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Schering-Plough’s combination with Organon BioSciences offers the promise of a stronger, better company, able to do more for the patients and customers we serve. Realizing the Promise Schering-Plough Company Overview 2008

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Schering-Plough’scombination with

Organon BioSciences offersthe promise of a stronger,

better company, able to domore for the patients and

customers we serve.

Realizingthe Promise

Schering-Plough Company Overview 2008

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ON THE COVER:Betsy Chandler holds her 7-week-old daughter, Katherine,in their Boonton, N.J., home. Betsy and her husband, Terry,tried for years to have a baby, finally achieving success afterusing the fertility treatment FOLLISTIM AQ Cartridge andwith the help of specialists at The Institute for ReproductiveMedicine and Science at Saint Barnabas in Livingston, N.J.FOLLISTIM is one of the products Schering-Plough acquiredthrough its combination with Organon BioSciences,completed in November 2007. See story on page 8.

Disclosure Notice: The information in this Company Overview may contain “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private SecuritiesLitigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements do not relate strictly to historical or current facts and are based on current expectations orforecasts of future events. You can identify these forward-looking statements by their use of words such as “anticipate,” “believe,” “could,” “expect,”“potential,” “will” and other similar words. In particular, forward-looking statements include statements relating to the company’s strategies, its progressunder the Action Agenda, timing and conditions of regulatory approvals, expected synergies related to the Organon BioSciences acquisition, trends inperformance and anticipated exclusivity periods. Actual results may vary materially from the company’s forward-looking statements, and there are noguarantees about the performance of Schering-Plough stock or Schering-Plough’s business. Schering-Plough does not assume the obligation to update anyforward-looking statement. A number of risks and uncertainties could cause actual results to differ materially from forward-looking statements, including,among other uncertainties, market viability of the company’s (and the cholesterol joint venture’s) marketed and pipeline products; economic factors, suchas interest rate and exchange rate fluctuations; the outcome of contingencies such as litigation and investigations; product availability; patent and otherintellectual property protection; and current and future branded, generic or over-the-counter competition. For further details of these and other risks anduncertainties that may impact forward-looking statements, see Schering-Plough’s Securities and Exchange Commission filings, including Part I, Item 1A.“Risk Factors” in Schering-Plough’s 2007 10-K/A, filed March 3, 2008.

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6 OUR CUSTOMERS, PATIENTS AND STAKEHOLDERS

24 OUR PRODUCTS

28 SENIOR LEADERS

29 CORPORATE INFORMATION

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“The potential of our new combinedcompany is profound.Now we have theopportunity to realize that promise.”Fred Hassan, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

Schering-Plough is an innovation-driven,science-centered globalhealth care company.Our goal is to provide a steady flow ofvaluable medicines and services while earning the trust of thephysicians,patients and other customers we serve.Today,ourcompany is at an exciting point in the transformation thatbegan in 2003 under a five-stage Action Agenda. A pivotal stepin that transformation came in November 2007,when weacquired Organon BioSciences,with its Organon humanhealth and Intervet animal health businesses.Through thiscombination and other achievements, we are gaining greaterdepth and breadth across our prescription pharmaceutical,consumer and animal health products. As we work to buildthe foundation for long-term high performance,we remaincommitted to business integrity, quality and compliance ineverything we do.

The trademarks indicated by CAPITAL LETTERS in this publication are the property of, licensed to, promoted or distributed by Schering-Plough Corporation,its subsidiaries or related companies. As used in this publication, the terms “Schering-Plough” and “company” refer collectively to Schering-PloughCorporation, the publicly held parent company, and its domestic and international subsidiaries, which are engaged in the discovery, development,manufacturing and marketing of pharmaceutical, consumer and animal health products worldwide.Copyright © 2008, Schering-Plough Corporation. All Rights Reserved.

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Realizing the PromiseA MESSAGE FROM THE CEO

New Thinking. New Capabilities. New Urgency.

At Schering-Plough, that’s our mind-set. We see our work as a journey ofcontinuous transformation. When health care is changing as fast as it istoday around the world, this mind-set – along with a strong sense ofhumility – gives us a special edge. It helps us get in tune, and stay in tune,with the people who count on us.

Our acquisition of Organon BioSciences of the Netherlands in Novemberof last year began perhaps the most important and exciting chapter in ourcompany’s 80-year history.

Through our combination, we have become a world-class company inwomen’s health and fertility treatment, expanding on our existing corehuman pharmaceutical strengths in cardiovascular care, immunology,respiratory care and oncology.

We also have become stronger in central nervous system therapies, includingtwo novel, late-stage compounds: sugammadex, which could be the mostimportant innovation in anesthesia in over 30 years, and asenapine, forschizophrenia and bipolar disorder. Both of these compounds have thepotential to address major, urgent unmet medical needs. They come outof our newly acquired laboratories in Newhouse, Scotland.

