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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * KOHAN RAUL E   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol SCHERING PLOUGH CORP [SGP] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) President, Animal Health (Last) (First) (Middle) SCHERING-PLOUGH CORPORATION, 2000 GALLOPING HILL ROAD 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 07/22/2005 (Street) KENILWORTH, NJ 07033 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Shares 07/22/2005   M   100,000 A $ 12.91 121,980.91 D   Common Shares 07/22/2005   S   50,000 D $ 20.44 71,980.91 D   Common Shares 07/22/2005   S   50,000 D $ 20.41 21,980.91 D   Common Shares               2,417.05 (1) I By 401(k)

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Option (right to buy)

$ 12.91

07/22/2005

M

100,000

(2)

09/24/2005

Common Shares

100,000

$ 0

0

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
KOHAN RAUL E SCHERING-PLOUGH CORPORATION 2000 GALLOPING HILL ROAD KENILWORTH, NJ 07033			President, Animal Health

Signatures

/s/ Kohan, Raul E.		07/26/2005
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Includes additional shares acquired in the Issuer's Stock Fund of the Issuer's 401(k) plan, as of June 30, 2005. These shares underlie 134 units of interest in the Issuer's Stock Fund of the Issuer's 401(k) plan, as of June 30, 2005. The number of shares underlying each unit may fluctuate based upon plan holdings.
(2)	The option, covering 200,000 shares, became exercisable in 20% increments on each of September 26, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003 and 2004.

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