ALR Technologies Inc. Signs Contract for Marketing and Sales of the ALRT Health-E-Connect System to Hospitals and Medical Clinics for Diabetes Care


ATLANTA, GA--(Marketwire - April 23, 2009) - ALR Technologies Inc. (OTCBB: ALRT) announces a contract with PGB Medical LLC (PGB) to provide the ALRT Health-E-Connect System to physicians with diabetic patients.

The ALRT Health-E-Connect System is a communication tool for patients to provide ongoing diagnostic and adherence data to their physicians. Information provided by the ALRT platform will be used by physicians for remote patient management and care, including critical preventive interventions.

These services are reimbursable by major insurance carriers.

PGB has a network that provides medical products to hospitals and medical clinics across the United States.

About PGB Medical

A Chicago based medical services company, PGB will be providing the ALRT Health-E-Connect to hospitals and medical clinics through a network of medical dealers across the U.S. Health professionals or Durable Medical Equipment companies can contact PGB at 708-925-2431.

About ALR Technologies Inc.

The ALRT Health-E-Connect Disease Management System is designed to enhance compliance of prescribed therapies and report diagnostic data from a number of devices to health professionals for monitoring of patients. The System facilitates cost effective continued oversight of patients by authorized health professionals in-between visits to their physician. More information on ALR Technologies and its products can be found at http://www.alrt.com.

This release contains certain "forward-looking statements" relating to ALR Technologies' business, and these statements reflect the current views of ALR Technologies with respect to future events and are subject to certain risks, uncertainties and assumptions. When used, the words "estimate," "expect," "anticipate," "believe" 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 Technologies 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 company's quarterly filings with the Securities Exchange Commission.

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