Scanning, managing pdf docs with Microsoft Access

I'm an experienced Access developer, but new to Acrobat SDK. Is it possible to create an application in Access (VBA) that tags documents as they are scanned into pdf files, then retreive/display those documents using those tags or searching the pdf files? If this is possible, could someone point me to documentation or code examples where I can learn how to do this?
Thanks much in advance for any suggestions and guidance.

By "tag" I mean a short descriptor field that can be filled in by an operator for each document that is scanned, then can be used to pull up and view the document later. Specifically, the application would store scanned copies of prescriptions. Here's how it would work: The operator would load one or more prescriptions into a scanner. As each prescription is scanned, the scanner would pause to let the operator enter the prescription number into a database. The database would store the tag field and either an actual copy of the prescription or a pointer to the pdf file. Later, the operator could enter a prescription number into the database app and the image or pdf file would be displayed.
Thanks again for any advice you can give me.

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