diff --git a/NEWS.md b/NEWS.md
index 52632e3bef..07b2f5c5ef 100644
--- a/NEWS.md
+++ b/NEWS.md
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@
 - New function `derive_vars_crit_flag()` for deriving criterion flag variables
 (`CRITy`, `CRITyFL`, `CRITyFLN`). (#2468)
 
+- Replace use of `data("sdtm")` with `sdtm <- pharmaverse::sdtm` in templates and vignettes. (#2498)
+
 ## Updates of Existing Functions
 
 ## Breaking Changes
diff --git a/inst/example_scripts/derive_single_dose.R b/inst/example_scripts/derive_single_dose.R
index 17900e05bc..d840653bdf 100644
--- a/inst/example_scripts/derive_single_dose.R
+++ b/inst/example_scripts/derive_single_dose.R
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 library(pharmaversesdtm)
 library(admiral)
 library(dplyr)
-data(ex)
+ex <- pharmaversesdtm::ex
 
 # check that there is only one start/end date of exposure per subject and visit
 check_cond <- ex %>%
diff --git a/inst/templates/ad_adae.R b/inst/templates/ad_adae.R
index e68fcd1d4d..f4db91f1cb 100644
--- a/inst/templates/ad_adae.R
+++ b/inst/templates/ad_adae.R
@@ -14,12 +14,10 @@ library(lubridate)
 # as needed and assign to the variables below.
 # For illustration purposes read in admiral test data
 
-data("ae")
-data("admiral_adsl")
-data("ex_single")
-data("suppae")
-
-adsl <- admiral_adsl
+ae <- pharmaversesdtm::ae
+suppae <- pharmaversesdtm::suppae
+adsl <- admiral::admiral_adsl
+ex_single <- admiral::ex_single
 
 # When SAS datasets are imported into R using haven::read_sas(), missing
 # character values from SAS appear as "" characters in R, instead of appearing
diff --git a/inst/templates/ad_adcm.R b/inst/templates/ad_adcm.R
index 0cf4dc1c21..41b0541f8c 100644
--- a/inst/templates/ad_adcm.R
+++ b/inst/templates/ad_adcm.R
@@ -14,10 +14,8 @@ library(lubridate)
 # as needed and assign to the variables below.
 # For illustration purposes read in admiral test data
 
-data("cm")
-data("admiral_adsl")
-
-adsl <- admiral_adsl
+cm <- pharmaversesdtm::cm
+adsl <- admiral::admiral_adsl
 
 # When SAS datasets are imported into R using haven::read_sas(), missing
 # character values from SAS appear as "" characters in R, instead of appearing
diff --git a/inst/templates/ad_adeg.R b/inst/templates/ad_adeg.R
index 7c1bbff4e9..ea0983e9e2 100644
--- a/inst/templates/ad_adeg.R
+++ b/inst/templates/ad_adeg.R
@@ -17,11 +17,8 @@ library(stringr)
 # as needed and assign to the variables below.
 # For illustration purposes read in admiral test data
 
-data("admiral_adsl")
-data("eg")
-
-adsl <- admiral_adsl
-eg <- eg
+eg <- pharmaversesdtm::eg
+adsl <- admiral::admiral_adsl
 
 # When SAS datasets are imported into R using haven::read_sas(), missing
 # character values from SAS appear as "" characters in R, instead of appearing
diff --git a/inst/templates/ad_adex.R b/inst/templates/ad_adex.R
index 822386ac00..ca7bb17e34 100644
--- a/inst/templates/ad_adex.R
+++ b/inst/templates/ad_adex.R
@@ -15,10 +15,9 @@ library(stringr)
 # Use e.g. haven::read_sas to read in .sas7bdat, or other suitable functions
 #  as needed and assign to the variables below.
 # The CDISC pilot datasets are used for demonstration purpose.
-data("admiral_adsl")
-data("ex")
 