Those and other projects give us one of the strongest late-stage humanpharmaceuticals pipelines among our peer group companies. Also, thanksto our combination, we have an even more powerful R&D engine. We nowinvest about $3 billion a year in R&D. We are especially proud of our talentedscience and technology teams. These are the people who create the healthbreakthroughs of today, and tomorrow.

What’s also exciting is the leading animal health unit that has been forgedthrough our combination. We create important pharmaceutical treatmentsfor livestock and companion animals. We are also a world leader in animalvaccines and biologic treatments. By improving the food supply and improvingthe lives of pets, our animal health unit is ultimately doing good things fortens of millions of people worldwide.

Our animal health R&D could also transform health care for humans. We areinvesting in an ambitious project to translate vaccine technologies created foranimal health into new and better vaccines for human diseases.

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Fred Hassan,Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

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We believe we are making steady progress increating that kind of culture. We encourageour people to collaborate across units andgeographies. We value passionate drivers whoturn dreams into reality. As CEO, I work hardto stay close to the people at the front linesand their managers. Our goal is to operate likea small company, inside a big company.

When I speak with our people around the world,they tell me that they see our work as a noblecause. They see themselves forging a special kindof company, one that can make a profounddifference to the health of this generation, ofour children, and of our children’s children.

Our people make me proud, and also confident.Together, I believe we can realize the greatpromise of our combined company to do goodthings for all those who count on us – for thelong term.

Sincerely,

Fred HassanChairman and Chief Executive Officer

This is a challenging time for everyone involvedin health care – not least for health care profes-sionals and their patients. We are determinedto play our part in rising to the challenges. Thisincludes championing policies and health deliverysystems that do the right things for the patients– for the long term.

For a company such as ours, one of the biggestchallenges is to drive a continuing flow of newtreatments for enormously difficult diseases,such as Alzheimer’s and cancer, at a time whenshort-term political pressures are discouraginginvestors from making the risky, billion-dollarinvestments in innovation that are needed.

To keep our company relevant and successfulin this challenging environment, we are seizingthe opportunity of our combination to rethinkour company across the board. From improvingthe efficiency of our manufacturing processes,to streamlining the complex, expensive andrisky process of turning a molecule into a newmedicine and getting it to patients, we aretaking a fresh look at everything we do. Wehave the courage to change and to reinvent.

This can best happen in a high-performancecompany culture, one where people feel en-gaged, committed and part of a winning team.

We are entering the most important and excitingchapter in our company’s history.With a mind-setof continuous transformation,we are reinventingourselves – to make the most of our enormousopportunities, and to master some big challenges.

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CEO Fred Hassan (left) talks with colleagues from Schering-Plough’sglobal animal health business at the 2008 North American VeterinaryConference in Orlando, Fla. Nelson Diaz, D.V.M., is a technical servicesmanager in Summit, N.J., and Ann Margaret Cleary is a Detroit-basedsenior territory representative for the Companion Animal business unit.

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Feridun Mert Bakirci ofIstanbul, Turkey, takes

INEGY, available in the U.S.as VYTORIN, to help control

his high cholesterol.

INEGY, a cholesterol-loweringmedicine known as VYTORIN in

the U.S., contains ZETIA (ezetimibe)and Merck & Co., Inc.’s statin

Zocor (simvastatin).

Foods high in saturated fat are onesource of cholesterol. But cholesterol

is also produced naturally by theliver, with heredity playing a role in

how much is produced.

Ezetimibe works in the digestivetract to help block the absorption

of LDL (“bad”) cholesterol.

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Controlling Cholesterol

Heart disease is a major health problem in most developedcountries.An important risk factor involves high levels of LDLcholesterol in the blood.For people with high LDL cholesterol,like Feridun Mert Bakirci, an assistant pharmacist in Istanbul,Turkey,doctors first recommend a healthy diet and regularexercise.If that is not enough,then medicine is often prescribed.“My doctor suggested lifestyle changes,” says Bakirci, “andthen after trying another medicine he prescribed INEGY,”known as VYTORIN in the U.S.“Starting every new day remindsme there is a lot more to do in this life,”he says, “and I lookforward to doing it.”

Simvastatin reduces the amountof cholesterol produced naturally

in the liver.

VYTORIN / INEGY works to lower LDLcholesterol two ways: by reducing theamount produced in the liver and by

inhibiting its absorption in the intestine.

PRODUCED IN LIVER ABSORBED BY INTESTINE

peripheral tissue

The plasma cholesterol pool is continuously suppliedby both production and intestinal absorption.

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VYTORIN INE Y

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The most common treatment method to achievefertilization in assisted reproduction is in vitro

fertilization (IVF). In IVF, eggs are retrieved from awoman and sperm from a man, with fertilizationbeing achieved in the laboratory; the resulting

embryo is then transferred to the woman’s uterus.

An estimated one in six healthycouples of reproductive age

experiences fertility problems.Many can be helped to successfully

conceive through new fertilitytreatments now available.

