An iontophoresis device may be capable of preventing or reducing the
generation of gas, or the production of undesirable ions, due to an
electrode reaction occurring in an electrode assembly; or the alteration
of an active agent due to a chemical reaction upon energization. A doping
layer made of a substance such as a conductive polymer that effects an
electrochemical reaction due to the doping or de-doping of an ion, may be
formed in an electrode in an active electrode assembly or counter
electrode assembly of an iontophoresis device.