Exhibit 23.1
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement on Form S-4 of
Schering-Plough Corporation of our report dated February 26, 2009, except with respect to our
opinion on the consolidated financial statements insofar as it relates to the change in accounting
for noncontrolling interests, described in Note 2, as to which the date is May 15, 2009, relating
to the financial statements, and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting,
which appears in Merck & Co., Inc.s Current Report on Form 8-K dated May 20, 2009. We also
consent to the reference to us under the heading Experts in such Registration Statement.
/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Florham Park, NJ
May 15, 2009
Florham Park, NJ
May 15, 2009