Helping Fertility

“For my husband and me, the transition from being a coupleto becoming a family wasn’t easy,” says Betsy Chandler ofBoonton,N.J. “We tried to conceive for years – on our own andwith the help of fertility treatments – but nothing was working,and the alarm on my biological clock was starting to go off.”After three miscarriages, the Chandlers tried a differentapproach, in vitro fertilization therapy (IVF) with FOLLISTIM AQCartridge (follitropin beta injection). It’s a fertility hormonedeveloped by Organon,a long-established leader in women’shealth and a working partner with some of the most-respectedfertility experts.This time the pregnancy was successful, andbaby Katherine was born in December 2007.As her pediatriciandeclared, “She’s perfect.Absolutely perfect!”

A treatment course of FOLLISTIM AQCartridge, with injections administeredat home with the FOLLISTIM / PUREGON PEN,stimulates the growth of follicles in the

ovaries and the maturation of eggs.

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The FOLLISTIM PEN is used to deliverfollicle stimulating hormone

(FSH) produced by recombinantDNA technology.

A healthy single birth is theultimate goal of AssistedReproductive Technology.

Betsy Chandlerkeeps a close watch on

her 7-week-old daughter,Katherine, during a routine

visit to the pediatrician’soffice in Denville, N.J.

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Speeding Recovery

To understand the importance of this new agent – and how itcould have an impact on everyone in an operating room,fromthe patient to the anesthesiologist,surgeon and others – somebackground in surgical procedures and anesthesiology is helpful.

Muscle relaxants,or neuromuscular blocking agents,wereintroduced to the operating room in the 1940s and havehelped improve surgical care by allowing anesthesiologists touse smaller and, therefore, safer doses of general anesthetics.The blocking agents relax the patient’s muscles for surgeryand facilitate the placement of a breathing tube into thethroat for mechanical ventilation.But once surgery has beencompleted, the immediate priority is to ensure that the patientawakens from the anesthetic-induced sleep as soon as possible.The faster the muscle blockade can be completely reversed,the sooner the patient returns to spontaneous breathing andthe quicker a patient can be awakened.This can allow for aquicker exit from the operating and recovery rooms.

“Existing neuromuscular blockade reversal agents do acceleratereversal from neuromuscular blockade,but they can be relativelyslow,” Mirakhur explains. “One major limitation is that theydon’t work well if the patient has a deep level of neuromuscularblockade. In this situation,an anesthesiologist must wait andcan only administer a reversal agent once the muscle relaxant

“Sugammadex creates excitement every time it’s discussed,”says Professor Rajinder Mirakhur,a renowned anesthesiologist.“There’s a real sense of anticipation that this agent has thepotential to make a significant difference in how patientsrecover from anesthesia.” Mirakhur is Professor of Anaestheticsat The Queen’s University of Belfast,Northern Ireland.He hasbeen a consultant anesthesiologist since 1980 and involved instudying sugammadex since 2000.

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Dr. Rajinder Mirakhur,Professor of Anaesthetics

at The Queen’s University ofBelfast, Northern Ireland,

is involved in clinical studiesof sugammadex.

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Muscle relaxants are an essentialpart of balanced anesthesia,

providing muscle relaxation inconjunction with drugs used forpain management and sedation.

Anesthesiologist Dr. Rajinder Mirakhur in an operating room atRoyal Hospital, Belfast, Northern Ireland.

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begins to wear off naturally, which can take from 45minutes to an hour or more.”

Consequently, anesthesiologists are currently somewhatcautious about the total dose of muscle relaxants admin-istered and may be reluctant to maintain the optimaldepth of neuromuscular blockade right up until the end ofsurgery, due to the potentially long wait for the blockingagent to wear off. While this caution can help ensure thatthe blockade can be reversed within a reasonable periodof time, it’s not ideal, because deeper muscle relaxationallows for better surgical conditions.

“If we could rapidly and completely reverse deep neuro-muscular blockade,”says Mirakhur,“surgeons wouldbe spared from having to deal with inadequate musclerelaxation, and anesthesiologists would no longer be facedwith patients having blockade that takes too much timeto reverse. Sugammadex has the potential to allow us tomaintain deep neuromuscular blockade until the very endand then reverse it within a short period of time.”

Sugammadex is a novel γ-cyclodextrin compound – a seriesof sugar molecules connected to form a ring. A pharma-cology team conducting research at Organon’s facility inNewhouse, Scotland, discovered quite unexpectedly thatsugammadex could prevent the neuromuscular blockingagent rocuronium from interacting with its target receptorwhen administered to patients. This is due to the fact thatsugammadex has a unique interaction with certain neuro-muscular blocking agents. This interaction allows musclefunction to be restored rapidly so that – when used in asurgical setting – patients are able to resume breathing ontheir own. Sugammadex thus represents an entirely newapproach to the reversal of neuromuscular blockade.

In clinical trials, sugammadex has demonstrated theability to selectively reverse the action of the musclerelaxants rocuronium and vecuronium, which arecommonly used in surgery. Importantly, it has also beenshown to allow the rapid and complete reversal of evendeep neuromuscular blockade.

