EXHIBIT 23(b)(1)



               CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS



To the Board of Directors of Pfizer Inc.:



         We consent to incorporation by reference in the registration  statement
on Form S-8 of our report dated February 14, 2000,  relating to the consolidated
balance sheets of Pfizer Inc. and Subsidiary  Companies as of December 31, 1999,
1998 and 1997 and the related consolidated  statements of income,  shareholders'
equity and cash flows for each of the years then ended,  which report appears in
the December 31, 1999, Annual Report on Form 10-K of Pfizer Inc.





                                                 /s/ KPMG LLP
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                                                 KPMG LLP



New York, New York

June 19, 2000

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