-adsl <- admiral_adsl
+ex <- pharmaversesdtm::ex
+adsl <- admiral::admiral_adsl
 
 # When SAS datasets are imported into R using haven::read_sas(), missing
 # character values from SAS appear as "" characters in R, instead of appearing
diff --git a/inst/templates/ad_adlb.R b/inst/templates/ad_adlb.R
index f5a55b706a..b04807ec83 100644
--- a/inst/templates/ad_adlb.R
+++ b/inst/templates/ad_adlb.R
@@ -15,10 +15,8 @@ library(stringr)
 # as needed and assign to the variables below.
 # For illustration purposes read in admiral test data
 
-data("lb")
-data("admiral_adsl")
-
-adsl <- admiral_adsl
+lb <- pharmaversesdtm::lb
+adsl <- admiral::admiral_adsl
 
 # When SAS datasets are imported into R using haven::read_sas(), missing
 # character values from SAS appear as "" characters in R, instead of appearing
diff --git a/inst/templates/ad_adlbhy.R b/inst/templates/ad_adlbhy.R
index 6a84ef3aa8..5060443fa1 100644
--- a/inst/templates/ad_adlbhy.R
+++ b/inst/templates/ad_adlbhy.R
@@ -16,9 +16,7 @@ library(lubridate)
 # ADLBHY is a special dataset specifically used to check for potential drug induced liver injuries
 # Please see "Hy's Law Implementation Guide" on the admiral website for additional information
 
-
-data("admiral_adlb")
-adlb <- admiral_adlb
+adlb <- admiral::admiral_adlb
 
 adlb_annotated <- adlb %>%
   filter(PARAMCD %in% c("AST", "ALT", "BILI") & is.na(DTYPE)) %>%
diff --git a/inst/templates/ad_admh.R b/inst/templates/ad_admh.R
index 7bf9c66bd4..6130271a7b 100644
--- a/inst/templates/ad_admh.R
+++ b/inst/templates/ad_admh.R
@@ -13,14 +13,17 @@ library(lubridate)
 # Use e.g. haven::read_sas to read in .sas7bdat, or other suitable functions
 # as needed and assign to the variables below.
 # For illustration purposes read in admiral test data
-data("mh")
-data("admiral_adsl")
-data("queries_mh")
 
-adsl <- admiral_adsl
+mh <- pharmaversesdtm::mh
+queries_mh <- admiral::queries_mh
+adsl <- admiral::admiral_adsl
 
-mh <- convert_blanks_to_na(mh)
+# When SAS datasets are imported into R using haven::read_sas(), missing
+# character values from SAS appear as "" characters in R, instead of appearing
+# as NA values. Further details can be obtained via the following link:
+# https://pharmaverse.github.io/admiral/articles/admiral.html#handling-of-missing-values # nolint
 
+mh <- convert_blanks_to_na(mh)
 
 # Look-up tables ----
 
diff --git a/inst/templates/ad_adpc.R b/inst/templates/ad_adpc.R
index 1b932fb934..850bf98082 100644
--- a/inst/templates/ad_adpc.R
+++ b/inst/templates/ad_adpc.R
@@ -19,31 +19,19 @@ library(pharmaversesdtm) # Contains example datasets from the CDISC pilot projec
 # as needed and assign to the variables below.
 # For illustration purposes read in admiral test data
 
-
 # Load PC, EX, VS and ADSL
-data("pc")
-data("ex")
-data("vs")
-
-data("admiral_adsl")
-
-adsl <- admiral_adsl
+pc <- pharmaversesdtm::pc
+ex <- pharmaversesdtm::ex
+vs <- pharmaversesdtm::vs
+adsl <- admiral::admiral_adsl
 
 # When SAS datasets are imported into R using haven::read_sas(), missing
 # character values from SAS appear as "" characters in R, instead of appearing
 # as NA values. Further details can be obtained via the following link:
 # https://pharmaverse.github.io/admiral/articles/admiral.html#handling-of-missing-values # nolint
 
-# Load EX
-
 ex <- convert_blanks_to_na(ex)
-
-# Load PC
-
 pc <- convert_blanks_to_na(pc)
-
-# Load VS for baseline height and weight
-
 vs <- convert_blanks_to_na(vs)
 
