased dividends every year
for 39 consecutive years.  In 2005, we repatriated nearly $37 billion in
foreign earnings, which Pfizer is using to enhance its balance sheet and
invest in business opportunities.  In addition, the company purchased nearly
$4 billion in common stock in 2005, and it will continue to buy back its stock
in 2006.  Pfizer's sterling triple-A credit rating was also reaffirmed by
Standard & Poor's and Moody's.
    "With these and other actions, we are demonstrating to shareholders our
commitment to work to enhance the value of their investment in Pfizer," Mr.
Shedlarz concluded.
    "Pfizer's earnings performance in the fourth quarter reflected operational
flexibility, exceeding the estimate we announced in October 2005 for a number
of reasons," said Alan Levin, senior vice president and chief financial
officer.  "Human Health revenues were stronger than previously forecast,
reflecting an unexpected two-week delay in the introduction of azithromycin
(Zithromax) generics in the U.S., strong early market acceptance of Lyrica,
and better-than-anticipated performance in certain key markets (Japan and
Germany) and in certain key products (Zyrtec and Norvasc).  The fourth quarter
of 2005 had four fewer business days than the fourth quarter of 2004; this is
reflected in more tempered revenues and operating expenditures for the
quarter.  Full-year 2005 figures reflect a comparable number of days to 2004.
    "Cost of sales for the quarter remained under pressure, although the
impact of changes in the geographic, product, and segment mix of our products
was partially mitigated by the favorable impact of foreign exchange during the
quarter.  The modest rate of growth in Selling, Informational and
administrative expenses and the decline in Research and Development
expenditures is due in part to greater savings associated with our Adapting to
Scale (AtS) initiative.  For the full year, AtS savings of approximately $800
million were realized, double our original goal for the year.  We also
achieved approximately $4.2 billion in synergies through 2005 in connection
with our acquisition and integration of Pharmacia Corporation.
    "Relative to prior expectations, fourth-quarter and full-year reported net
income and diluted EPS reflect our enhanced operating performance during the
quarter, partially offset by higher AtS implementation costs," Mr. Levin
concluded.

         Pfizer Continues Aggressive Defense of Intellectual Property
                  With Important Lipitor, Norvasc Victories

    In December 2005, Pfizer prevailed in a U.S. court decision involving a
patent challenge to Lipitor, the world's most popular cholesterol-lowering
medicine.  The U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware determined
that two U.S. patents covering atorvastatin, the active ingredient in Lipitor,
are valid and infringed by the product of generic manufacturer Ranbaxy Labs
LTD (Ranbaxy), thus protecting Lipitor's exclusivity until June 2011.
    The U.S. decision marked one more major victory over Ranbaxy, which is
using legal challenges in an attempt to overturn Pfizer's atorvastatin patents
in the U.S. and many other markets.  In October 2005, the United Kingdom's
High Court upheld the exclusivity of the basic patent covering atorvastatin.
The ruling prohibits Ranbaxy from introducing a generic version of
atorvastatin in the U.K. until the patent expires in November 2011.  Both the
U.S. and U.K. decisions have been appealed.
    "Lipitor represents nothing less than one of the most important medical
breakthroughs from pharmaceutical research, and the courts are sending a clear
message that the legal system should support and encourage this kind of
innovation," said Jeffrey Kindler, vice chairman and general counsel.  "We
continue to believe that policymakers should examine a system in which generic
companies can take as many 'shots on goal' as they wish, employing lawyers,
not medical researchers, around the world to undermine confidence in research-
based companies and the jobs they support.  Our only course is to aggressively
defend our patents and stand for principles we believe in, on behalf of the
patients we serve and the future of medical innovation."
    In a separate case, Pfizer announced yesterday that the U.S. District
Court for the Northern District of Illinois upheld Pfizer's U.S. patent
covering amlodipine besylate, the active ingredient in Norvasc, which had been
challenged by the generic manufacturer Apotex.

                 Disaster Relief Efforts, Access Initiatives
                       Highlight Corporate Citizenship

    Pfizer continues to make progress in its initiatives to expand access to
medicines and healthcare resources and to demonstrate excellence in corporate
citizenship.
    During 2005, the company made substantial contributions to the relief and
recovery efforts in response to an unprecedented series of natural disasters,
including the Asian tsunami, Hurricanes Katrina and Rita in the U.S. Gulf
States, and the earthquake that struck Pakistan and India.  In partnership
with relief organizations and local authorities in the affected regions,
Pfizer and its colleagues donated funds, medicines, and healthcare supplies
and supported the rebuilding of critical healthcare infrastructure.
    The company also advanced healthcare programs and partnerships in the
developing world during 2005, including a program to train medical
professionals across Africa in diagnosis and management of patients with HIV,
malaria, and tuberculosis; a multi-country initiative to eliminate trachoma,
the world's leading cause of preventable blindness; and a program in 42
developing countries to train healthcare providers in the treatment of
opportunistic infections associated with HIV/AIDS.

