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The following are treatments for iron toxicity: 1  Removal of the patients blood, one unit at a time. This is the cheapest, safest, and most efficient way to reduce siderosis. 2  Dietary restriction.
In most patients, the iron deficiency should be treated with oral iron therapy, and the underlying etiology should be corrected so the deficiency does not recur. However, avoid giving iron to patients who have a microcytic iron-overloading disorder (eg, thalassemia, sideroblastic anemia).