EXHIBIT 24



INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT
                                                                                                       

We consent to the incorporation by reference in Registration
Statements No. 2-83963, No. 33-19013, and No. 33-50606 on Form 
S-8, Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to Registration Statement 
No. 2-84723 on Form S-8, Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to
Registration Statement No. 2-80012 on Form S-3 and Post-Effective
Amendment No. 1 to Registration Statement No. 2-77740 on Form  
S-15 of our reports dated February 15, 1994, appearing in and
incorporated by reference in this Annual Report on Form 10-K of
Schering-Plough Corporation for the year ended December 31, 1993.



/s/DELOITTE & TOUCHE

   Parsippany, New Jersey
   March 4, 1994