                    Pfizer Changing to Meet Changing Times

    "While 2005 was one of the most difficult years in memory, it ended well,"
Dr. McKinnell concluded.  "2005 will be seen as a pivotal year in Pfizer's
history -- the last year of the old Pfizer.  We are once again doing what
every generation of Pfizer colleagues has had to do since the late 1800s --
change our company to meet changing times."

    For additional details, please see the attached financial schedules,
product revenue tables, supplemental financial information, and Disclosure
Notice.

    (1) "Adjusted income" and "adjusted diluted earnings per share (EPS)"
         are defined as reported net income and reported diluted EPS,
         excluding discontinued operations, cumulative effect of a change in
         accounting principles, purchase accounting adjustments, merger-
         related costs, and certain significant items.  As described under
         Adjusted Income in the Management's Discussion and Analysis of
         Financial Condition and Results of Operations section of Pfizer's
         Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended October 2, 2005, management
         uses adjusted income, among other factors, to set performance goals
         and to measure the performance of the overall company.  We believe
         that investors' understanding of our performance is enhanced by
         disclosing this measure.  A reconciliation to reported net income and
         reported diluted EPS is provided in the table accompanying this
         report.  The adjusted income and adjusted diluted EPS measures are
         not, and should not be viewed as, substitutes for U.S. GAAP net
         income and diluted EPS.

    (2) Human Health adjusted revenues are defined as total Human Health
        revenues excluding the revenues of selective COX-2 inhibitors and
        major products that have lost exclusivity in the U.S. since the
        beginning of 2004.  See the table accompanying this report.


                     PFIZER INC AND SUBSIDIARY COMPANIES
                      CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
                                 (UNAUDITED)

    (millions of dollars, except per common share data)

                           Fourth Quarter   %Incr./     Full Year     %Incr./
                          2005       2004   (Decr.)  2005      2004   (Decr.)
    Revenues            $13,592    $14,924    (9)  $51,298   $52,516    (2)
    Costs and expenses:
     Cost of sales        2,346      2,356     -     8,525     7,541    13
     Selling,
      informational and
      administrative
      expenses            4,755      4,676     2    16,997    16,903     1
     Research and
      development
      expenses            2,020      2,328   (13)    7,442     7,684    (3)
     Amortization of
      intangible assets     833        868    (4)    3,409     3,364     1
     Merger-related in-
      process research
      and development
      charges                 -        116     *     1,652     1,071    54
     Restructuring
      charges and merger-
      related costs         596        467    28     1,392     1,193    17
     Other
      (income)/deductions
      --net                (323)       614     *       347       753   (54)
    Income from
     continuing
     operations before
     provision for taxes
     on income,  minority
      interests and
      cumulative effect
      of a change
     in accounting
      principles          3,365      3,499    (4)   11,534    14,007   (18)
    Provision for taxes
     on income              610        625    (2)    3,424     2,665    28
    Minority interests        7          3   121        16        10    59
    Income from
     continuing
     operations before
     cumulative effect of
     a change
     in accounting
      principles          2,748      2,871    (4)    8,094    11,332   (29)
    Discontinued
     operations:
     Income/(loss) from
      discontinued
      operations--net of
      tax                     6        (49)    *       (31)      (22)   42
     Gains on sales of
      discontinued
      operations--net of
      tax                     3          3     -        47        51    (8)
    Discontinued
     operations--net of
     tax                      9        (46)    *        16        29   (45)
    Income before
     cumulative effect of
     a change in
     accounting
     principles           2,757      2,825    (2)    8,110    11,361   (29)
    Cumulative effect of
     a change in
     accounting
     principles--net of
     tax                    (25)         -     *       (25)        -     *
    Net income           $2,732     $2,825    (3)   $8,085   $11,361   (29)
    Earnings per common
     share - Basic:
     Income from
      continuing
      operations before
      cumulative
        effect of a
         change in
         accounting
         principles       $0.37      $0.39    (5)    $1.10     $1.51   (27)
     Discontinued
      operations --
      net of tax              -      (0.01)    *         -         -     *
     Income before
      cumulative effect
      of a change in
      accounting
      principles           0.37       0.38    (3)     1.10      1.51   (27)
     Cumulative effect of
      a change in
      accounting
      principles --
      net of tax              -          -     *         -         -     *
     Net income           $0.37      $0.38    (3)    $1.10     $1.51   (27)
    Earnings per common
     share - Diluted:
     Income from
      continuing
      operations before
      cumulative
        effect of a
         change in
         accounting
         principles       $0.37      $0.39    (5)    $1.09     $1.49   (27)
     Discontinued
      operations --
      net of tax              -      (0.01)    *         -         -     *
     Income before
      cumulative effect
      of a change in
      accounting
      principles           0.37       0.38    (3)     1.09      1.49   (27)
     Cumulative effect of
      a change in
      accounting
      principles--net of
      tax                    -          -      *         -         -     *
     Net income           $0.37      $0.38    (3)    $1.09     $1.49   (27)
    Weighted-average
     shares used to
     calculate earnings
     per common share:
     Basic                7,327      7,461           7,361     7,531
     Diluted              7,368      7,511           7,411     7,614


    * Calculation not meaningful.

