EXHIBIT 23



               CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS



         To the Shareholders and Board of Directors of Pfizer Inc.:

                  We consent to incorporation  herein by reference of our report
         dated  February 25, 1999 on the  consolidated  balance  sheet of Pfizer
         Inc. and  subsidiary  companies as of December 31, 1998,  1997 and 1996
         and the related consolidated statements of income, shareholders' equity
         and cash flows for the years then  ended,  as  contained  in the Pfizer
         Inc. 1998 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 1998.

         We also  consent to  incorporation  by  reference  of our report in the
         following Registration Statements:

o        Form S-15 dated December 13, 1982 (File No. 2-80884),
o        Form S-8 dated October 27, 1983 (File No. 2-87473),
o        Form S-8 dated March 22, 1990 (File No. 33-34139),
o        Form S-8 dated January 24, 1991 (File No. 33-38708),
o        Form S-8 dated November 18, 1991 (File No. 33-44053),
o        Form S-3 dated May 27, 1993 (File No. 33-49629),
o        Form S-8 dated May 27, 1993 (File No. 33-49631),
o        Form S-8 dated May 19, 1994, (File No. 33-53713),
o        Form S-8 dated October 5, 1994 (File No. 33-55771),
o        Form S-3 dated November 14, 1994 (File No. 33-56435),
o        Form S-8 dated December 20, 1994 (File No. 33-56979),
o        Form S-4 dated February 14, 1995 (File No. 33-57709),
o        Form S-8 dated March 29, 1996 (File No. 33-02061), 
o        Form S-8 dated September 25, 1997 (File No. 333-36371), and
o        Form S-8 dated April 23, 1998 (File No. 333-50899).






                                 s/ KPMG L.L.P.





         New York, New York

         March 25, 1999