 # ---- Lookup tables ----
diff --git a/inst/templates/ad_adpp.R b/inst/templates/ad_adpp.R
index 4e84385de5..544c976ae1 100644
--- a/inst/templates/ad_adpp.R
+++ b/inst/templates/ad_adpp.R
@@ -19,8 +19,8 @@ library(stringr)
 # For illustration purposes read in admiral test data
 
 # Load PP and Adsl
-data("pp")
-data("admiral_adsl")
+pp <- pharmaversesdtm::pp
+admiral_adsl <- admiral::admiral_adsl
 
 # When SAS datasets are imported into R using haven::read_sas(), missing
 # character values from SAS appear as "" characters in R, instead of appearing
diff --git a/inst/templates/ad_adppk.R b/inst/templates/ad_adppk.R
index 6c621b0428..9db9c4457a 100644
--- a/inst/templates/ad_adppk.R
+++ b/inst/templates/ad_adppk.R
@@ -18,14 +18,11 @@ library(pharmaversesdtm) # Contains example datasets from the CDISC pilot projec
 # For illustration purposes read in admiral test data
 
 # Load PC, EX, VS, LB and ADSL
-data("pc")
-data("ex")
-data("vs")
-data("lb")
-
-data("admiral_adsl")
-
-adsl <- admiral_adsl
+pc <- pharmaversesdtm::pc
+ex <- pharmaversesdtm::ex
+vs <- pharmaversesdtm::vs
+lb <- pharmaversesdtm::lb
+adsl <- admiral::admiral_adsl
 
 # When SAS datasets are imported into R using haven::read_sas(), missing
 # character values from SAS appear as "" characters in R, instead of appearing
diff --git a/inst/templates/ad_adsl.R b/inst/templates/ad_adsl.R
index 29ff33283b..98dd7bac52 100644
--- a/inst/templates/ad_adsl.R
+++ b/inst/templates/ad_adsl.R
@@ -15,11 +15,11 @@ library(stringr)
 # as needed and assign to the variables below.
 # For illustration purposes read in admiral test data
 
-data("dm")
-data("ds")
-data("ex")
-data("ae")
-data("lb")
+dm <- pharmaversesdtm::dm
+ds <- pharmaversesdtm::ds
+ex <- pharmaversesdtm::ex
+ae <- pharmaversesdtm::ae
+lb <- pharmaversesdtm::lb
 
 # When SAS datasets are imported into R using haven::read_sas(), missing
 # character values from SAS appear as "" characters in R, instead of appearing
diff --git a/inst/templates/ad_advs.R b/inst/templates/ad_advs.R
index fd199c2382..b68ddcc399 100644
--- a/inst/templates/ad_advs.R
+++ b/inst/templates/ad_advs.R
@@ -15,10 +15,8 @@ library(stringr)
 # as needed and assign to the variables below.
 # For illustration purposes read in admiral test data
 
-data("vs")
-data("admiral_adsl")
-
-adsl <- admiral_adsl
+vs <- pharmaversesdtm::vs
+adsl <- admiral::admiral_adsl
 
 # When SAS datasets are imported into R using haven::read_sas(), missing
 # character values from SAS appear as "" characters in R, instead of appearing
diff --git a/vignettes/admiral.Rmd b/vignettes/admiral.Rmd
index cdb3b9ce4a..7e3d56f51d 100644
--- a/vignettes/admiral.Rmd
+++ b/vignettes/admiral.Rmd
@@ -47,11 +47,11 @@ library(pharmaversesdtm)
 library(admiral)
 