    Certain amounts and percentages may reflect rounding adjustments.

    (1) The above financial statement presents the three-month and twelve-
        month periods ended December 31 of each year. Subsidiaries operating
        outside the United States are included for the three-month and twelve-
        month periods ended November 30 of each year.

    (2) As required, the estimated value of Merger-related in-process research
        and development charges (IPR&D) is expensed at acquisition date.  In
        2005, we expensed $1.7 billion of IPR&D, of which $1.4 billion related
        to our acquisition of Vicuron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. in the third
        quarter and $250 million related to our acquisition of Idun
        Pharmaceuticals, Inc. in the second quarter.  In 2004, we expensed
        $1.1 billion of IPR&D, of which $920 million related to our
        acquisition of Esperion Therapeutics, Inc. in the first quarter.

    (3) Other (income)/deductions -- net in the fourth quarter of 2004
        includes a charge of $691 million in connection with an intangible
        asset impairment related to Depo-Provera. Other (income)/deductions --
        net in 2005 includes an impairment charge of $1.2 billion related to
        the developed technology rights and the write-off of machinery and
        equipment for Bextra, a selective COX-2 inhibitor.  Other
        (income)/deductions -- net in 2004 includes a charge of $691 million
        in connection with an intangible asset impairment related to
        Depo-Provera and $369 million in connection with certain litigation-
        related charges.

    (4) Provision for taxes on income in 2005 includes tax benefits associated
        with the resolution of certain tax positions ($586 million) and taxes
        on the repatriation of foreign earnings ($1.7 billion).

    (5) In December 2005, we adopted the provisions of the Financial
        Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Interpretation No. 47, Accounting
        for Conditional Asset Retirement Obligations (FIN 47), a new
        accounting interpretation issued in March 2005.  As a result, we
        recorded a non-cash pre-tax charge of $40 million ($25 million, net of
        tax) for costs associated with the eventual retirement of certain
        facilities. This charge is reported as a one-time cumulative effect of
        a change in accounting principle in the fourth quarter of 2005.



                     PFIZER INC AND SUBSIDIARY COMPANIES
  RECONCILIATION FROM REPORTED NET INCOME AND REPORTED DILUTED EARNINGS PER
       SHARE TO ADJUSTED INCOME AND ADJUSTED DILUTED EARNINGS PER SHARE
                                 (UNAUDITED)

    (millions of dollars, except per common share data)

                               Fourth Quarter  %Incr./     Full Year   %Incr./
                               2005     2004   (Decr.)  2005      2004 (Decr.)
    Reported net income       $2,732   $2,825    (3)   $8,085   $11,361   (29)
    Purchase accounting
     adjustments -- net of
     tax                         572      831   (31)    3,973     3,389    17
    Merger-related costs --
     net of tax                  227      323   (30)      624       786   (21)
    Discontinued operations
     -- net of tax                (9)      46     *       (16)      (29)  (45)
    Cumulative effect of a
     change in accounting
     principles -- net of
     tax                          25        -     *        25         -     *
    Certain significant
     items -- net of tax         218      360   (39)    2,310       629   268
    Adjusted income           $3,765   $4,385   (14)  $15,001   $16,136    (7)
    Reported diluted
     earnings per common
     share                     $0.37    $0.38    (3)    $1.09     $1.49   (27)
    Purchase accounting
     adjustments -- net of
     tax                        0.08     0.10   (20)     0.54      0.45    20
    Merger-related costs --
     net of tax                 0.03     0.04   (25)     0.08      0.10   (20)
    Discontinued operations
     -- net of tax                -       0.01    *         -         -     *
    Cumulative effect of a
     change in accounting
     principles -- net of
     tax                          -        -      *         -         -     *
    Certain significant
     items -- net of tax        0.03     0.05   (40)     0.31      0.08   288
    Adjusted diluted
     earnings per common
     share                     $0.51    $0.58   (12)    $2.02     $2.12    (5)


     * Calculation not meaningful.

     Certain amounts and percentages may reflect rounding adjustments.

    (1) The above reconciliation presents the three-month and twelve-month
        periods ended December 31 of each year. Subsidiaries operating outside
        the United States are included for the three-month and twelve-month
        periods ended November 30 of each year.

    (2) Adjusted Income and Adjusted diluted earnings per common share as
        shown above reflect the following items:


