EXHIBIT 23
REPORT AND CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS
To the Shareholders and Board of Directors of
PFIZER INC.:
Under date of February 22, 1996, we reported on the consolidated balance
sheet of Pfizer Inc. and subsidiary companies as of December 31, 1995, 1994 and
1993 and the related consolidated statements of income, shareholders' equity and
cash flows for the years then ended, as contained in the 1995 Annual Report to
Shareholders. These consolidated financial statements and our report thereon are
incorporated by reference in this Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year 1995.
The audits referred to in our report dated February 22, 1996 included the
related financial statement schedule as of December 31, 1995, 1994 and 1993 and
for the years then ended. This financial statement schedule is the
responsibility of the Company's management. Our responsibility is to express an
opinion on this financial statement schedule based on our audits. In our
opinion, such financial statement schedule, when considered in relation to the
basic consolidated financial statements taken as a whole, presents fairly, in
all material respects, the information set forth therein.
We consent to the use of our reports included and incorporated herein by
reference.
We also consent to the incorporation by reference of our reports in the
Prospectus dated December 27, 1972, as supplemented February 6, 1973, of Pfizer
Inc., filed under the Securities Act of 1933 on Registration Statement Form S-16
dated October 27, 1972 (File No. 2-46157), as amended, in the Prospectus dated
June 14, 1979, of Pfizer Inc., in the Registration Statement on Form S-16 dated
April 26, 1979 (File No. 2-64610), as amended, in the Registration Statement on
Form S-15 dated December 13, 1982 (File No. 2-80884), as amended, in the
Registration Statement on Form S-8 dated October 27, 1983 (File No. 2-87473), as
amended, in the Registration Statement on Form S-8 dated March 22, 1990 (File
No. 33-34139), in the Registration Statement on Form S-8 dated January 24, 1991
(File No. 33-38708), in the Registration Statement on Form S-3 dated June 26,
1991 (File No. 33-41367), as amended, in the Registration Statement on Form S-8
dated November 18, 1991 (File No. 33-44053), in the Registration Statement on
Form S-3 dated May 27, 1993 (File No. 33-49629), in the Registration Statement
on Form S-8 dated May 27, 1993 (File No. 33-49631), in the Registration
Statement on Form S-8 dated May 19, 1994, (File No. 33-53713), in the
Registration Statement on Form S-8 dated October 5, 1994 (File No. 33-55771), in
the Registration Statement on Form S-3 dated November 14, 1994 (File No.
33-56435), in the Registration Statement on Form S-8 dated December 20, 1994
(File No. 33-56979), and in the Registration Statement on Form S-4 dated
February 14, 1995 (File No. 33-57709).
/s/ KPMG Peat Marwick LLP
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KPMG Peat Marwick LLP
New York, New York
March 28, 1996