 # Read in SDTM datasets
-data("dm")
-data("ds")
-data("ex")
-data("vs")
-data("admiral_adsl")
+dm <- pharmaversesdtm::dm
+ds <- pharmaversesdtm::ds
+ex <- pharmaversesdtm::ex
+vs <- pharmaversesdtm::vs
+admiral_adsl <- admiral::admiral_adsl
 ```
 
 The `adsl` and `advs` objects will now be prepared to showcase [addition of variables](#addvars)
diff --git a/vignettes/adsl.Rmd b/vignettes/adsl.Rmd
index b952dd75b6..0fd9648968 100644
--- a/vignettes/adsl.Rmd
+++ b/vignettes/adsl.Rmd
@@ -65,11 +65,11 @@ library(pharmaversesdtm)
 library(lubridate)
 library(stringr)
 
-data("dm")
-data("ds")
-data("ex")
-data("ae")
-data("lb")
+dm <- pharmaversesdtm::dm
+ds <- pharmaversesdtm::ds
+ex <- pharmaversesdtm::ex
+ae <- pharmaversesdtm::ae
+lb <- pharmaversesdtm::lb
 
 dm <- convert_blanks_to_na(dm)
 ds <- convert_blanks_to_na(ds)
diff --git a/vignettes/bds_exposure.Rmd b/vignettes/bds_exposure.Rmd
index 4debbc39d2..8e9314741e 100644
--- a/vignettes/bds_exposure.Rmd
+++ b/vignettes/bds_exposure.Rmd
@@ -62,10 +62,9 @@ library(lubridate)
 library(stringr)
 library(tibble)
 
-data("admiral_adsl")
-data("ex")
+ex <- pharmaversesdtm::ex
+adsl <- admiral::admiral_adsl
 
-adsl <- admiral_adsl
 ex <- convert_blanks_to_na(ex)
 ```
 ```{r echo=FALSE}
diff --git a/vignettes/bds_finding.Rmd b/vignettes/bds_finding.Rmd
index 0eb8a3d5fe..59c2868475 100644
--- a/vignettes/bds_finding.Rmd
+++ b/vignettes/bds_finding.Rmd
@@ -66,10 +66,9 @@ library(lubridate)
 library(stringr)
 library(tibble)
 
-data("admiral_adsl")
-data("vs")
+vs <- pharmaversesdtm::vs
+adsl <- admiral::admiral_adsl
 
-adsl <- admiral_adsl
 vs <- convert_blanks_to_na(vs)
 ```
 ```{r echo=FALSE}
diff --git a/vignettes/bds_tte.Rmd b/vignettes/bds_tte.Rmd
index 4c48659608..75e115c20f 100644
--- a/vignettes/bds_tte.Rmd
+++ b/vignettes/bds_tte.Rmd
@@ -61,11 +61,10 @@ For example purpose, the ADSL dataset---which is included
 in `{admiral}`---and the SDTM datasets from `{pharmaversesdtm}` are used.
 
 ```{r}
-data("ae")
-data("admiral_adsl")
+ae <- pharmaversesdtm::ae
+adsl <- admiral::admiral_adsl
 
 ae <- convert_blanks_to_na(ae)
-adsl <- admiral_adsl
 ```
 
 ```{r echo=FALSE}
diff --git a/vignettes/higher_order.Rmd b/vignettes/higher_order.Rmd
index db73719473..01b3155a45 100644
--- a/vignettes/higher_order.Rmd
+++ b/vignettes/higher_order.Rmd
@@ -46,10 +46,10 @@ library(admiral)
 library(pharmaversesdtm)
 library(dplyr, warn.conflicts = FALSE)
 
-data("admiral_adsl")
-data("ae")
-data("vs")
-adsl <- admiral_adsl
+ae <- pharmaversesdtm::ae
+vs <- pharmaversesdtm::vs
+adsl <- admiral::admiral_adsl
+
 ae <- convert_blanks_to_na(ae)
 vs <- convert_blanks_to_na(vs)
 ```
diff --git a/vignettes/hys_law.Rmd b/vignettes/hys_law.Rmd
index 95df56e868..2f6bdea729 100644
--- a/vignettes/hys_law.Rmd
+++ b/vignettes/hys_law.Rmd
@@ -52,8 +52,7 @@ We assume that an `ADLB` dataset is available [^1].
 First we read in the `ADLB` parameters required for the Hy's Law parameters:
 
