Abstract: Use of one or more prenylation inhibitors, cholesterol biosynthesis inhibitors or HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors in the manufacture of a medicament for the treatment of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection. The invention also encompasses a pharmaceutical composition for use in the treatment of HCV infection, the pharmaceutical composition comprising one or more agents capable of inhibiting prenylation, cholesterol biosynthesis or HMG-CoA reductase in the liver, wherein the one or more agents is optionally admixed with a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier, diluent or excipient.