To children, medicines can be intriguing. They come in pretty colors, fancy bottles, and some even are made to taste pretty good. Whether intended for children or adults, medicines and vitamins are dangerous for children, and accidents can happen quickly.

Here are some tips to help keep your kids—and grandkids—safe from medicine accidents:

1. Don’t rely on packaging to prevent access by children. Child-resistant packaging isn’t foolproof—kids can still figure it out. And if your medicine or vitamin top isn’t secured, it’s even easier for kids to get into it.

2. Know where medications are stored. Some packaging for adults isn’t child-resistant at all—like for seniors who may have trouble opening it, or even veterinary medicines. At your own house, you may keep medications out of reach, but family and friends you visit may not have childproof homes. While supervising children in these environments, you’ll be a step ahead if you know where those medications are kept.

3. Medicine isn’t candy. Don’t tell young kids it tastes like candy—they’ll think it is.

4. Go on purse patrol. Your purse—and your guests’ purses—may contain medicines your kids can get into. Keep all purses safely out of reach of children at all times.

5. Never transfer medicines or vitamins to other containers where they could be mistaken for something they’re not. You may know you put your prescription medication in that aspirin bottle, but someone else may not—and you don’t want anyone in your household taking the wrong medicine.

6. Store all medicines and vitamins out of reach of children. Better yet, keep them all locked in a cabinet. This applies to both prescription and non-prescription items. Kids can accidentally overdose on over-the-counter items like ibuprofen or allergy medication just as they can on prescriptions.

7. Monitor your meds. Keep track of how many pills or doses are left in your prescription containers so you know if any are missing. If your kids visit friends or relatives, ask them to alert you to any discrepancies as well. Older children will sometimes pilfer pills a few at a time. If this is going on, the sooner you know this the sooner you can address it and get your child help.

If you do have a medicine emergency, contact 911 and poison control as soon as possible.