Exhibit 15

April 28, 2004

To the Shareholders and Board of Directors of
Schering-Plough Corporation:

We have made a review, in accordance with standards established by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, of the unaudited interim financial information of Schering-Plough Corporation and subsidiaries for the periods ended March 31, 2004 and 2003, as indicated in our report dated April 28, 2004; because we did not perform an audit, we expressed no opinion on that information.

We are aware that our report referred to above, which is included in your Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2004, is incorporated by reference in Registration Statements No. 2-83963, No. 33-19013, No. 33-50606, No. 333-30331, No. 333-87077, No. 333-91440, No. 333-104714, No. 333-105567, No. 333-105568 and No. 333-112421 on Form S-8, Post Effective Amendment No. 1 to Registration Statement No. 2-84723 on Form S-8, Post Effective Amendment No. 1 to Registration Statement No. 333-105567 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, Post Effective Amendment No. 1 to Registration Statement No. 333-102970 on Form S-3 and Registration Statements No. 333-12909, No. 333-853, No. 333-30355, No. 333-102970, No. 333-110690 and No. 333-113222 on Form S-3.

We also are aware that the aforementioned report, pursuant to Rule 436(c) under the Securities Act of 1933, is not considered a part of the Registration Statements prepared or certified by an accountant or a report prepared or certified by an accountant within the meaning of Sections 7 and 11 of that Act.

/s/Deloitte & Touche LLP

Parsippany, New Jersey