    (millions of dollars)                    Fourth Quarter       Full Year
                                             2005     2004     2005      2004
      Purchase accounting adjustments,
       pre-tax:
        In-process research and
         development charges (a)               $-     $116   $1,652    $1,071
        Intangible amortization and
         other (b)                            805      835    3,295     3,285
        Sale of acquired inventory
         written up to fair value (c)           -       40        4        40
        Total purchase accounting
         adjustments, pre-tax                 805      991    4,951     4,396
        Income taxes                         (233)    (160)    (978)   (1,007)
          Total purchase accounting
           adjustments -- net of tax          572      831    3,973     3,389
      Merger-related costs, pre-tax:
        Integration costs (d)                 160      129      550       496
        Restructuring costs (d)               161      338      393       697
        Total merger-related costs,
         pre-tax                              321      467      943     1,193
        Income taxes                          (94)    (144)    (319)     (407)
          Total merger-related costs --
           net of tax                         227      323      624       786
      Discontinued operations, pre-tax:
        (Gain)/loss from discontinued
         operations (e)                       (11)      81       33        39
        Gains on sales of discontinued
         operations (e)                        (5)      (7)     (77)      (75)
        Total discontinued operations,
         pre-tax                              (16)      74      (44)      (36)
        Income taxes                            7      (28)      28         7
          Total discontinued operations --
           net of tax                          (9)      46      (16)      (29)
      Cumulative effect of change in
       accounting principles -- net of tax     25        -       25         -
      Certain significant items, pre-tax
        Asset impairment charges and
         other costs associated with the
         suspension of selling Bextra (f)      16        -    1,232         -
        Litigation charge (g)                   -        -        -       369
        Impairment of Depo-Provera
         intangible asset (g)                   -      691        -       691
        Other legacy Pharmacia intangible
         asset impairment (g)                   -       11        -        11
        Contingent income earned from
         2003 sale of product-in-
         development (g)                        -     (100)       -      (100)
        Operating results of divested
         legacy Pharmacia research
         facility (h)                           -        -        -        64
        Restructuring charges - Adapting
         to Scale (d)                         276        -      450         -
        Implementation costs - Adapting
         to Scale (i)                         194        -      330         -
        Gain on disposals of investments (g) (134)       -     (134)        -
        Asset impairment charges related
         to Elleste (g)                         8        -        8         -
        Total certain significant items,
         pre-tax                              360      602    1,886     1,035
        Income taxes                         (106)    (242)    (654)     (406)
        Resolution of certain tax
         positions (j)                          -        -     (586)        -
        Tax impact for the repatriation
         of foreign earnings (j)              (36)       -    1,664         -
           Total certain significant
            items -- net of tax               218      360    2,310       629

      Total purchase accounting
       adjustments, merger-
        related costs, discontinued
        operations, cumulative effect of
        change in accounting principles
        and certain significant items --
        net of tax                         $1,033   $1,560   $6,916    $4,775

    (a) Included in Merger-related in-process research and development
        charges.
    (b) Included primarily in Amortization of intangible assets.

    (c) Included in Cost of sales.

    (d) Included in Restructuring charges and merger-related costs.

    (e) Included in Discontinued operations -- net of tax.

    (f) Included in Cost of sales ($17 million), partially offset by Other
        (income)/deductions-net (($1) million) for the three months ended
        December 31, 2005, and included in Cost of sales ($73 million),
        Selling, informational and administrative expenses ($8 million) and
        Other (income)/deductions-net ($1.2 billion) for the twelve months
        ended December 31, 2005.

    (g) Included in Other (income)/deductions-net.

    (h) Included in Research and development expenses.

    (i) Included in Cost of sales ($87 million), Selling, informational and
        administrative expenses ($75 million), and Research and development
        expenses ($32 million) for the three months ended December 31, 2005,
        and included in Cost of sales ($124 million), Selling, informational
        and administrative expenses ($156 million), and Research and
        development expenses ($50 million) for the twelve months ended
        December 31, 2005.

    (j) Included in Provision for taxes on income.


                     PFIZER INC AND SUBSIDIARY COMPANIES
              RECONCILIATION FROM HUMAN HEALTH REPORTED REVENUES
                      TO HUMAN HEALTH ADJUSTED REVENUES
                                 (UNAUDITED)

    (millions of dollars)
                                                 Worldwide
                              Fourth Quarter   %Incr./     Full Year   %Incr./
                              2005      2004   (Decr.)  2005      2004 (Decr.)
    Total Human Health
     revenues               $11,655   $13,101   (11)  $44,284   $46,133    (4)
    Celebrex                    472     1,008   (53)    1,730     3,302   (48)
    Bextra                       (2)      417     *       (61)    1,286     *
    Dynastat                      8        14   (44)       34        46   (25)
    Accupril/Accuretic           44       165   (74)      294       665   (56)
    Neurontin                   141       481   (71)      639     2,723   (77)
    Zithromax                   382       672   (43)    2,000     1,842     9
    Diflucan                    128       139    (8)      498       945   (47)
    Human Health adjusted
     revenues               $10,482   $10,205     3   $39,150   $35,324    11


                                                      U.S.
                               Fourth Quarter  %Incr./     Full Year   %Incr./
                               2005     2004   (Decr.)  2005      2004 (Decr.)
    Total Human Health
     revenues                 $6,240   $7,616   (18)  $23,443   $26,583   (12)
    Celebrex                     357      719   (50)    1,267     2,363   (46)
    Bextra                        (2)     346     *       (82)    1,116     *
    Dynastat                       -        -     -         -         -     -
    Accupril/Accuretic           (25)      90     *        22       387   (94)
    Neurontin                     27      352   (92)      159     2,198   (93)
    Zithromax                    249      545   (54)    1,484     1,393     7
    Diflucan                      (1)       1     *       (17)      417     *
    Human Health adjusted
     revenues                 $5,635   $5,563     1   $20,610   $18,709    10