Sugammadex promises to build on Organon’s 40-yeartradition of excellence in anesthesiology. In this period,Organon has introduced several innovative products intoclinical practice, such as PAVULON (pancuronium bromide),NORCURON (vecuronium bromide), ZEMURON/ESMERON/ESLAX

(rocuronium bromide) and TOF-WATCH, an objective moni-toring device for detecting levels of muscle relaxation.

A New Drug Application for sugammadex was assignedpriority review status in late 2007 by the U.S. Food andDrug Administration. Applications have also been acceptedfor review by health authorities in Japan and the EuropeanMedicines Agency. If approved, sugammadex wouldbecome the first in a new class of drugs known as selectiverelaxant binding agents, potentially opening a new era inneuromuscular blockade management.

Muscle relaxants temporarily blockthe passage of nerve impulsesbetween a nerve and a muscle,allowing for the placement of

breathing tubes in patients andsafer surgery.*

A significant drawback to the use ofmany muscle relaxants in surgeryis the amount of time needed for

their paralyzing effects to wear offor be reversed.

Sugammadex, a modified γ-cyclodextrin,is designed to encapsulate and neutralizethe molecules of certain muscle relaxants.

* Image: © Torre Lazur McCann München / Illustration Sonja Klebe

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CLARITYNE in China

“I didn’t know I had an allergy until about a year ago. I just thought Igot colds too easily,or maybe I had asthma.Then I attended an allergyseminar and discovered my problem might be allergies.That was onlymy self-diagnosis,but the hospital confirmed it. So I tried CLARITYNE, andnow I’m never without it.”JIANG WENJINGSHANGHAI, CHINA

Allergy sufferers likeJiang Wenjing of

Shanghai can turn toCLARITIN allergy

products (available asCLARITYNE in China).

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The NUVARING Option

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The NUVARING Option

“We already have two children, so we were looking for a birth control methodas effective as ‘the Pill’ but without the daily regimen.A friend told me about

another option – a once-a-month contraceptive ring. After consulting with myphysician, I switched to NUVARING. I love that NUVARING offers monthly

contraception with a single application – use it for three weeks, then take aone-week break.And my husband is also pleased!”

LYETTE WULLEMSDRUTEN, THE NETHERLANDS

For the past five years,Lyette and Mark Wullemsof the Netherlands havecounted on NUVARING forreliable contraception.

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Providing Hope

The history of HIV/AIDS is one of vast human devastation –and steady medical progress.

“There were very few drugs to treat the virus until 1987,whenthe first antiretroviral therapy was introduced,”explains JihadSlim,M.D.,Division of Infectious Diseases, Saint Michael’sHospital,Newark,N.J. “Now there are more than 20,” he says,“and,most recently,a promising new compound – vicriviroc –is being tested here as part of a combination treatment.” SaintMichael’s is one of the leading centers in the treatment andstudy of infectious diseases, such as HIV/AIDS and hepatitis,and serves a broad patient population.

By 1997, the medical community had learned that combina-tions of drugs could be more effective in treating HIV.Cliniciansfound that two drugs could be better than one,and that livescould be prolonged by better combinations.Subsequently, thestandard of care became a viral-suppressive “cocktail,”generallyviewed as three antiretroviral drugs,administered at the onsetof treatment.

This approach,based on multiple agents attacking the virusor preventing its replication, is designed to reduce the virus inthe blood to very low levels. “A level that is low enough to be

Since the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) was identifiedin the early 1980s,an estimated 65 million people have beeninfected with HIV and more than 25 million have died of AIDS,the most advanced stage of infection. Today, more than33 million people are infected with HIV and,although there isstill no cure, the disease no longer carries the short-term deathsentence that it once did.Because of innovative treatmentadvances,HIV has been recast as a chronic disease that,withproper medical care and combination drug therapy,can oftenbe successfully managed on a long-term basis.

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At Saint Michael’sMedical Center in

Newark, N.J., Jihad Slim,M.D., treats patients with

HIV/AIDS, particularly thosewith difficult-to-control

infections, and testspotential treatments in

clinical trials.

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undetectable is the goal of therapy today,” Slim says, “andthat correlates with patients having stronger immunity andimproved quality of life.”

Nonetheless, major challenges remain, and one of theseis drug resistance. Patients starting therapy now are likelyto remain on the same regimen for only three to sevenyears before their virus becomes resistant to one or moredrugs in the cocktail. Then a new drug combination mustbe tried. Some people, particularly those who do notconsistently adhere to their medication regimen or whoreceive suboptimal medical care, may develop such broadresistance that few treatment options remain. This seriousoutcome, along with toxicity issues associated with long-term treatment with some agents, has heightened the needto develop new compounds and treatment approaches.

One of the newest advances is Schering-Plough’s vicriviroc,a CCR5 receptor antagonist now in Phase III clinical trials.“Vicriviroc is being studied in a once-a-day dosing regimen,”Slim says, “and is part of the more than 20 HIV studiesbeing conducted here at Saint Michael’s. The progresswe’re seeing today – and the new treatment options athand – are all very exciting.”

