<ARTICLE> 5 <LEGEND> THIS SCHEDULE CONTAINS SUMMARY FINANCIAL INFORMATION EXTRACTED FROM SCHERING-PLOUGH CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES' STATEMENT OF CONSOLIDATED INCOME FOR THE NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 1994, CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET AT SEPTEMBER 30, 1994, RELATED NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATMENTS AND EXHIBIT 11 - COMPUTATION OF EARNINGS PER COMMON SHARE FOR THE NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 1994 AND IS QUALIFIED IN ITS ENTIRETY BY REFERENCE TO SUCH FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. <MULTIPLIER> 1000 <PERIOD-TYPE> 9-MOS <FISCAL-YEAR-END> DEC-31-1994 <PERIOD-END> SEP-30-1994 <CASH> 135100 <SECURITIES> 115800 <RECEIVABLES> 709900 <ALLOWANCES> 0 <INVENTORY> 473500 <CURRENT-ASSETS> 1881400 <PP&E> 3001800 <DEPRECIATION> 948000 <TOTAL-ASSETS> 4411000 <CURRENT-LIABILITIES> 1913400 <BONDS> 186700 <COMMON> 251500 <PREFERRED-MANDATORY> 0 <PREFERRED> 0 <OTHER-SE> 1590600 <TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY> 4411000 <SALES> 3477400 <TOTAL-REVENUES> 3477400 <CGS> 713100 <TOTAL-COSTS> 713100 <OTHER-EXPENSES> 454400 <LOSS-PROVISION> 0 <INTEREST-EXPENSE> 33600 <INCOME-PRETAX> 945000 <INCOME-TAX> 226800 <INCOME-CONTINUING> 718200 <DISCONTINUED> 0 <EXTRAORDINARY> 0 <CHANGES> 0 <NET-INCOME> 718200 <EPS-PRIMARY> 3.73 <EPS-DILUTED> 3.69