EXHIBIT 24
	
POWER OF ATTORNEY

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each of the undersigned officers and/or 
directors of Schering-Plough Corporation, a New Jersey corporation (herein 
called the "Corporation"), does hereby constitute and appoint William J. 
Silbey, Thomas H. Kelly and Benjamin Croce, or any of them, his or her true 
and lawful attorney or attorneys and agent or agents, to do any and all acts 
and things and to execute any and all instruments which said attorney or 
attorneys and agent or agents may deem necessary or advisable to enable the 
Corporation to comply with the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, 
and any rules, regulations, requirements or requests of the Securities and 
Exchange Commission thereunder or in respect thereof in connection with the 
filing under said Act of the Annual Report of the Corporation on Form 10-K for 
the fiscal year ended December 31, 1997 (herein called the "Form 10-K"); 
including specifically, but without limiting the generality of the foregoing, 
the power and authority to sign the respective names of the undersigned 
officers and/or directors as indicated below to the Form 10-K and/or to any 
amendment of the Form 10-K and each of the undersigned does hereby ratify and 
confirm all that said attorney or attorneys and agent or agents, or any of 
them, shall do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the undersigned has subscribed these presents this 
24th day of February, 1998.


/s/ Robert P. Luciano                /s/ Richard Jay Kogan          
Robert P. Luciano, Chairman;         Richard Jay Kogan, President
  Director                             and Chief Executive Officer;
		                              		     Director

/s/ Jack L. Wyszomierski             /s/ Thomas H. Kelly            
Jack L. Wyszomierski, Executive      Thomas H. Kelly, Vice President
Vice President and Chief             and Controller; Principal
Financial Officer                    Accounting Officer

/s/ Hans W. Becherer                 /s/ Carl E. Mundy, Jr.         
Hans W. Becherer                     Carl E. Mundy, Jr.
Director                             Director

/s/ Hugh A. D'Andrade                /s/ Richard de J. Osborne      
Hugh A. D'Andrade                    Richard de J. Osborne
Director                             Director

/s/ David C. Garfield                /s/ Patricia F. Russo          
David C. Garfield                    Patricia F. Russo
Director                             Director

/s/ Regina E. Herzlinger             /s/ William A. Schreyer        
Regina E. Herzlinger                 William A. Schreyer
Director                             Director

/s/ Donald L. Miller                 /s/ Robert F. W. van Oordt     
Donald L. Miller                     Robert F. W. van Oordt
Director                             Director

/s/ H. Barclay Morley                /s/ James Wood                 
H. Barclay Morley                    James Wood
Director                             Director