Vicriviroc belongs to a new class of drugs designed tocombat HIV/AIDS by targeting a human protein receptorthat the virus uses to enter cells. Rather than seeking todestroy the virus, vicriviroc is intended to shield cells againstHIV by blocking attachment to the CCR5 receptor. The goalis to prevent HIV from entering uninfected, specialized cellsof the immune system, called CD4 positive T-cells, thuskeeping the virus from replicating.

The vicriviroc story began a little more than a decade ago,when researchers identified CCR5, a protein that plays arole in the immune system, as a receptor for HIV. Aboutthe same time, it was discovered that people who lackedCCR5 receptors did not become infected with HIV, evenafter multiple exposures.

Researchers quickly recognized that CCR5 receptors werean important target and began the search for molecules thatwould block the virus from attaching to those receptors.

In 2000, Schering-Plough became the first company tointroduce a CCR5 antagonist into the clinic. That firstinvestigational compound was quickly followed in theclinic by a second drug candidate, vicriviroc, in 2002.A number of Phase II trials to establish the safety, efficacyand dosage of vicriviroc were subsequently completed.In 2007, the company initiated two large, global Phase IIIclinical trials in treatment-experienced patients, where asingle vicriviroc tablet is added daily to an optimizedantiretroviral regimen. In 2008, the company also initiateda Phase II study with vicriviroc for use in first-line therapyof treatment-naïve patients.

“The course of treating HIV has been a fascinatingevolution, with significant ups and downs,” observesSlim. “I became involved with HIV in 1985, but in theearly 1990s I started getting pessimistic – our treatmentswere becoming less effective, resistance was building anda lot of my patients were dying from AIDS. But then newmedicines came along, and things began to turn around.In fact, I began to focus more on patients whose HIVwas harder to control, including those co-infected withhepatitis C,” he says.

“Right now we’re in an extremely exciting time,” addsSlim. “With all the different targets being explored, withall the different components of the virus that are beingattacked by different agents, and with the combinationsthat are becoming more effective at weakening the virusand reducing its numbers – there has not been a bettertime to seek treatment. But we still have serious challengesahead, and we still need new and better medicines.”

In treating HIV/AIDS, a major challengeto achieving sustained suppression of

viral replication is the emergence of newmutations and drug resistance.

The body’s immune system depends onCD4 positive T-cells to be effective in

fighting infections.

HIV can attach to and infect CD4positive T-cells unless the interaction

is effectively blocked.

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Vicriviroc is a CCR5 receptor antagonistdesigned to prevent HIV infection

by attaching to the CCR5 receptor onuninfected CD4 positive T-cells.

Vicriviroc is being studied incombination with an optimized

ritonavir-boosted, protease-inhibitor(PI/r) antiretroviral regimen.

Rima Abdel-Massih, M.D. (left), Fellow, Infectious Diseases, atSaint Michael’s Medical Center, Newark, N.J., with Jihad Slim, M.D.

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Schering-Plough scientists aredeveloping an oral thrombin receptorantagonist (TRA) to prevent dangerous

blood clots. TRA is designed toblock the action of thrombin on

platelets while not interfering withnormal hemostasis.

A natural substance found in thebark of a flowering tree in

Australia proved to be the startingpoint in TRA development.

An enzyme called thrombin is involved innormal hemostasis (good blood clotting,

as in wound healing) as well as in theformation of unwanted blood clots that

can lead to heart attack, stroke orperipheral arterial disease.

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Vascular Health

“When you come as close as I did to having a major heartattack, it changes your perspective on how to spend yourtime,”explains Quinton Cockrell, a 62-year-old retiree inTrenton,S.C. “I’ve got five grandchildren,and we plan to spenda lot of time together.”Cockrell’s cardiovascular history,whichincludes bypass surgery and stent implantation,made hima candidate to participate in a Phase II clinical trial studyingSchering-Plough’s thrombin receptor antagonist (TRA).TRA isa novel antiplatelet agent in development to potentiallyprevent the formation of deadly blood clots,but withoutadding a significant bleeding risk. “I enrolled in the studybecause I have a good doctor,who’s a good friend,and Ithought it might help other people,”he says.

In a chemical search for the novelmolecule, more than 2,000

candidates were designed andsynthesized for evaluation.

The seven-year effort led to TRA.

TRA, when administered with the currentstandard of care (usually aspirin andclopidogrel), may further reduce the

incidence of major cardiovascular eventswithout incremental bleeding. Studies

advanced to Phase III clinical trials in 2007.

Quinton Cockrellof Trenton, S.C., was one

of several hundred patientsto participate in a clinical

trial studying a novelcardiovascular agent,a thrombin receptorantagonist, or TRA.

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Ignacio Ramirez,who runs a modern

poultry farm in Querétaro,Mexico, ensures that hischickens are protected

against disease by timelyvaccinations.

