10-Q/A

FORM 10-Q/A

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D. C. 20549

QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)

OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2000

COMMISSION FILE NUMBER 1-6571

SCHERING-PLOUGH CORPORATION

Incorporated in New Jersey	22-1918501
2000 Galloping Hill Road	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
Kenilworth, N.J. 07033	(908) 298-4000
	(telephone number)
Former Address:
One Giralda Farms
Madison, NJ 07940

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by

Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months,

and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.

YES    X    NO

Common Shares Outstanding as of October 31, 2000: 1,462,036,425

Reason for filing Form 10-Q/A: Form 10-Q/A is being filed for the third quarter of 2000 because when the Form 10-Q was filed on November 13, 2000, Exhibit 27 was inadvertently omitted from the electronic transmission.

Item 6. Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K

a) Exhibits - The following Exhibits are filed with this document:

Exhibit Number
	Description
15 27 99	Awareness letter (previously filed 11-13-00) Financial Data Schedule Company statement relating to forward looking information (previously filed 11-13-00)

2. Reports on Form 8-K:

No report was filed during the three months ended September 30, 2000.

SIGNATURE(S)

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

	Schering-Plough Corporation
	(Registrant)
Date    November 14, 2000	/s/Thomas H. Kelly
	Thomas H. Kelly Vice President and Controller

EX-27

 

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MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2000, AND IS QUALIFIED IN ITS ENTIRETY BY REFERENCE
TO SUCH FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

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