 ```{r, eval = TRUE}
-data(admiral_adlb)
-adlb <- admiral_adlb %>%
+adlb <- admiral::admiral_adlb %>%
   filter(PARAMCD %in% c("AST", "ALT", "BILI") & is.na(DTYPE))
 ```
 
diff --git a/vignettes/lab_grading.Rmd b/vignettes/lab_grading.Rmd
index 0307ad4fa5..9ed7fdf668 100644
--- a/vignettes/lab_grading.Rmd
+++ b/vignettes/lab_grading.Rmd
@@ -101,9 +101,9 @@ library(dplyr, warn.conflicts = FALSE)
 library(stringr)
 library(tibble)
 
-data("lb")
+lb <- pharmaversesdtm::lb
+adsl <- admiral::admiral_adsl
 
-adsl <- admiral_adsl
 lb <- convert_blanks_to_na(lb)
 ```
 ```{r echo=FALSE}
diff --git a/vignettes/occds.Rmd b/vignettes/occds.Rmd
index 0ae5fb0000..f481bae96b 100644
--- a/vignettes/occds.Rmd
+++ b/vignettes/occds.Rmd
@@ -58,11 +58,11 @@ library(dplyr, warn.conflicts = FALSE)
 library(pharmaversesdtm)
 library(lubridate)
 
-data("ae")
-data("admiral_adsl")
+ae <- pharmaversesdtm::ae
+adsl <- admiral::admiral_adsl
+ex_single <- admiral::ex_single
 
 ae <- convert_blanks_to_na(ae)
-adsl <- admiral_adsl
 ```
 ```{r echo = FALSE}
 ae <- filter(ae, USUBJID %in% c("01-701-1015", "01-701-1023", "01-703-1086", "01-703-1096", "01-707-1037", "01-716-1024"))
@@ -228,7 +228,6 @@ vignette](visits_periods.html#treatment_bds).
 The function `derive_vars_joined()` can be used to derive the last dose date before the start of the event. 
 
 ```{r eval=TRUE}
-data(ex_single)
 ex_single <- derive_vars_dtm(
   ex_single,
   dtc = EXSTDTC,
@@ -424,7 +423,7 @@ The following example shows how to derive query variables for Standardized MedDR
 Queries (SMQs) in ADAE.
 
 ```{r, eval=TRUE}
-data("queries")
+queries <- admiral::queries
 ```
 
 ```{r, eval=TRUE, echo=FALSE}
diff --git a/vignettes/pk_adnca.Rmd b/vignettes/pk_adnca.Rmd
index c354b3f644..7f0f7d8b3e 100644
--- a/vignettes/pk_adnca.Rmd
+++ b/vignettes/pk_adnca.Rmd
@@ -111,25 +111,15 @@ library(lubridate)
 library(stringr)
 library(tibble)
 
-data("admiral_adsl")
-data("ex")
-data("pc")
-data("vs")
-data("lb")
+ex <- pharmaversesdtm::ex
+pc <- pharmaversesdtm::pc
+vs <- pharmaversesdtm::vs
+lb <- pharmaversesdtm::lb
+adsl <- admiral::admiral_adsl
 
-adsl <- admiral_adsl
 ex <- convert_blanks_to_na(ex)
-
-# Load PC
-
 pc <- convert_blanks_to_na(pc)
-
-# Load VS for baseline height and weight
-
 vs <- convert_blanks_to_na(vs)
-
-# Load LB for baseline lab values
-
 lb <- convert_blanks_to_na(lb) %>%
   filter(LBBLFL == "Y")
 
diff --git a/vignettes/questionnaires.Rmd b/vignettes/questionnaires.Rmd
index 1982bc1285..18edb6fc4e 100644
--- a/vignettes/questionnaires.Rmd
+++ b/vignettes/questionnaires.Rmd
@@ -58,8 +58,7 @@ In this vignette we use the example data from the CDISC ADaM Supplements
 [^1]: The example `QS` data (`example_qs`) is included in the admiral package.
 
 ```{r}
-data("example_qs")
-qs <- example_qs
+qs <- admiral::example_qs
 ```
 
 ```{r echo=FALSE}