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Protecting Animals

Preventive care through vaccinations protects animals fromdisease, reduces its spread and oftentimes enhances foodsafety. In the poultry industry,vaccines offer protectionagainst a wide range of pathogens, such as Salmonella. “We relyon vaccinations to keep our poultry healthy,” says IgnacioRamirez, who runs a large-scale poultry farm in Querétaro,Mexico. “That’s critically important for our business andour customers.” In disease prevention, one of the latestadvances is the “marker vaccine,” which makes it possible forveterinarians to identify previously vaccinated animals.Thisnew tool is helping combat highly infectious livestock diseases,such as foot-and-mouth disease and swine fever, that can takea devastating toll on animals and the industries they support.

Intervet, Schering-Plough’s global animal health unit, is one ofthe world’s leading animal health organizations, providing a wide

range of pharmaceuticals and vaccines in five animal categoriesand a variety of fertility treatments for livestock. For companion

animals – and the people who love them – the company also offersthe HOMEAGAIN microchip U.S. pet recovery network.

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Our Products

HUMAN PRESCRIPTION PHARMACEUTICALS(Therapy areas and products in alphabetical order; not all products listed)

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE

INTEGRILIN (eptifibatide) Injection

For patients with acute coronary syndrome andthose undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention

ORGARAN1 (danaparoid sodium)

Nonheparin antithrombotic

VYTORIN2 / INEGY / ZINTREPID (ezetimibe/simvastatin)

Cholesterol-lowering medicine containing ZETIA andMerck & Co., Inc.’s statin Zocor

ZETIA3 / EZETROL / ZIENT (ezetimibe)

Novel cholesterol-absorption inhibitor

CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM

REMERON SOLTAB (mirtazapine)

Antidepressant

SUBUTEX1 (buprenorphine) and SUBOXONE1 (buprenorphine/naloxone)

Treatments for opioid dependency

Anesthesia

NORCURON1 (vecuronium bromide)

Muscle relaxant

ZEMURON / ESMERON / ESLAX (rocuronium bromide)

Muscle relaxant

IMMUNOLOGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASE

AVELOX4 (moxifloxacin)

Fluoroquinolone antibiotic

NOXAFIL (posaconazole)

Oral antifungal for prevention and (in EU) treatmentof certain serious invasive fungal infections

PEGINTRON (peginterferon alfa-2b)

Pegylated interferon for chronic hepatitis C

REMICADE1 (infliximab)

Monoclonal antibody for rheumatoid arthritis,psoriatic arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis, Crohn’s disease,ulcerative colitis and psoriasis

1 Sold by Schering-Plough outside the U.S. only2 Managed by a joint venture with Merck & Co., Inc.3 Managed by a joint venture with Merck & Co. Inc.; in Japan,

managed through a collaboration with Bayer Yakuhin Ltd.4 Sold by Schering-Plough in the U.S. only

See inside back cover for Information on Licensed Products.

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ONCOLOGY

CAELYX1 (pegylated liposomal doxorubicin HCl injection)

Pegylated liposomal anthracycline for ovarian cancer,Kaposi’s sarcoma and metastatic breast cancer

INTRON A / INTRONA (interferon alfa-2b)

Alpha interferon for chronic hepatitis B and Cand certain cancers

TEMODAR / TEMODAL (temozolomide)

Oral, cytotoxic alkylating agent for certain typesof brain tumors

RESPIRATORY

ASMANEX TWISTHALER (mometasone furoate inhalation powder)

Orally inhaled corticosteroid for asthma

CLARINEX / AERIUS / NEOCLARITYN (desloratadine)

Family of nonsedating antihistamines(some in combination with a decongestant) for allergies

FORADIL AEROLIZER4 (formoterol fumarate inhalation powder)

Long-acting beta2-agonist for asthma,chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and preventionof exercise-induced bronchospasm

NASONEX (mometasone furoate monohydrate)

Nasally inhaled corticosteroid for prevention andtreatment of nasal allergy symptoms

PROVENTIL HFA (albuterol sulfate)

Albuterol inhaler for asthma

WOMEN’S HEALTH

Fertility

FOLLISTIM / PUREGON (follitropin beta)

Fertility treatment

Gynecology

CERAZETTE1 (desogestrel)

Progestogen-only oral contraceptive

IMPLANON (etonogestrel implant)

Single-rod subdermal contraceptive implant

LIVIAL1 (tibolone)

Menopausal therapy

MARVELON1 / MERCILON1 (desogestrel/ethinyl estradiol)

Combined oral contraceptive

NUVARING (etonogestrel/ethinyl estradiol vaginal ring)

Vaginal contraceptive ring

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Our Products(CONTINUED)

OTOMAX (gentamicin sulfate, betamethasone valerate, clotrimazole)and MOMETAMAX (gentamicin sulfate, mometasone furoatemonohydrate, clotrimazole)

Canine otic ointment for acute and chronic otitis

PANACUR / SAFE-GUARD (fenbendazole)