                                                  International
                               Fourth Quarter  %Incr./     Full Year   %Incr./
                               2005     2004   (Decr.)  2005      2004 (Decr.)
    Total Human Health
     revenues                 $5,415   $5,485    (1)  $20,841   $19,550     7
    Celebrex                     115      289   (60)      463       939   (51)
    Bextra                         -       71     *        21       170     *
    Dynastat                       8       14   (44)       34        46   (25)
    Accupril/Accuretic            69       75    (8)      272       278    (2)
    Neurontin                    114      129   (11)      480       525    (9)
    Zithromax                    133      127     5       516       449    15
    Diflucan                     129      138    (6)      515       528    (2)
    Human Health adjusted
     revenues                 $4,847   $4,642     4   $18,540   $16,615    12

    * Calculation not meaningful.

    Certain amounts and percentages may reflect rounding adjustments.

    (1) Human Health adjusted revenues, which excludes the revenues of
        selective COX-2 inhibitors and major products which have lost
        exclusivity in the U.S. since the beginning of 2004, is an alternative
        view of our Human Health revenue performance and we believe that
        investors' understanding of Human Health revenue growth is enhanced by
        disclosing this performance measure.  Zithromax, Neurontin, Diflucan
        and Accupril/Accuretic recently lost their U.S. exclusivity and, as is
        typical in the pharmaceutical industry, this has resulted in a
        dramatic decline in revenues due to generic competition.  Celebrex and
        Bextra, as a result of a recent regulatory evaluation of the risks and
        benefits of all COX-2 medicines, have also experienced a significant
        decline in sales.  Specifically, the regulatory review of and
        conclusions regarding Celebrex have resulted in a reduction in sales
        this year as physicians evaluate the evolving information on the risks
        and benefits of all NSAIDs and revised labeling, and on April 7, 2005,
        the FDA requested the suspension of Bextra sales and marketing based
        on its assessment of an unfavorable risk/benefit profile due to the
        additional increased risk of rare, serious skin reactions compared to
        other NSAIDs. We believe that excluding the impact of these products
        assists the reader in understanding the underlying strength of the
        balance of our diverse Human Health product portfolio in 2005.
        Because of its non-standardized definition, this adjusted Human Health
        revenues measure has limitations as it may not be comparable with the
        calculation of similar measures of other companies.  This additional
        revenue measure is not, and should not be viewed as, a substitute for
        the U.S. GAAP comparison of Human Health revenue growth.


                                  PFIZER INC
                           SEGMENT/PRODUCT REVENUES
                             FOURTH QUARTER 2005
                                 (UNAUDITED)
                            (millions of dollars)

                       WORLDWIDE               U.S.           INTERNATIONAL
                                   %                   %                   %
                  2005    2004    Chg    2005  2004   Chg   2005   2004   Chg
    TOTAL
     REVENUES    13,592  14,924   (9)   7,106  8,417  (16)  6,486  6,507    -

    HUMAN
     HEALTH      11,655  13,101  (11)   6,240  7,616  (18)  5,415  5,485   (1)

    - CARDIOVASCULAR
      AND
      METABOLIC
      DISEASES    5,068   5,077    -    2,787  2,810   (1)  2,281  2,267    1

      LIPITOR     3,357   3,264    3    2,069  2,023    2   1,288  1,241    4
      NORVASC     1,244   1,253   (1)     613    619   (1)    631    634   (1)
      CARDURA       146     168  (13)       2      1  107     144    167  (14)
      CADUET         65      15  323       63     15  317       2      -    *
      ACCUPRIL/
      ACCURETIC      44     165  (74)     (25)    90    *      69     75   (8)

    - CENTRAL
      NERVOUS
      SYSTEM
      DISORDERS   1,673   2,020  (17)   1,023  1,364  (25)    650    656   (1)

      ZOLOFT        808     959  (16)     653    768  (15)    155    191  (19)
      GEODON/
      ZELDOX        159     143   11      131    118   11      28     25   11
      LYRICA        153      11   M+       82      -    *      71     11  567
      NEURONTIN     141     481  (71)      27    352  (92)    114    129  (11)
      XANAX/XR      102     106   (3)      35     37   (5)     67     69   (2)
      ARICEPT **     90      87    4        -      -    -      90     87    4
      RELPAX         63      54   16       38     33   14      25     21   20

    - ARTHRITIS
      AND PAIN      647   1,607  (60)     402  1,108  (64)    245    499  (51)

      CELEBREX      472   1,008  (53)     357    719  (50)    115    289  (60)
      BEXTRA         (2)    417    *       (2)   346    *       -     71    *

    - INFECTIOUS
      AND
      RESPIRATORY
      DISEASES    1,110   1,339  (17)     513    776  (34)    597    563    6

      ZITHROMAX/
      ZMAX          402     675  (40)     262    545  (52)    140    130    7
      ZYVOX         164     135   21      118     99   19      46     36   27
      DIFLUCAN      128     139   (8)      (1)     1    *     129    138   (6)
      VFEND         112      83   34       40     33   19      72     50   45

