> maybe the prices shouldn't be set only by market forces??

It's (arguably) not the market here that's the problem, but the patent. The patent means that generic manufacturers can't get in on the market and create a commodity out of it with a race to the bottom on price. The problem isn't the market, but the absolute lack of a market created by the exclusivity of a patent.

We need to find a way as a society that these companies can profit off the research and development of these drugs while still allowing generic manufacturers to do what they do best: create a real, competitive market to produce the drug in bulk.

Unfortunately I don't think there's any clear answers here.