UNITED STATES

                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT

                        PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 (d)
                     OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

       DATE OF REPORT (Date of earliest event reported): October 20, 2004

                                      Wyeth
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)



      Delaware                        1-1225                    13-2526821
(State or other jurisdiction       (Commission File            (IRS Employer
of incorporation)                   Number)                 Identification No.)




Five Giralda Farms, Madison, New Jersey                           07940
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)                       (Zip Code)



        Registrant's telephone number, including area code:  973-660-5000


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Item 2.02.  Results of Operations and Financial Condition

     On October 20, 2004, Wyeth announced its Earnings Results for the
2004 Third Quarter and First Nine Months. Attached hereto as Exhibit 99 and
incorporated to this Item 2.02 by reference is the related press release.

     This Current Report on Form 8-K is being posted on the Investor Relations
section of Wyeth's internet website (www.wyeth.com).

     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

                                         WYETH

                                         By:   /s/ Paul J. Jones
                                                Paul J. Jones
                                               Vice President and
                                               Controller
                                               (Duly Authorized Signatory)


Dated:  October 20, 2004



                               EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No. Description

   99       Press Release dated October 20, 2004, reporting Wyeth's Earnings
            Results for the 2004 Third Quarter and First Nine Months.