EXHIBIT 23

INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT

We consent to the incorporation by reference in Registration 
Statements No. 2-83963, No. 33-19013, No. 33-50606 and No. 
333-30331 on Form S-8, Registration Statement No. 333-853 on 
Form S-3, 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, 
Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to Registration Statement
No. 2-77740 on Form S-3 and Registration Statements 
No. 333-12909, No. 333-30355 on Form S-3 of our reports 
dated February 12, 1998, appearing in and incorporated by 
reference in this Annual Report on Form 10-K of Schering-
Plough Corporation for the year ended December 31, 1997.


/s/ DELOITTE & TOUCHE, LLP

Parsippany, New Jersey
March 19, 1998