Broad-spectrum anthelmintic (dewormer) for usein many animals

REGUMATE / MATRIX (altrenogest)

Fertility management for horses and swine

SCALIBOR (deltamethrin)

Dog collar for control of sandfly bites and resultingparasitic disease (Leishmaniasis) and tick infestations

TRI-MERIT

Data management tool for cattle

VASOTOP (ramipril)

ACE inhibitor used to treat heart failure in dogs

ZUBRIN (tepoxalin)

Anti-inflammatory/analgesic for dogs

ANIMAL HEALTH

BANAMINE (flunixin meglumine)

Anti-inflammatory for cattle, horses and swine

BOVILIS / VISTA

Vaccine lines for infectious diseases in cattle

CANINSULIN / VETSULIN (porcine insulin zinc suspension)

Diabetes mellitus treatment for dogs and/or cats

GALAXY / QUANTUM / PROCYON / ECLIPSE / INTRA-TRAC

Canine and feline vaccine line

HOMEAGAIN

Proactive U.S. pet recovery network

INNOVAX ND-SBVaccine for Newcastle disease and Marek’s diseasein poultry

KARSIVAN (propentofyllin)

Treatment for circulatory disorders in geriatric dogs

NOBIVAC DHP / CONTINUUM DAPCanine vaccines for distemper virus, adenovirustype-1 and parvovirus

NUFLOR (florfenicol)

Antibiotic for cattle, swine and fish

OPTIMMUNE (cyclosporine A)

Eye ointment for keratitis and keratoconjunctivitis in dogs

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CONSUMER HEALTH CARE

AFRIN

Nasal sprays for relief of nasal congestion

CLARITIN / CLARITYNE

Family of nonsedating antihistamines(some in combination with a decongestant)for allergies (sold as a prescription productin some countries outside the U.S.)

COPPERTONE

Sun care products

CORICIDIN HBPDecongestant-free cold/flu medicine for peoplewith high blood pressure

DR. SCHOLL’SFoot care products

LOTRIMIN

Topical antifungal products

MIRALAXTreatment for occasional constipation

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1. Stanley F. Barshay, Chairman, Consumer Health Care;2. Jeffrey Berkowitz, Group Vice President, Global Market Access

& U.S. Managed Markets;3. Robert J. Bertolini, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer;4. Richard S. Bowles III, Ph.D., Senior Vice President, Global Quality Operations;5. Fred Hassan, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer;6. John M. Carroll, Vice President, Global Internal Audits;7. C. Ron Cheeley, Senior Vice President, Global Human Resources;8. Carrie S. Cox, Executive Vice President and President, Global Pharmaceuticals;9. Lisa W. DeBerardine, Vice President, Strategic Planning & Financial Forecasting;10. Michael J. DuBois, Senior Vice President, Global Licensing & Strategic Alliances;11. Margriet Gabriel-Regis, Senior Vice President, Specialty Care Customer Group;12. Ellen Geisel, Senior Vice President, Primary Care Customer Group &

International Consumer Marketing;13. Francesco Granata, Group Vice President and President, EUCAN Region I;14. Alex Kelly, Group Vice President, Global Communications & Investor Relations;15. Steven H. Koehler, Vice President and Controller, Global Finance;16. Thomas P. Koestler, Ph.D., Executive Vice President and President,

Schering-Plough Research Institute (SPRI);17. Raul E. Kohan, Senior Vice President, Corporate Excellence, and Deputy Head,

Global Animal Health;

18. Ismail Kola, Ph.D., Senior Vice President, Discovery Research, SPRI, andChief Scientific Officer;

19. Peter Kuiper, Group Vice President, Operations – the Netherlands;20. James S. MacDonald, Ph.D., Executive Vice President, Preclinical Development, SPRI;21. Ian A. T. McInnes, Ph.D., Senior Vice President and President, Global Supply Chain;22. Sean McNicholas, Senior Vice President, Global Cardiovascular Products & U.S. Sales;23. C. David Nicholson, Ph.D., Senior Vice President, Global Project Management, SPRI;24. David A. Piacquad, Senior Vice President, Business Development;25. Lori Queisser, Senior Vice President, Global Compliance & Business Practices;26. Thomas J. Sabatino, Jr., Executive Vice President and General Counsel;27. Karl D. Salnoske, Vice President and Chief Information Officer, Global IT;28. Brent Saunders, Senior Vice President and President, Consumer Health Care;29. Robert J. Spiegel, M.D., Senior Vice President, SPRI, and Chief Medical Officer;30. Ruurd Stolp, D.V.M., Ph.D., Senior Vice President and President, Global Animal Health;31. Bruno Strigini, Group Vice President and President, EUCAN Region II;32. Gregory J. Szpunar, Ph.D., Senior Vice President, Pharmaceutical Sciences,SPRI;33. Masao Torii, President, Schering-Plough K.K., Japan;34. Rodney Unsworth, Group Vice President and President, Asia-Pacific;35. Pierre Verstraete, Group Vice President and President, Latin America;36. Susan Ellen Wolf, Corporate Secretary, Vice President – Governance and

Associate General Counsel.