    - UROLOGY       727     769   (5)     410    461  (11)    317    308    3

      VIAGRA        430     469   (8)     212    248  (15)    218    221   (1)
      DETROL/
      DETROL LA     283     285   (1)     193    207   (7)     90     78   15

    - ONCOLOGY      497     453   10      167    182   (8)    330    271   22

      CAMPTOSAR     237     189   25      124    123    1     113     66   69
      ELLENCE        94      90    5       17     18   (4)     77     72    7
      AROMASIN       71      49   44       25     17   44      46     32   44

    - OPHTHALMOLOGY 362     353    2      116    123   (5)    246    230    7

      XALATAN/
      XALACOM       361     353    2      116    123   (5)    245    230    7

    - ENDOCRINE
      DISORDERS     266     257    4       86     84    3     180    173    4

      GENOTROPIN    204     200    2       60     57    7     144    143    -

    - ALL OTHER     997     981    2      553    554   (1)    444    427    5

      ZYRTEC/
      ZYRTEC D      327     349   (6)     327    349   (6)      -      -    -

    - ALLIANCE
      REVENUE
      (Aricept,
      Macugen,
      Mirapex,
      Olmetec,
      Rebif
      and
      Spiriva)      308     245   26      183    154   19     125     91   37

    CONSUMER
     HEALTHCARE   1,043     992    5      503    490    3     540    502    7

    ANIMAL
     HEALTH         630     566   11      283    231   22     347    335    4

    OTHER ***       264     265    -       80     80    -     184    185    -


    * - Calculation not meaningful.

    ** - Represents direct sales under license agreement with Eisai Co., Ltd.

    *** - Includes Capsugel and Pfizer CenterSource.

    M+ - Change greater than one-thousand percent.

    Certain amounts and percentages may reflect rounding adjustments.

    Certain 2004 data have been reclassified to conform to the 2005
    presentation.


                                  PFIZER INC
                           SEGMENT/PRODUCT REVENUES
                              TWELVE MONTHS 2005
                                 (UNAUDITED)
                            (millions of dollars)


                          WORLDWIDE            U.S.           INTERNATIONAL
                                    %                    %                  %
                     2005   2004   Chg   2005    2004   Chg   2005  2004   Chg
    TOTAL
     REVENUES       51,298 52,516  (2)  26,664  29,539 (10) 24,634 22,977   7

    HUMAN
     HEALTH         44,284 46,133  (4)  23,443  26,583 (12) 20,841 19,550   7

    - CARDIOVASCULAR
      AND
      METABOLIC
      DISEASES      18,732 17,412   8   10,036   9,256   8   8,696  8,156   7

      LIPITOR       12,187 10,862  12    7,401   6,634  12   4,786  4,228  13
      NORVASC        4,706  4,463   5    2,222   1,991  12   2,484  2,472   -
      CARDURA          586    628  (7)       7       6   6     579    622  (7)
      ACCUPRIL/
      ACCURETIC        294    665 (56)      22     387 (94)    272    278  (2)
      CADUET           185     50 272      179      49 265       6      1 766

    - CENTRAL
      NERVOUS
      SYSTEM
      DISORDERS      6,391  8,092 (21)   3,816   5,668 (33)  2,575  2,424   6

      ZOLOFT         3,256  3,361  (3)   2,573   2,657  (3)    683    704  (3)
      NEURONTIN        639  2,723 (77)     159   2,198 (93)    480    525  (9)
      GEODON/
      ZELDOX           589    467  26      483     385  26     106     82  29
      XANAX/XR         409    378   8      141     123  14     268    255   5
      ARICEPT **       346    308  12        -       -   -     346    308  12
      LYRICA           291     13  M+      111       -   *     180     13  M+
      RELPAX           233    169  38      143     100  43      90     69  31

    - ARTHRITIS
      AND PAIN       2,376  5,203 (54)   1,377   3,608 (62)    999  1,595 (37)

      CELEBREX       1,730  3,302 (48)   1,267   2,363 (46)    463    939 (51)
      BEXTRA           (61) 1,286   *      (82)  1,116   *      21    170   *

    - INFECTIOUS
      AND
      RESPIRATORY
      DISEASES       4,766  4,715   1    2,450   2,664  (8)  2,316  2,051  13

      ZITHROMAX/
      ZMAX           2,025  1,851   9    1,497   1,393   7     528    458  15
      ZYVOX            618    463  33      438     339  29     180    124  44
      DIFLUCAN         498    945 (47)     (17)    417   *     515    528  (2)
      VFEND            397    287  38      140     118  18     257    169  53

    - UROLOGY        2,684  2,634   2    1,497   1,539  (3)  1,187  1,095   9

      VIAGRA         1,645  1,678  (2)     802     886 (10)    843    792   7
      DETROL/
      DETROL LA        988    904   9      675     633   7     313    271  15

    - ONCOLOGY       1,996  1,502  33      701     629  12   1,295    873  48

      CAMPTOSAR        910    554  64      471     449   5     439    105 317
      ELLENCE          367    344   7       73      66  11     294    278   6
      AROMASIN         247    143  73       85      41 109     162    102  58

