ALR Technologies Receives Notice From US Patent Office That Patent Protection Covering Several of Their Products Has Been Allowed

ALR Technologies Inc. (OTC BB: ALRT), headquartered in Winston-Salem, NC, announced today it has been notified by the US Patent and Trademark Office that patent protection covering important elements of many of their disease management reminder products has been allowed and will soon issue.

ALR Tech's patent protection includes the easy-to-use feature of one-button programming, which is so important to the elderly or others taking medications for chronic conditions. This feature applies to the 48 hour reminder for use with treatments for multiple sclerosis, the weekly reminder for use with the once-weekly medications for osteoporosis and depression as well as once-a-day or up to 6x-a-day reminders for use with medications for high cholesterol, high blood pressure, glaucoma and others.

ALR Technologies, which specializes in health and disease management products and services, has designed and manufactures medication compliance products and compliance home-monitoring and intervention systems to meet the needs for several targeted user groups. Products are now in use by patients taking medications or treatments for conditions such as hypertension, high cholesterol, Parkinson, diabetes, organ transplant, depression, anxiety, asthma, glaucoma and more. More information on ALR Technologies and its products can be found at www.alrt.com.

This release contains certain "forward-looking statements" relating to ALR Tech's business, and these statements reflect the current views of ALR Tech with respect to future events and are subject to certain risks, uncertainties and assumptions. When used, the words "may," "possibility," "estimate," "expect," "anticipate," "believe," "can have" and similar expressions are intended to identify such forward-looking statements. There are many factors that could cause the actual results, performance or achievements of ALR Tech and its products to be materially different from any future results, performances or achievements that may be expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Further management discussions of risks and uncertainties can be found in the companies' quarterly filings with the Securities Exchange Commission.

For more information, please contact: Stan Cruitt ALR Technologies Inc. 336-722-2254 Ext. 5 info@alrt.com