1. Fred Hassan, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer;2. Robert J. Bertolini, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer;3. Richard S. Bowles III, Ph.D., Senior Vice President, Global Quality Operations;4. C. Ron Cheeley, Senior Vice President, Global Human Resources;5. Carrie S. Cox, Executive Vice President and President, Global Pharmaceuticals;6. Thomas P. Koestler, Ph.D., Executive Vice President and President,

Schering-Plough Research Institute;

7. Raul E. Kohan, Senior Vice President, Corporate Excellence, and Deputy Head,Global Animal Health;

8. Ian A. T. McInnes, Ph.D., Senior Vice President and President, Global Supply Chain;9. Lori Queisser, Senior Vice President, Global Compliance & Business Practices;10. Thomas J. Sabatino, Jr., Executive Vice President and General Counsel;11. Brent Saunders, Senior Vice President and President, Consumer Health Care;12. Ruurd Stolp, D.V.M., Ph.D., Senior Vice President and President, Global Animal Health.

Senior Leaders

OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT TEAM

March 2008

EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT TEAM AND ADVISORS

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Corporate Information

EXECUTIVE OFFICES

The company’s executive offices are located at:2000 Galloping Hill RoadKenilworth, N.J. 07033-0530Telephone: (908) 298-4000

CORPORATE WEB SITE

The company’s Web site address is www.schering-plough.com. Schering-Plough’s Web site offers links toother Web sites providing information on companyproducts and treatment categories, as well as patientassistance and support programs.

INVESTOR INFORMATION

Information of interest to shareholders is available inthe Investor Relations section of the Web site, includingnews releases, investor frequently asked questions (FAQs),Securities and Exchange Commission filings, corporategovernance guidelines and the charters of Committeesof the Board of Directors. For additional information,investors can call the Investor Relations Departmentat (908) 298-7436.

FINANCIAL REPORTThe company’s 2007 Financial Report with financialresults for 2007 is available on the Web site in theInvestor Relations section or by calling the InvestorRelations Department at (908) 298-7436 or writingto the executive offices.

CAREERS

Information about possible career opportunities atSchering-Plough can be found on the Careers section ofthe company’s Web site, www.schering-plough.com.

SHARES LISTED

New York Stock Exchange (Ticker Symbol: SGP)

INFORMATION ON LICENSED PRODUCTS

Schering-Plough has exclusive rights in the U.S. and Puerto Rico under a 2004 strategic agreement with Bayer to market, sell anddistribute Bayer’s AVELOX (moxifloxacin HCl) and CIPRO (ciprofloxacin HCl) antibiotics and to undertake Bayer’s U.S. commercializationactivities for the erectile dysfunction medicine LEVITRA (vardenafil HCl) under Bayer’s co-promotion agreement with GlaxoSmithKline.

CAELYX (pegylated liposomal doxorubicin HCl) is licensed for marketing outside the U.S., except in Japan and Israel, from ALZACorporation. CAELYX is marketed as Doxil® in the U.S. by Ortho Biotech Products, L.P.

A license on certain patents covering the commercialization of FOLLISTIM was obtained by Organon from Merck Serono.

Schering-Plough has exclusive U.S. marketing rights to FORADIL AEROLIZER (formoterol fumarate inhalation powder) under a 2002agreement with Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation.

Through a licensing agreement with Millennium Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Schering-Plough markets INTEGRILIN (eptifibatide) Injection,a GP IIb-IIIa inhibitor, in the U.S. and certain countries outside the U.S.

PEGINTRON (peginterferon alfa-2b) uses proprietary pegylation technology licensed from Enzon Pharmaceuticals, Inc. From ValeantPharmaceuticals International, Schering-Plough has rights to market oral ribavirin for hepatitis C in all major world markets.

REMERON SOLTAB (mirtazapine) uses the OraSolv® technology in the delivery mechanism of this fast-dissolving (ODT) formulation ofmirtazapine, under a license from CIMA LABS INC.

Schering-Plough has marketing rights to REMICADE (infliximab) through an agreement with Centocor, a Johnson & Johnson subsidiary,in all countries outside the U.S., except in Japan and parts of the Far East, where Tanabe Seiyaku, Ltd. markets the product, and inChina, where Xian-Janssen markets

SUBOXONE and SUBUTEX were developed by Reckitt Benckiser Healthcare Ltd., and are marketed in the U.S. by Reckitt BenckiserPharmaceuticals Inc. Schering-Plough licenses marketing rights to SUBOXONE and SUBUTEX in Europe, Canada and certain countriesin the world from Reckitt Benckiser.

TEMODAR (temozolomide) (marketed as TEMODAL in certain countries) is licensed for worldwide marketing from Cancer ResearchTechnology Ltd.

The paper used to produce this publication contains a minimum of 10% post-consumer fiber.

REMICADE.

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