    - OPHTHALMOLOGY  1,373  1,227  12      432     419   3     941    808  16

      XALATAN/
      XALACOM        1,372  1,227  12      432     419   3     940    808  16

    - ENDOCRINE
      DISORDERS      1,049    925  13      341     298  14     708    627  13

      GENOTROPIN       808    736  10      239     208  15     569    528   8

    - ALL OTHER      3,852  3,702   4    2,176   2,090   4   1,676  1,612   4
      ZYRTEC/
      ZYRTEC D       1,362  1,287   6    1,362   1,287   6       -      -   -

    - ALLIANCE
      REVENUE
      (Aricept,
      Macugen,
      Mirapex,
      Olmetec,
      Rebif
      and
      Spiriva)       1,065    721  48      617     412  50     448    309  45

    CONSUMER
     HEALTHCARE      3,878  3,516  10    1,941   1,780   9   1,937  1,736  12

    ANIMAL
     HEALTH          2,206  1,953  13      993     878  13   1,213  1,075  13

    OTHER ***          930    914   2      287     298  (4)    643    616   4

    * - Calculation not meaningful.

    ** - Represents direct sales under license agreement with Eisai Co., Ltd.

    *** - Includes Capsugel and Pfizer CenterSource.

    M+ - Change greater than one-thousand percent.

    Certain amounts and percentages may reflect rounding adjustments.

    Certain 2004 data have been reclassified to conform to the 2005
     presentation.



                                  PFIZER INC
                      SUPPLEMENTAL FINANCIAL INFORMATION

    1)  Impact of Foreign Exchange on Revenues

    Changes in foreign-exchange rates in the fourth quarter of 2005 relative
to the same period in the prior year had a nominally favorable impact on
revenue growth of $36 million, or 0.2%.  The weakness of the U.S. dollar
relative to other currencies, primarily the euro, Canadian dollar, Brazilian
real, and British pound, for the twelve months of 2005 compared to the twelve
months of 2004 favorably impacted full-year 2005 revenues by $945 million, or
1.8%.

    2)  Impact of Accounting Calendar on Revenues

    Pfizer's accounting calendar had three additional business days in the
first quarter relative to 2004.  Pfizer's second and third fiscal quarters of
2005 had the same number of business days as the prior year.  The fourth
quarter, however, had four fewer business days than the prior year (six fewer
calendar days).

    3)  Change in Cost of Sales

    Cost of sales as a percentage of revenues increased to 17.3% in the fourth
quarter of 2005 from 15.8% in the fourth quarter of 2004.  The increase in the
cost of sales margin principally reflects unfavorable geographic, segment, and
product mix; adverse changes in production volume; and AtS costs ($87
million); partially offset by a favorable impact of foreign exchange.
    Cost of sales as a percentage of revenues increased to 16.6% for the
twelve months of 2005 from 14.4% for the twelve months of 2004.  The increase
reflects unfavorable geographic, segment, and product mix; adverse changes in
production volume; AtS costs ($124 million); and costs associated with Bextra
($73 million), among other factors.

    4)  Costs Relating to Adapting to Scale Productivity Initiative

    Costs relating to the Adapting to Scale (AtS) initiative were $470 million
and $780 million, pre-tax, for the three months and twelve months ended
December 31, 2005.  We expect the costs associated with this multi-year effort
to continue through 2008 and to total $4 billion to $5 billion, on a pre-tax
basis.  The actions associated with the AtS initiative will include
restructuring charges -- such as asset impairments, exit costs, and severance
and severance-related costs -- and associated implementation costs, such as
accelerated depreciation charges, primarily associated with plant network
optimization efforts, and expenses associated with system and process
standardization and the expansion of shared services.

    5)  Merger-Related Costs

    Pharmacia merger-related costs totaled $928 million for 2005.  Cumulative
costs from 2002 through 2005 were $5.4 billion, consistent with expectations
at the time of the acquisition.  Merger-related synergies through 2005 totaled
approximately $4.2 billion.  Pharmacia merger-related initiatives are
essentially complete, and we will not incur material Pharmacia merger-related
costs going forward.

    6)  Other Income and Other Deductions


    ($ millions)                  Fourth Quarter            Full Year
                                  2005      2004*       2005        2004*
    Net Interest (Income)
     /Expense                    $(110)     $(2)      $ (269)           $1
    Various Litigation Matters       2        3            2           369
    Impairment of Bextra
     -Related Long-Lived
     Assets                         (2)       -        1,150              -
    Impairment of Depo-Provera
     Intangible Assets               -      691            -            691
    Other Intangible Asset
     Impairments                     8       11            8             11
    Royalties                     (102)     (50)        (369)          (288)
    Contingent Income Earned
     from 2003 Sale of Product
     in Development                  -     (100)           -           (100)
    Gains on Disposals of
     Investments/Product Lines    (118)     (10)        (188)           (16)
    Other, Net                      (1)      71           13             85
    Other (Income)/Deductions
     -Net                        $(323)    $614         $347           $753

    * Certain 2004 amounts were reclassified to conform to the 2005
      presentation.

