PT - JOURNAL ARTICLE AU - Prasun Das TI - Development of a Process Control Scheme for Reduction in Weight Variation of Capsules DP - 2007 May 01 TA - PDA Journal of Pharmaceutical Science and Technology PG - 194--203 VI - 61 IP - 3 4099 - http://journal.pda.org/content/61/3/194.short 4100 - http://journal.pda.org/content/61/3/194.full SO - PDA J Pharm Sci Technol2007 May 01; 61 AB - This study aims to investigate the causes of different sources of weight variation of capsules and thereby to suggest a suitable control scheme to improve productivity in a pharmaceutical industry. Data are analysed, using the capsule filling process, under a mixed effect cross-nested model. The process capabilities are estimated using Clements’ method followed by developing a routine setting and control procedure.