    In connection with the decision to suspend sales of Bextra in the first
quarter of 2005, we recorded a charge of $1.1 billion relating to the
impairment of Bextra's intangible assets for developed technology rights and
the write-off of machinery and equipment of $5 million.
    In the third quarter of 2004, Pfizer recorded a litigation-related charge
of $369 million related to the resolution of claims against Quigley Company,
Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Pfizer.
    In the fourth quarter of 2004, we recorded a non-cash charge of $691
million upon determining that an indefinite-lived intangible asset relating to
Depo-Provera had become impaired.

    7)  Effective Tax Rate

    The effective tax rate used in calculating reported income for 2005 is
29.7%.  The effective tax rate used in calculating adjusted income(1) is
22.2%.  The difference between the adjusted tax rate and the reported tax rate
primarily reflects the tax impact on foreign earnings repatriated pursuant to
the American Jobs Creation Act, resolution of certain tax positions, as well
as the tax impacts of purchase accounting and the Bextra impairment.

    8)  Share-Purchase Program

    We believe that purchase of our stock is an excellent investment
opportunity.  Since the beginning of 1999, Pfizer has purchased more than
$35.6 billion of its common stock.  In the second quarter of 2005, the company
completed the $5 billion share-purchase program authorized in October 2004.
On June 23, 2005, Pfizer announced the authorization of a new $5 billion
share-purchase program.  By the end of 2005, Pfizer had purchased
approximately 22 million shares valued at approximately $493 million under the
new program.  In total, the company purchased nearly 144 million shares of
common stock, valued at $3.8 billion, during 2005.  We remain committed to
completing our new $5 billion share-purchase program.

    DISCLOSURE NOTICE: The information contained in this document and the
attachments is as of January 19, 2006.  The Company assumes no obligation to
update any forward-looking statements contained in this document or the
attachments as a result of new information or future events or developments.
    This document and the attachments contain forward-looking information
about the Company's financial results and estimates, business prospects, in-
line products and products in research that involve substantial risks and
uncertainties.  You can identify these statements by the fact that they use
words such as "will," "anticipate," "estimate," "expect," "project," "intend,"
"plan," "believe," "target," "forecast", and other words and terms of similar
meaning in connection with any discussion of future operating or financial
performance.  Among the factors that could cause actual results to differ
materially are the following:

    * the success of research and development activities;
    * decisions by regulatory authorities regarding whether and when to
      approve our drug applications as well as their decisions regarding
      labeling and other matters that could affect the commercial potential of
      our products;
    * the speed with which regulatory authorizations, pricing approvals and
      product launches may be achieved;
    * competitive developments affecting our current growth products;
    *  the ability to successfully market both new and existing products
      domestically and internationally;
    * difficulties or delays in manufacturing;
    * trade buying patterns;
    * the ability to meet generic and branded competition after the loss of
      patent protection for our products or for competitor products;
    * the impact of existing and future regulatory provisions on product
      exclusivity;
    * trends toward managed care and health care cost containment;
    * possible U.S. legislation or regulatory action affecting, among other
      things, pharmaceutical pricing and reimbursement, including under
      Medicaid and Medicare, the importation of prescription drugs that are
      marketed outside the U.S. and sold at prices that are regulated by
      governments of various foreign countries, and the involuntary approval
      of prescription medicines for over-the-counter use;
    * the potential impact of the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement and
      Modernization Act of 2003;
    * legislation or regulations in markets outside the U.S. affecting product
      pricing, reimbursement or access;
    * contingencies related to actual or alleged environmental contamination;
    * claims and concerns that may arise regarding the safety or efficacy of
      in-line products and product candidates;
    * legal defense costs, insurance expenses, settlement costs and the risk
      of an adverse decision or settlement related to product liability,
      patent protection, governmental investigations, ongoing efforts to
      explore various means for resolving asbestos litigation and other legal
      proceedings;
    * the Company's ability to protect its patents and other intellectual
      property both domestically and internationally;
    * interest rate and foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations;
    * governmental laws and regulations affecting domestic and foreign
      operations, including tax obligations;
    * changes in generally accepted accounting principles;
    * any changes in business, political and economic conditions due to the
      threat of future terrorist activity in the U.S. and other parts of the
      world, and related U.S. military action overseas;
    * growth in costs and expenses;
    * changes in our product mix; and
    * the impact of acquisitions, divestitures, restructurings, product
      withdrawals, and other unusual items, including our ability to integrate
      and to obtain the anticipated results and synergies from our acquisition
      of Pharmacia, and our ability to realize the projected benefits of our
      Adapting to Scale multi-year productivity initiative.

    A further list and description of these risks, uncertainties and other
matters can be found in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the
fiscal year ended December 31, 2004, and in its reports on Forms 10-Q and 8-K.
    This document includes discussion of certain clinical studies relating to
various in-line products and/or product candidates.  These studies typically
are part of a larger body of clinical data relating to such products or
product candidates, and the discussion herein should be considered in the
context of the larger body of data.


SOURCE Pfizer Inc




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